"I
think that any young drummer starting out today
should get himself a great teacher and learn all
there is to know about the instrument that he
wants to play." Buddy Rich
drumming
is life
It teaches us self-esteem, self-motivation, coordination,
focus, confidence and commitment. Most of all it teaches
us how to have FUN!
Watch
the Planet Drum workshops at Rhythm Sticks on the South
Bank
drumming is art
It allows us to take all accumulated knowledge and skill
and use it to create emotion.
Watch
the Barbican centre children improvised drumming workshops
drumming is math
It is all about consecutive subdivisions of time organised
into rhythms
which must be calculated instantaneously.
Watch
Animal playing drums with Buddy Rich
drumming is physical education
It requires extraordinary coordination of fingers, hands,
arms, ankles, and
legs, as well as real control of the back, chest, arms,
and leg muscles
