Can I Get Lessons In Drum Soloing?
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December 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
“Drum lessons are not worth it” is a completely retarded statement…I don’t say that often, but it’s true.
Truth be told…you can learn a lot on your own, but you can learn it a whole lot faster and with a lot less bad habits if you learn from a qualified instructor.
That being said, the best way to learn is to listen and watch. A couple of the above posters said it very well, but I’ll add my two cents.
Finding a good teacher is step number one, but you should also branch out into independent learning aids such as books and DVDs. Neal Peart’s “Anatomy of a Drum Solo” is a good starting point as is not only covers what to play, but how it should be organized. You can have a bunch of cool licks, but if they aren’t organized coherently, then it can be like taking a really good short story and jumbling all the paragraphs so you have to read them out of order.
Another fantastic video is “Playing, Reading and Soloing With a Band” by Gregg Bissonette. This one is pretty much exactly what it says. I covers what to play with a band as well as how to read and write a drum chart (this is extremely useful!) and what to play during a solo. He analyzes several songs from his first solo album and goes over why he played what he played during all sections of the song (chorus, verse, bridge, etc) as well as how he constructed his drum drum solo in the song. This video may be a little hard to come by…I’m pretty sure it’s only out on VHS and it may be out of print…check musiciansfriend.com and eBay. If you can find it, it’s WELL worth the trouble.
The unfortunate truth is that there aren’t that many videos that deal exclusively with soloing. The reason is that soloing is the LEAST important skill to learn as a drummer…but it’s still nice to know how to construct a decent solo for when the time inevitably arises.
I would suggest finding any any recordings of drum solos that you can. Audio recordings are good, but videos are better! For some performance only footage of good drum solos, I would check out the “Burning For Buddy” video series (esp. the ones with Vinnie Colaiuta, Gregg Bisonette, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl and Dennis Chambers), the CDs “Siblings” or “Submarine” by Gregg Bissonette…that’s all I can come up with off the top of my head, but you can find many more if you do a little searching.
Good luck and happy drumming!
December 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
You can always get lessons for drums, but I guarantee you this: when it comes time to learn about soloing, your instructor will tell you to just apply what you’ve learned. Drum soloing is nothing but taking the basics of set playing them and advancing their difficulty. Ever heard a really hard bass solo? If you were to slow it down and analyze it, you would find it’s easy to execute with enough practice. In the end, it’s all about taking what you know and putting it together.
A note on soloing: Don’t try to do something you know you can’t. Just because Travis Barker can do it doesn’t mean you can. Nothing is more embarrasing than to try something you’ve seen in front of others only to realize that you’re in over your head. Soloists take their time and do what they know how to. Just relax, and go with what you know.
And if you can afford lessons, take them. Don’t listen to the dummy that said the internet is all you need because, eventually, you’ll have to pay for something you’re going to learn about. DVD’s are good, and so are books, but if you can get someone to physically teach you what to do, there is no way better to learn. Good luck in your endeavors.
December 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Drum lessons are not worth it my friend….
If you have the internet, then you have all you need. Aside from certain techniques involving how you strike (which you could probably find on youtube) just playing by ear and developing a style is how you go about it.
When I have to engineer a bass solo, I play what’s in key and change it up depending on the style of the song. With drums, you just have to make a pattern.
Just make sure your timing is correct…be it 4/4, 6/4, 3/4 or w/e time you’re playing in. And just watch a lot of other drummers on youtube or something to see what all they’re doing and how it goes with the song. It’s honestly the best, and cheapest way to learn =D
December 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Check out some DVDs by Neil Peart. I think one is called “Anatomy of a Drum Solo”. He is awesome.