Need some drumming answers

Howdy all,

I am the proud owner of my very first drum kit. I have a Mapex Mars Series, 5 piece with Zildjan ZBT Pro cymbals, 16 inch crash and 20 inch ride with hi-hats, as a starter kit. I have never played drums before so I have all the questions a beginner. Yes, I will be obtaining a drum teacher as soon as I find the right one. But until then can anyone point me towards some basic beginner skills. I am interested to find out about my drums before I learn how to play them. I would like to learn what wood is good and not good, brand names, how to tune the different drums, what their roles are, what replacement heads should I use, etc., etc, etc. I am better to find videos as I tend not to retain any written materials, although if that is what it takes then that is what I will do. I realize the skills will come later. Any info is greatly appreciated.

Be quiet you old battleaxe! =)

***************************************** strat81 Rich '99 SL1

'Just because I wore a pink shirt doesn't mean I'm some kind of pink doughnut eater!'

Respect your elders, you little knee biter!

How many times have I told you that old people are useless? =)

***************************************** strat81 Rich '99 SL1

'Just because I wore a pink shirt doesn't mean I'm some kind of pink doughnut eater!'

As soon as I find my teeth I'll bite your head off!

Also check out the newsgroup rec.music.makers.percussion. It's alittle

You mean ....boring....not brutal. Long or Loud outpourings from drummers went out in the 70's after everyone realised they were generally tedious and did nothing but make the drummer look like a prat. IMHO a general overview of the last 20 yrs of drumming is that it has been about groove & finesse , an analogy very useful to appreciate in general conduct

Brutally yours Bob

ps No-one got an 8' premier tom in Topaz for sale ?????????

Here's the link to the drums and percussion resources page at HarmonyCentral. We have all sorts of valuabe information, including tips for tuning and on-line resources for lessons plus much more. I think you will find it very useful.
http://www.zzounds.com/music/mkt/redir.music? a=sNews_vMarg_ae&rp=www....

Put the two blonds post up here George. Maybe that would be too boring for him too.

Sam S.

> Gee, thanks for that long, loud, boring outporing.

> The usenet consists of nothing but posts of facts, people's opinions and > their thoughts on matters. What is your point?

> I disagree with this fellow's opinion of RMMP anbd sugest again that it > is a very valid, active and diverse group for drummers. Well known > drummers, manufacturers and symphony percussionists hang out there. It > has a website, a faq and a t-shirt!

> The topic of the groove being paramount is discussed often on RMMP. I > don't see that you have ever participated there before, have you? > Contribute something worthy or shut your yap, friend.

> rabryars wrote:

> > Also check out the newsgroup rec.music.makers.percussion. It's alittle > > >> >more active (and brutal) than this one.

> > You mean ....boring....not brutal. > > Long or Loud outpourings from drummers went out in the 70's after everyone > > realised they were generally tedious and did nothing but make the drummer > > look like a prat. IMHO a general overview of the last 20 yrs of drumming is > > that it has been about groove & finesse , an analogy very useful to > > appreciate in general conduct

> > Brutally yours > > Bob

> > ps No-one got an 8' premier tom in Topaz for sale ?????????

> >