Is Drumming...

[Mr-Blonde]

just the separation of hand coordination and feet coordination, along with ability to keep a rhythm up? It seems like with songs with sporadic beats and bass lines that the drummer has completely seperated his hands from feet, and almost like they have their own patterns each.

I'm just a beginner drummer (not just rock band, but i've been playing drums now for 3 months) and it seems like I need to learn the skill of loosely yet accurately playing both sections of my body... hell I don't know what i'm talking about. :p

But does this make any sense to anyone?

[Bakkster]

That's exactly correct.

[Mr-Blonde]

That's exactly correct.

Well I've been "on my own" trying to learn the drums, not having lessons, but I probably will soon...

[Paradox]

an easy way of putting it is that drumming is total body and mind coordination. Your mind has to be able to separate all four limbs to do their own thing. It only seems hard because its foreign to newcomers.....its like swinging a baseball bat. That feels weird the first time someone does it but after a while, it just becomes second nature and you don't even realize all that your body is doing because it just "does it". Playing the guitar, same thing. It feels so ackward at first but after so long practicing things, you just start "doing it".

The drums give me a real sense of achievement when I finally do something new and realize that I just "did it" and it wasn't contrived and painful looking.

[HMXJohnlok]

an easy way of putting it is that drumming is total body and mind coordination. Your mind has to be able to separate all four limbs to do their own thing. It only seems hard because its foreign to newcomers.....its like swinging a baseball bat. That feels weird the first time someone does it but after a while, it just becomes second nature and you don't even realize all that your body is doing because it just "does it". Playing the guitar, same thing. It feels so ackward at first but after so long practicing things, you just start "doing it".

The drums give me a real sense of achievement when I finally do something new and realize that I just "did it" and it wasn't contrived and painful looking.

This is pretty accurate. Eventually your brain starts parsing kicks and normal gems differently. For example when I play, I respond reflexively to kicks and focus on the gems. It's pretty sweet when you realize you've reached that point!

Check this thread out for some general tips: http://community.rockband.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=14464

[ClinTrojan]

If you play drumset learn the song When the Leeve Breaks by Led Zeppelin....it good song to seperate your hands and foot with ;)

[MeticalliaIsntThatGood]

Hey! Thanks for linking my thread!

Drumming is, in a nerdy sense, a total apprehension of your kinesthetic sense. And is followed by an abuse of said sense, haha.

It's culmination, for me, was when I was actively discussing lining up Triplet bass drum fills with 16th note duplet cymbal fills.

Crazy crazy stuff, never worked out.

But, all that means is it's also the appreciation of rhythm!