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Pure novice, 0 basics, get it in 20 days Playing the African Drum

I had nothing to do at noon and learned a song called "Love Must Be Frank", and now I can play it without looking at the score.

I dare not say that I am the strongest, but I am definitely better at learning the African drum. After all, my strength lies here hahaha

Let me introduce myself first: 24 years old, social animal One, my biggest hobby is singing and playing musical instruments. I have been playing the African drum for more than half a year, and I can say that I am quite skilled at it.

If you want to know how to learn? Be sure to read this article, I guarantee you will find the answer.

Not much to say next, let’s get straight to the key points! ! How to learn?

Choosing a learning method is a very important but easily overlooked thing! !

It is not difficult to get started with African drumming. I think there is no problem in self-taught African drumming, but you need to lay a good foundation in the early stage. Only by learning the basics thoroughly and then learning to play songs can you learn quickly.

If you want to lay a solid foundation and learn firmly, you still need to take systematic courses. Personal testing is the fastest and most efficient way to learn.

There are many courses to learn African drum, and it is not easy to find an excellent systematic course. As the saying goes, "Following lessons is not about taking too many lessons, but about being precise."

I think A good course should have the following three principles:

1. Systematicity: all knowledge points of African drum must be included, from basic music theory to rhythm and performance, in a step-by-step manner and in a hierarchical manner. It feels like you should follow the learning logic of African drum.

2. Detailedness: The course explanation must be detailed, the explanation process must be detailed and clear, the posture and rhythm of the explanation must be easy to understand, and novices with 0 basic knowledge can learn it without any problem. This is the only way to meet the requirement of meticulousness.

3. Good service: It means that if there are questions and knowledge that are not known in the class, the teacher will answer them in time. The problem will not take too long and can be solved quickly. This is something I value more.

I think a good systematic course is one that meets the above three conditions!

Among the systematic courses I have seen, I think Dinai African Drum Course is the only one that meets the above three requirements!

The class also focused on some posture issues that are easy to make mistakes when playing drums, and how to switch between left and right hands when playing drums. These details were emphasized and demonstrated in detail! After learning, I got rid of the previous problem of not distinguishing the rhythm of my left and right hands. Now I almost don’t have any basic questions. Moreover, after class, the teacher will answer questions one by one, so I can learn very fast.

After taking the class to learn the basics of notes, beats, and rhythm, I was able to play a song like "Hotel California" casually in less than 20 days, and I had no problem mastering the popular music in half a month.

So sisters with zero foundation must follow! You can avoid 80% of detours! What to study?

Learn music theory and rhythm. This is the basic knowledge that must be mastered before learning to play African drums and songs!

Music theory focuses on drumming posture and rhythm.

Beginners must develop good and correct drumming movements and postures before playing drums.

Don’t be like me. I didn’t realize this at all at first, which caused my hands to always hurt when I played the drums. Later, after taking systematic lessons, I discovered that my drumming posture was wrong, which caused me to feel pain when playing the drums. If the hand is in the wrong position, the resulting sound will be unpleasant, and the hand may be easily injured!

Because the African drum is a rhythm instrument, if you don’t know how to beat the African drum in the early stage, it will be difficult to learn the African drum. If you don’t know how to beat the African drum, you won’t be able to maintain stability when singing. The songs produced this way won't sound good either.

So friends who are new to African drums should not pursue speed when learning, but must learn to play steadily and hit the beat accurately!

When I was learning, I would start with simple quarter notes and eighth notes, follow the metronome or beat with my feet, and then learn triplet and sixteenth notes. I studied them carefully, one by one. It can be mastered in two days.

The key point of rhythm is to be able to use a metronome and practice a lot

Rhythm is an important point and a basic point for friends with zero basic knowledge. Friends who want to learn to play songs must learn rhythm well. .

To learn rhythm, you should also start with simple ones such as BTST STTS TTST STTT, and then practice triplet, the first 8 and the last 16 slightly more difficult rhythms. It will be easier and faster to practice from easy to difficult. .

When I was practicing beats and rhythm, I practiced with a metronome. I felt it was very convenient to practice with a metronome.

I used a metronome to train my speed control. I took 1-2 hours after work every day to practice various rhythm patterns. It took me about four days to master them all.

Friends, don’t be too fast when practicing rhythm. Getting the rhythm right is the goal!

Most of the new drummers tend to play fast. This kind of "fast playing" makes it very easy to lose control of the rhythm. It was difficult for me to play fast when I first started, so it was difficult to learn well. Friends must pay attention to speed.

I believe that by using the above method and slowly finding the feeling of rhythm during practice, I believe that every friend can hit the rhythm accurately and become a little expert with a stable beat.

Okay, these are some of my suggestions on learning African drum. You must insist on learning more and practicing more during the learning process. You can get started after studying hard for half a month! ! Friends who want to know more about the African drum remember to like and save it! !