Many aspiring drummers are wondering: how to learn to play blastbeat? The answer is one thing: to learn how to play blastbeat, you first need to master the basic knowledge of drumming.
How to Become a Technically Fast Drummer, or How to Learn to Play Blast Beat on a Drum Kit
In order to play blastbeat, you first need to choose suitable exercises for yourself, which in the process will improve your knowledge and skills of playing the drums.
You should not immediately chase such complex techniques if you do not yet have the basics and skills that have been worked out.
Even if you are at work, where you need relaxation or simply bored with idleness, then sticks, arms and legs are your best friends. Of course, it would be nice to get a training pad if you don't have a drum kit, but in principle, you can get by with your hands at first.
Exercises for arms and legs. Paradidles
The most common and time-tested exercises:
Exercise 1
Arms: R L R L Legs: R L - where "R" is the right leg and "L" is the left
Exercise # 2
Arms: R L L R Legs: R R
Exercise # 3
Arms: R L Legs: R L R L
You should pay special attention to the tempo at which you can play the paradids without mistakes. Don't get hung up on the speed of your performance, the main thing is the work of your feet with metronome precision. You can use the neck metronome, into which you can insert the plug from the headphones, but you should not set the volume too high, it is important to remember: when working with the metronome, you must definitely hear your playing, otherwise you will not fall into the set tempo.
Coordination exercises
To develop your coordination:
- You need to decide on the rhythm: choose the right notes for yourself (8th, 16th)
- Start counting at a set pace in hi-hat
- Connect your hands to the game: try to perform marching fractions at the expense, starting at the lowest tempo and gradually accelerating it.
Blastbeat types
Every drummer knows that in addition to the "traditional blast beat" there are several more varieties of it, namely:
It is advisable to disassemble each of the types at different rates, to partially combine one type with another, smoothly going into the improvisation, but at the same time do not forget about the quality and correct positioning of arms and legs.
Helpful hint: before playing, you need to warm up, play rudiments for speed, and do coordination exercises.
