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On the other hand, as we get older, we have less and less time to 'waste' 'trawling', and tend to target more immediately-suitable stuff. It's too late for me, for instance, to even consider starting on any kind of appreciation of Disco-Funk, EDM or Punk. There's so much more 'classical' orchestral stuff that'll 'float my boat'. Just sayin'.

Good evening, xxxxx , and ... Welcome back..! Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

This bloke knows what he's on about ...

It's the spring (or springs...) in the pedal that return the beater, and these would be adjusted to the tension needed, depending on how one plays. At first, a fairly strong spring is required, but, as one's finesse increases, the tension is backed off, to enable more 'ghost notes', and a more precise control of the pedal. Too soft, and one gets double strokes and poor rebound control. Too hard, the ankle is fighting for control. Best a bit hard at the beginning; this tones up the muscles involved, which are not used to this stuff yet. Same for the hi-hat; the ankle soon tires, so exercise is needed just to build up the hitherto unused body parts. Yes, drumming becomes quite athletic, and needs preparation and progressive training. Eight-hour sessions are not a good idea at the start..! Medium-short sessions, with rests (or changes of target...) are recommended.

If you're serious about getting pretty decent at drumming, have a look at these, please... That's a page taken from the Max Abrams method. Have a look, show it to your tutor, and see if it inspires. This doesn't replace the 'four to the floor' playing in the video, but is the key (or rather, one of many...) that unlocks drumming in its entirety. The exercises on that page are Rudiments, for the snare, with bass drum, but are equally valuable played on other elements, such as the Hi-hat, toms, or even bass drum, using a double pedal. They are simple, but powerful. Just a thought; see what the tutor thinks of such an approach.

@DaytonaRik... Pump up the volume. No, not the overall volume (the generic is quite loud enough, thank you...); your mic volume. Get it closer, or use a Lavalier-style mic..? It doesn't matter that it's in shot, s'better than straining to catch the quips. Just sayin'; subscribed anyway.

There's probably no flippin' truck, either.

That's darned good, and pretty much rock-steady. The key is to go s-l-o-w-l-y, as you're doing; it's by far the fastest way forward. S-l-o-w is the new fast. A word..? There are two schools of bass drum pedal: heel up and heel down. I see that you're 'heel up'; it might be worth doing exactly the same exercises 'heel down'; this brings into play different muscles and tendons, and is very useful for expression and finesse. As it is, you're 'burying' the beater into the skin; it's useful to have the beater strike, then come off the skin, without rebound, in the same way as your sticks don't stay down on the drum head. Discuss, maybe with your tutor..? A looser grip of the snare stick (a more supple wrist..?) would be something to think about, too, right from the start. Again, your tutor will have advice on these minor points. Good Stuff; here's my usual encouraging phrase... 'It's the first forty years that are the hardest, after which things, sometimes, tend to get slightly better'. You're doing well.

That's way too loud, tinnitus or no tinnitus, in my opinion.

There's new music..?

Good afternoon, Don, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Not so much 'tricky' as not feasible with this material..!

I don't have any issue with headphones; I use 'em all the time. Yes, I've tinnitus, too, permanently, but I just keep the 'phones at a reasonable level. They're no different, as far as the ears are concerned, than listening without. I don't 'get' the 'tone' issue, either; if this is just for practising, it's just bass, isn't it (with maybe a backing track, or metronome...). When I'm practising, I'm not looking for 'tone'; it's so room/circumstance dependant as to not be relevant. Maybe that's just me (I'm a drummer...). I'd recommend 'closed' headphones, at a low level.

I printed a batch 'face-down', but the pins don't come out properly; the plastics too tiny to be useful. I've done another batch, 'face-up', which is much better. It's as easy to print six as one, so I did. Here's a 'teaser' uber-short video; real-time was three hours. I'll prepare them tomorrow; it's late now. They'll be in the post soon ...

I'm not seeing the problem. Shirley everyone just pops the relevant part back onto the music stand and reads it again, no..?

Much good advice above. Feel free to PM me if you want a drum part. A tempo, and a vocal 'beat-box' idea of what's required and I could probably spit a couple out for you quite rapidly (or a demo track, of course...).

I'm not sure just how much of all that money is going to lambda musicians.

Good evening, FE, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

All this brings to mind the Story of Chicken Little.

Any advice as to which car to buy..? A new telephone, maybe..? A washing machine..? Not to say that British-built instruments aren't good, but why limit oneself in this respect, and not the others..? Just curious as to the reasoning.

Good evening, Goo, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

... and then send it, accidently, to the 'pillock' in question..!

Fixed.