Drumming is a good activity for those who love to listen and create music while concentrating on rhythm
1. Listen to music that has great drumming. This will help you understand what you have the potential to be.
2. Reproduce this song. This will give you a place to start. This will also help you get better at learning beats and what is essential to making your own beats.
3. Search well-known drummers to better understand how many types of drumming are out there. Just to name a few to look into, Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, Mike Portnoy, John Bonham, and Keith Moon. If you watch a video of them and you just itch to get on the kit then chances are you'll have their style down and ultimately become a better drummer.
4. Learn how to keep a steady rhythm, nothing fancy, unless a solo. This is very important if you are looking to be in a band, a steady beat is what guitarists love in a drummer. You may also want to brush on solo skills in case they ask you to rock it out.
5. Drum solos. These are also important because it gives you a case to show your skills and gain Rep. You would want to make these simple, but not too simple. Solos need to be fast but do not give the impression that you are just hitting drums without structure. A good place to start is to alternate hitting the toms back and forth while hitting the bass drum. Also try loosely holding the sticks when you hit the snare a high-hat. when hitting the high-hat in a solo take your foot off the pedal in coalition with your foot hitting the bass pedal. If loosely follow these rules and be creative you'll be amazed of what you can accomplish.
6. Follow a measure. In a four-beat measure try hitting any cymbal for all four beats, then hit the snare on any beat you want, you can even hit the snare twice in the same measure, also try to incorporate the bass drum on all, two, three, or even one, and try changing the bass beat from one measure to another. The possibilities are endless.
7. Have Fun. Just let your creativity flow however you want.
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