Drums, Drumming for Beginners

[aimpau]

Ok, I'm a pianist primarily, then learned guitar and bass on my own. Since I started to practice with a band, I learned also how to drum. Now, the daughter of my friend wants to learn how to play drums. My friend insist that I teach her since I'm not a pro so im cheap.

Anyways, anyone here have any outline/tips/guides on how/what to begin teaching her?

I've thought about my piano lessons and I think I should go first with counting. But since drumming is about rhythm, not melody, I'm leaning towards teaching her first about the principles of beat, time sig, and tempo.

What do you think?

[Bubba64]

Ok, I'm a pianist primarily, then learned guitar and bass on my own. Since I started to practice with a band, I learned also how to drum. Now, the daughter of my friend wants to learn how to play drums. My friend insist that I teach her since I'm not a pro so im cheap.

Anyways, anyone here have any outline/tips/guides on how/what to begin teaching her?

I've thought about my piano lessons and I think I should go first with counting. But since drumming is about rhythm, not melody, I'm leaning towards teaching her first about the principles of beat, time sig, and tempo.

What do you think?

There are standard rudiments to learn for complete stick and rhythm control, you can find the rudimentary patterns and practice methods in many basic study books. Good Luck

Edit here is a sight where you can download a pdf of the rudiments and it has a sample section so that you can hear what they sound like.
http://www.pas.org/Resources/rudiments.cfm
Here is a wikapedia that explains the importance of being able to play these rudiments, if you become efficient with these exercises you can play and teach any western music style, from rock and roll to jazz to classical and everything in between.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradiddle

[mkendall]

First make sure she can keep a beat. All the rest won't matter if she's another Pete Best.

[Bubba64]

First make sure she can keep a beat. All the rest won't matter if she's another Pete Best.

As famous as Pete Best is he could never keep up with these three drummers in 10 lives this is what I mean by rudimentary mastery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6b_nBM-V8
And here is Vinnie Colaiuta playing with Jeff Beck,Vinnie was the only person to audition for Frank Zappa and play the parts perfectly ever. He is also the drummer on the Grammy awarded Herbie Hancock album this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfQtaADJfR0&feature=related

[aimpau]

Thanks for the help guys. Been actually digging up a lot of info on the web. Anyways, any of you know a drum music sheet program? Not the ones used on a grand staff but rather the one that uses 'x' for hi hats and cymbals.

thanks