need help in my drumming.

[paper]

hi.can anyone help me? when i do fill-ins my hands always screw up when changing one drum to the next.please help.i dont want to make my band sound bad ._.

[caijunlong]

I think everyone who drums will have this problem. Some talented ones would overcome it faster. practice slow fill-ins first. and try to speed things up gradually. Try practicing with a metronome if you have a drumset at home. I've heard many professional drummers saying this, "There is no harm starting slow."

[WayneThunder]

paper,

the best way to tackle tricky fills is to slow down what you want to do until you can analyse at which exact point in the fill your hands get crossed up. then you can start thinking about how to avoid the problem, usually by transferring one stroke to another drum or hand in this case. then you practice it till you can do it at the desired tempo!

wayne
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[joshie]

i must say you just started drumming? that happened to me when i started you just gotta practice changing toms more.

[paper]

nt really..but just started this band thing..been learning for a few years already..still suck tho.
anyway..thanks u guys

[nkubi87]

i think it is impt to start slow, do ur fills in really slow motion & then slowly increase the speed. when i first started out i had the problem of fills too. be patient ya. gd luck.

[crozzfire]

slow and steady wins the race?

[danial]

exactly haha

[joshie]

you havent been playing freely then. as in just playing a straight 8beat and filling in whenever possible.

[alvinthedrummer]

Hi, although slowing down is a MUST.....you will still need a proper system to practice. Most of my students that have problems like this have poor grounding from their previous teachers (understanding of note values, time etc). Look, it is still better to have someone assess your playing since your problem could be caused by alot of things. I suspect your problem is not purely phyical. It may be a mental issue, that is, the lack of confidence....you may not have a clear understanding of the fills you were trying to play and thus, the execution problem.