Drummerworld

Today I took a break from studying. I went out with the family for lunch at a gastropub in town and in the afternoon I browsed around on www.drummerworld.com. On this site there are individual pages for many famous drummers and on the pages of the more well known drummers there are sound files and videos. I can spend quite a while on this site just reading, watching and listening.

In fact, I've really been enjoying drums lately, even more than I did already. I've started listening to an audio podcast called Drummer Talk, which is presented well by a drum teacher and his students from the US. The show keeps me up to date with the latest drum happenings and products, as well as educating me on quite a few aspects of drumming. Having never really taken lessons I learn quite a lot from the show and I've started to do a few things differently since listening - I've changed my choice of drumsticks and I'm now more conscious of listening to more varied styles of music in order to improve my ability. There was a great show released recently called "Tunes every drummer should here!" in which the hosts explored listener song suggestions.

Music is everywhere these days, but I feel that drummers sometimes don't get enough attention. I kind of like this situation though, as it makes you feel part of a secret club. But as the internet is great for finding information and media on niche subjects, I guess drummers don't feel so alone any more.

Another podcast I've just subscribed to is unirunner - Video Drum Lessons. This podcast has short instructional videos which are simple and easy to follow. I've also subscribed to a video podcast called HOW TO: Record Drums, but haven't watched any of the episodes yet. Podcasts are great.