Drums

Most people look at drummers and think "that looks easy, I could do that" and that's true, most people can hit a drum, but keeping the beat and tempo of a song takes a lot more skill than just pounding a drum.

Having a music teacher sitting with you and helping you learn the basics of playing drums or honing your skills if you've mastered the basics is invaluable.

If you live in or around Johannesburg and are looking for a cool music rehearsal studio where you can get music lessons on how to improve your drum playing then Performance Academy is the place to go, our drum music lessons in Johannesburg will give you the environment you're looking for.

When you're not at the rehearsal studio or getting music lessons in Johannesburg then you should keep practicing the drums, you should get a drum practice pad and spend an hour a day at least practicing on the practice pad, this will help you develop stick control, it's all about muscle memory so the more you practice the muscles used to play drums, the better.

Another drum practice tip that you can do away from the music lesson or music teacher is to practice on a pillow, now most drummers will say that this is not fun because the pillow absorbs each stroke, making it difficult to play, but that's the whole point, it forces you to work a bit harder, and this will develope your stick control even more.

If you want to become a good drummer, then set yourself some goals, find some music you'd like to learn how to play and then talk to your music teacher and work toward your goals, with practice and good instruction you will be playing in a professional band in no time, and remember have fun.

The Performance Academy offers drums lessons for any level of player from beginning to advanced and anyone in between.