Archive for November, 2007

Did you know you can make your own xylophones?

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Yes.. Its true!
Xylophones and all mallet instruments cost a lot of money - we all know that!
I’ve often thought to myself that I’d like to be able to MAKE them myself - after all I enjoy getting into the workshop and doing a bit of cutting, sanding and polishing. After all, a xylophone is simply [...]

Developing Speed in Drum Rudiments

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

If you really want to develop your drumming speed, here is a little exercise which I used to use for a warm up for my beginner drum lines:

It’s simply a single paradiddle on each hand, followed by  double and a triple paradiddles. Its great for improving the control of the accents.
 If you really want to [...]