How did you guys start? and practice?

[manwell]

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Ako i started with mga garapon ng ice cream with SM plastic bag na kinabit using rubber bands,
tapos hi hat is yung erasing shield, sa mga bosconian dyan malamang alam nyo yun
Tapos sabay sipa sa isang kahon, literally kahon - di yung percussion, as bass drum.

then later on nakapagpractice sa drumset ng father ng friend ko, although medyo nagagalit sa kin yung father nya hehe

[food.vulture]

ako i listened (not passively) to a lot of music.. really internalizing the songs, while just stomping to the floor and hitting some books with a ballpen on each hand. until i had a pair of sticks, then often sneaking into the church's drums set. and even borrowing the church's drum pedal so that i could practice the foot slide technique on the wall of my room.. hahaha
i found that it was good that i started out understanding songs. makes drumming and getting along with other instruments easier

[pedaldeaf3]

I just strated my "Daily Metronome Speed Program" +5 per day starting from 40bpm...
Doing all singles, doubles, triples, quads on hands then feet on 100 cycles... (1-4 counts)

[dreddurius]

tapos hi hat is yung erasing shield, sa mga bosconian dyan malamang alam nyo yun

Guilty as charged haha (Don Bosco Mandaluyong). Yun ata first taste ko ng Sabian fusion hats haha, 20 pesos lang erasing shield noon.

[kuchiku]

Nagstart kami ng girlfriend ko sa SM megamall drum live station. Pero bago yun nagsearch muna kami sa youtube kung paano magdrums after malaman ang basic ayun pumapalo na after ilang days bumili kami ng drums para makapagpraktis sa bahay sabay download nang DTXmania para may masabayan yun ang praktis namin

Ito yun nakita namin sa youtube na drummer kakainggit kasi kaya nainspire din kami magdrums.

[dreendroid]

Nagstart kami ng girlfriend ko sa SM megamall drum live station. Pero bago yun nagsearch muna kami sa youtube kung paano magdrums after malaman ang basic ayun pumapalo na after ilang days bumili kami ng drums para makapagpraktis sa bahay sabay download nang DTXmania para may masabayan yun ang praktis namin

Ito yun nakita namin sa youtube na drummer kakainggit kasi kaya nainspire din kami magdrums.

Astig naman ata ng girlfriend mo.haha. Siguro gusto na talaga nun magdrums matagal na =))

[^Son_Gokou08]

tinatry ko rin sabayan yan DTX mania, nakaharap kasi sa PC yung kit ko. kaya lang nalilito ako:))

[bonzter]

I started playing on a table with pillows and books.  Then after how many months I got chance to play on a real drumset sa aming church until I am absorbed by the worship team playing every sunday. Then after 6 years I got my first drumkit.. I think that was a Sto. Nino brand drum with mediocre cymbals. hehe. That was a fun time playing and baning around my kit until I realized I just making noise. hehe. And thew time comes na nag drum lesson na talaga ako (formal lesson) with some good and respected drummers and drum teachers dito sa amin (Cebu). Luckily a learned quickly and dig devotedly on playing and practicing  . Basta for me. . .If a had always given a chance to practice I'll always make use that precious time even I'm on vacation I always carry with me my drum sticks, Practice pad and metronome.

[tipsyboy]

I started with chairs and pillows. My dad taught me and grounded me in fundamentals, like you, and I think that's a pretty good place to start. Over the years though, naging rusty na yung reading ko (oo na, guilty na ko  ) but my rhythm, my counting, they're still there. One good thing my dad taught me about fills when I was starting is, you have to be able to sing a lick first before you can play it. Siyempre, ayaw mo naman masira yung groove dahil sa fill mo diba, so dapat may rough idea ka muna kung ano magiging tunog niya pag pinasok sa bilang. Come up with your own combinations and sing them, but no matter what you come up with, make sure it fits the count pretty well.

Ang tagal kong nawala dito. It's so good to be back. 

[uy12umainer]

 Ako naman i started way back when i was in grade 4 pinilit ko kasi yung parents ko na pagdrums lessons ako hehe I remember first gear ko din ay unan at sticks plus yung beginner book na binigay sakin. Pag uwi ko feeling ko alam ko na yung mga notes kaya para akong [chewbacca] na nagiimagine at tama lang ng tama sa unan.. nung naglessons ako ibang iba pala akala ko madali lang drums yun pala may 1 way 2 way 3 way coordination tapus may indipendence din.. on and off ako sa drumming ko until I got my first drumset basta practice lang ng practice and time to time binabasa ko din yung sheet music lessons ko na nakatulong sakin, nung 3rd yr highschool ko lang natutunan mag appreciate ng drum rudiments paradidles at exercises dun pala bumibilis ang kamay ko since then pinapractice ko na sila hanggang napansin ko na medyo lumambot yung kamay ko and mas comfortable pag mabilis ang fill-ins. Pag kanta naman lagi ko pinapakinggan yung kanta at binabalikbalikan ko yung mga hindi ko makuha hanggang makuha ko sila. hehe thats my beginning   

[ysei]

Q:How did you guys start? and practice?

ME: Air Drums.

[Drumasylum29]

nagstart ako as bassist ng band namen nung highschool tapos nung 4th year na kame lumipat ng school at haouse ung drummer namen. wla kami kilala na pwede magdrums samen kaya sabi ko dun sa drummer namen ituro nalng nya sken pano magdrum tapos ako nlang papalit skanya tapos ung rhythm namen ung nging bassist namen para kahit 1 lang sa gitara.

tapos ung tinuro lang saken ng drummer namen ung foot bass daw sabay lang sa kalabit ko ng bass. timing daw kelangan, wag bibilis wag din magbabagal timing lang daw talaga. tapos pinaparinig nya sken ung mga pinopondo nameng kanta. sabi nya kung ako kinakapa ko ung bass sa pamamagitan ng tenga...ganun din daw gawin ko sa drums..ung drums lang daw pakinggan ko tapos kabisaduhin ko daw ung tunog ng drums para pag napakinggan ko ung drums parang pumapalo na ko sa hangin without drums...

then ayon na...na addict na ko sa pagddrums...puro air tapping at foot stamp kahit saan...

[zachki]

first nakapanood ako sa mga gigs and video sa youtube ng mga magagaling at hataw na drummer! like Melvin of typecast, taylor of foofighters, kai of gazzete, jake of mayday parade..
then i thought na ang cool mag play ng drums kasi astig ung drumming "itself" and sound na nagagawa...
then i started teaching myself,, i learned drumming in a unprofessional way kaya ang dami ko pa di alam

and so adventure to the life of music and world of drumming began,.. its soooo exciting!!

[angelyasha]

Welcome... Astig yun Sir. mendics, you've been in the U.S.? Pangarap ko kaseng makapuntang U.S. at dun ako mag babasketball magdamag... Hehe, seriously.

Ang masasabe ko lang about practice, ayon sa kasabihan ni Kevin Durant : "It's not the hours you put in, it's what you put in the hours...".

hahaha! oo nga! tama to mga dre. khit gaano kpa ktgal nka upo sa drum set mo or gaano k ktgal pumalo pero wla nmn n iimprove saten balewala din.
ako kse twing sat ang praktis nmen. so ung line up bibigay sken with in the week. then papakinggan ko sya ng mabuti hanggan sa d na maalis ung bit sa utak ko khit hanggan sa pag tulog feeling ko nakikinig pa din ako nung kanta na yun! whhehehee! kaya pag praktis na, khit wlang warm up palo agad nakukuha ko. nagstart ako mag drums sa church lng.
malupet kse ung Music director nmen kaya natuturuan ako khit sa maliit na detalye lng. 2 years n akong pumapalo church pero sa 2 years na un every sat and sunday lng ako nkakahawak ng drums. pero sa tingin ko kaya kong tapatan ung galing ng mga nagaral ng mga 10 years or nag aral sa yamaha o kung saan man. nsa sayu yan kung papaano mo maiimproved ng mabilis yang skill mo

[angelyasha]

sanayin mong magbasa at magsulat.  kapag nasanay ka, tiyak malayo ang mararating mo...masmadali rin makakuha ng trabaho kung sakaling kakareerin mo talaga ang pagpapalo...)

ilang taon na ko nagpapalo bago ako natuto magbasa at talaga namang nahirapan ako...pero simula nang matuto ako, masmalinaw na yung tunog ng bawat beat, fill, accent, (ultimong ghost note) kaysa dati na nabubulol...masmadali rin makaintindi ng polyrythm

highly recommended gear:  practice pad (para kahit sa banyo pwede magpractice), metronome,  sticks(malamang)
                                     at siyempre importante, sipag at tiyaga

optionals:  videos (minsan masmadaling matutuhan pag pinanunood kesa pinakikinggan)

ay. correction lng po dito mga sir. para sken lng ah. mas okay pag sepra sa tenge kesa sa mata. kc ang mata pedeng lokohin e. pero ang tenga hindi. nasepra ako ng drums sa tenga. kahit ung mga ghost notes nahuhuli ko. cguro may gift lng ako sa tenga, kse dun ako comportable sumepra! wahahaha! eto turo smen ng music director sa church nmen.
wag umasa sa mata. like tab or notes. kme kse natugtog on the spot kaya nmen. or pede din may praktis, pero kadalasan on the spot kme natugtog. mejo nkaka ilang lng pag sa church ka natugtog tpos ang influence mo nsa lbas like vic mercado. hahaha! nahihiya akong mag synchopades ng fill. bka pagalitan! wahahahahaa

[dreendroid]

Same with here.....very dependent ako sa hearing ko.
When it comes to learning songs. I just put the song on my Ipod and listen to it like all day. Usually 1-2 days gets na gets ko na un kanta 

Natuto rin akong magbasa ng notes pero nakalimutan na rin