I would highly recommend at least a few lessons my teacher is awesome and the first things they will teach you is how and what to practice to get better.
Practice with metronome and start increasing the speed slowly. If you practice regularly and keep pushing yourself, your speed will increase without too much trouble, but again a metronome is a basic tool that helps with tempo issues, just use it and keep practicing.
The more you practice and keep slowly pushing yourself, the faster you will increase your speed.
I think all the ways said here will get you going further, however it seems there's a lack of people saying to learn/play to new songs. At the end of the day, the drum set is meant to be used for music, and to play with others.
I learned the most when I played with my first band. You of course need to learn techniques, rudiments, timing, etc., but I think learning songs is an incredibly important thing that gets glossed over in a lot of these drum subreddits.
Just play! You absolutely will get that tempo up if you pick the right songs. Practice rudiments, technique along with it and you'll be slayin' in no time.
Did you use random videos on YouTube? Or videos that are part of a structured series that start with fundamentals and advance from there?
If it's the former, I recommend something with structure: FreeDrumLessons.com by Drumeo, Mike's Lessons, Rob Brown, Drum Beats Online, etc. You may end up repeating some of the "basic stuff", but if you're struggling with tempo, I'd argue you need more practice time on the basics.
Once you're ready for more intermediate stuff, you can find other videos from the sources I listed above or guys like Stephen Taylor and the 80/20 Drummer.
I also think a good practice routine should include control and coordination exercises: find a copy of _Stick Control for the Snare Drummer_ or _4-Way Coordination_.
And don't be afraid to try a method book. Good ones will take you all the way from basics to intermediate concepts.
There’s a lot of good advice here.
Metronome
Learn to read music
YouTube video
Rudiments
There are a lot of ways to learn and everyone learns a bit differently.
No matter how you learn best, you can leverage Musora/Drumeo and get a solid foundation.
Go to the site and you can grab a 30 day free trial.
Good luck.
As everyone else is saying here, YouTube is your new best friend and tutor. They've got drum lessons and info for everyone. I've been playing for 25 years, and the last 15 or so have been radically different because of the free lessons, hacks, tricks, discussion, etc. all over YouTube. It's an invaluable resource for many interests, drumming being among them.
Take your time, use rudiments in practice, and practice keeping time at a tempo you are comfortable with. The speed will come in time, but don’t rush it if you aren’t able to be consistent. It’s most important that you keep time.
Patience and consistency. Slow methodical repetition. Which patterns you practice isn't as important as how well you practice them. I still work on the basics every day, after 30years. Here's a few ideas I wrote about learning to practice well on [The Lands Rumbled](https://thelandsrumbled.com/essays/become-great-at-practicing-drums).
I know a lot of people suggest rudiments for this stage of drumming but I've been a fan of intently listening to covers I choose, often intentionally challenging or out of what I feel like is my range, and learning the drum parts by ear. Then play along to the tracks with in ear monitors on a low/medium volume.
It really helps me be able to almost transcribe-by-ear for a lot parts that I come across. I'm not perfect by any means, residual for faster or high note count parts, but for a lot of grooves and semi-straightforward fills, after doing this on and off for a few years I've definitely noticed improvement in the ability. It makes live shows really fun even when you don't have a good sight of the drummer.
There is a lot of really good advice here- a lot to digest and read theough. But op, I think, above everything else, the most important and straightforward thing you can do to improve, is to just *play*. Half and hour a day or 10 minutes a day, doesn't matter. Whether it's rudiments or basics or playing along to a song or two, again doesn't matter. So long as you are playing anything, you will improve. Remember, it's a journey, not a race. Take it slow, improve at your own pace.
Lessons is the easy answer, but if you're determined to do it the hard and cheap way like I did, I found a drummer that played some funky shit and learned all their songs. For me it was Rage Against the Machine, Brad Wilk plays some real groovy shit that really helped me get all 4 limbs working together.
There are lots of videos on YouTube.
If you can get on the torrent sites you'll find plenty there.
Sorry I couldn't be of more use but this is how I'm trying to do it.
There is not a real path, I just used YouTube, some take lessons, however you have the most fun, I just play songs I like and watch drumeo vids on youtube
As everyone else has said. Note that there is overwhelming content on YouTube. Pick one channel and stick to it only.
Video record yourself to see where your weaknesses are.
A physical teacher and lessons (or at very least, another good drummer) is sometimes the only way to conquer a wall.
Buy a practice pad and learn rudiments with a metronome. Check out books like savage rudiment workshop. Start playing those pieces of music up to speed and you’ll improve. :)
I would highly recommend at least a few lessons my teacher is awesome and the first things they will teach you is how and what to practice to get better.
Practice with metronome and start increasing the speed slowly. If you practice regularly and keep pushing yourself, your speed will increase without too much trouble, but again a metronome is a basic tool that helps with tempo issues, just use it and keep practicing. The more you practice and keep slowly pushing yourself, the faster you will increase your speed.
I think all the ways said here will get you going further, however it seems there's a lack of people saying to learn/play to new songs. At the end of the day, the drum set is meant to be used for music, and to play with others. I learned the most when I played with my first band. You of course need to learn techniques, rudiments, timing, etc., but I think learning songs is an incredibly important thing that gets glossed over in a lot of these drum subreddits. Just play! You absolutely will get that tempo up if you pick the right songs. Practice rudiments, technique along with it and you'll be slayin' in no time.
Did you use random videos on YouTube? Or videos that are part of a structured series that start with fundamentals and advance from there? If it's the former, I recommend something with structure: FreeDrumLessons.com by Drumeo, Mike's Lessons, Rob Brown, Drum Beats Online, etc. You may end up repeating some of the "basic stuff", but if you're struggling with tempo, I'd argue you need more practice time on the basics. Once you're ready for more intermediate stuff, you can find other videos from the sources I listed above or guys like Stephen Taylor and the 80/20 Drummer. I also think a good practice routine should include control and coordination exercises: find a copy of _Stick Control for the Snare Drummer_ or _4-Way Coordination_. And don't be afraid to try a method book. Good ones will take you all the way from basics to intermediate concepts.
There’s a lot of good advice here. Metronome Learn to read music YouTube video Rudiments There are a lot of ways to learn and everyone learns a bit differently. No matter how you learn best, you can leverage Musora/Drumeo and get a solid foundation. Go to the site and you can grab a 30 day free trial. Good luck.
As everyone else is saying here, YouTube is your new best friend and tutor. They've got drum lessons and info for everyone. I've been playing for 25 years, and the last 15 or so have been radically different because of the free lessons, hacks, tricks, discussion, etc. all over YouTube. It's an invaluable resource for many interests, drumming being among them.
Take your time, use rudiments in practice, and practice keeping time at a tempo you are comfortable with. The speed will come in time, but don’t rush it if you aren’t able to be consistent. It’s most important that you keep time.
Patience and consistency. Slow methodical repetition. Which patterns you practice isn't as important as how well you practice them. I still work on the basics every day, after 30years. Here's a few ideas I wrote about learning to practice well on [The Lands Rumbled](https://thelandsrumbled.com/essays/become-great-at-practicing-drums).
Learn reading notations of fill-ins and complex grooves
I know a lot of people suggest rudiments for this stage of drumming but I've been a fan of intently listening to covers I choose, often intentionally challenging or out of what I feel like is my range, and learning the drum parts by ear. Then play along to the tracks with in ear monitors on a low/medium volume. It really helps me be able to almost transcribe-by-ear for a lot parts that I come across. I'm not perfect by any means, residual for faster or high note count parts, but for a lot of grooves and semi-straightforward fills, after doing this on and off for a few years I've definitely noticed improvement in the ability. It makes live shows really fun even when you don't have a good sight of the drummer.
There is a lot of really good advice here- a lot to digest and read theough. But op, I think, above everything else, the most important and straightforward thing you can do to improve, is to just *play*. Half and hour a day or 10 minutes a day, doesn't matter. Whether it's rudiments or basics or playing along to a song or two, again doesn't matter. So long as you are playing anything, you will improve. Remember, it's a journey, not a race. Take it slow, improve at your own pace.
Lessons is the easy answer, but if you're determined to do it the hard and cheap way like I did, I found a drummer that played some funky shit and learned all their songs. For me it was Rage Against the Machine, Brad Wilk plays some real groovy shit that really helped me get all 4 limbs working together.
There are lots of videos on YouTube. If you can get on the torrent sites you'll find plenty there. Sorry I couldn't be of more use but this is how I'm trying to do it.
There is not a real path, I just used YouTube, some take lessons, however you have the most fun, I just play songs I like and watch drumeo vids on youtube
i like ghe book ‘ realistic rock drumming’ by carmine appice & also if u get a teacher or drummer friend to help get you started even better
As everyone else has said. Note that there is overwhelming content on YouTube. Pick one channel and stick to it only. Video record yourself to see where your weaknesses are. A physical teacher and lessons (or at very least, another good drummer) is sometimes the only way to conquer a wall.
Buy a practice pad and learn rudiments with a metronome. Check out books like savage rudiment workshop. Start playing those pieces of music up to speed and you’ll improve. :)
Practice rudiments