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am_Unition  ·  3778 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Some drum samples I recorded a while back. Feel free to use as you see fit!

Oh yeah, but it was more performance oriented. I learned a good bit of theory, but not enough improv. I was always best at the rhythmic portion of piano, so drumming should have been a no-brainer, but I ended up stumbling on it when I learned what a drumline was.

Next, you should pick up guitar. Then bass. Then music mixing/mastering/composition/production. That's been my personal progression, and I have to recommend it.

You're so young, you don't even know! It sounds like a lot to do, but the years will go by quick, and if you keep putting in time towards music stuff, you'll keep developing past what you ever thought you could accomplish.





galen  ·  3778 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's cool. When I took lessons I was disappointed by the lack of technical instruction. Basically all I learned in terms of theory were how to read notes and rhythms, so when I started getting into jazz I didn't know any of the scales or chords to improvise with.

And the only thing about learning guitar next is it's so many strings! I dabble in ukulele and mandola (alto mandolin), so 6 strings just seems like craziness. That's why I'm inclined to go for bass next. But yeah, I'm really glad I got into this young. I've been drumming for just over a year and a half, but it still feels like forever. Kinda blows my mind to think I can keep playing music for the rest of my life :)