I just started drumming and I'm not quite sure how to involve toms in my drumming apart from using them in fills. Any advice/ideas?New drummer seeking advice about toms...?
It really depends on the music you're playing. Latin music uses a lot of toms: Samba, Bossa Nova.New drummer seeking advice about toms...?
You can get creative with beats on toms. Look up drummers on youtube. Some that you can try are Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Mike Wengren (Disturbed), Jeremy Hummel (Breaking Benjamin), Danny Carey (Tool) just to name a few. They all use toms in their rhythms. Start off experimenting. Don't try to get too complicated until you're ready to. Use basic math ideas mixed with a groove and work your way around the set. One I like to do is play 8th notes on the lowest floor tom and alternate with the other toms with my left hand starting from the highest tom and work my way down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rErqfUAjF鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwUcs7TDS鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQR85_s5-鈥?/a>
Those should give you some ideas...
well tom drums are one of the most important drums in ur set, of course there used for the rythem keeping during like the verses and stuff, and u can throw in full quads or half quads (the 1234, 1234, 1234 hits) just keep messing around with it and i am sure that you will find a way to incorporate them effectively
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