Phil Collins
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Developing your weaker hand (2021 – Updated)
Posted in: BlogDecember 1, 2021Is it realistic to expect both hands to feel equally balanced when learning the drums? We all have a dominant hand. It’s the way we’re wired, and there’s not much we can do about it. Or is there? This article is intended to be useful for left-handed drummers wondering whether to reverse their setup and any drummer interested in developing their weaker hand. Sitting behind a drum set for the first time, we soon learn that coordination is quite challenging.… Read More
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What are drum fills, and how do I make them more creative? (2021 – Updated)
Posted in: BlogApril 12, 2021If you are a beginner drummer or interested in learning the drums, you will come across the terms “beats” and “fills” all of the time. A drumbeat is a generic term for the rhythmic pattern being played in a song, and this is a fairly straightforward concept to grasp. But what on earth is a drum fill, where are they used, and how do beginner drummers (and more experienced drummers, for that matter) develop them into a tasteful and musical… Read More