Most great ideas and inventions are birthed from people seeing a need that is not currently met in society and then creating a method or product that meets that previously unmet need. I started using drum charts when I found myself getting confused with song structure, and drum parts for the multiple bands that I played drums for at my church while I was in college. I was one of many volunteers’ drummers that rotated around the church playing in the Kidstuff band, the youth band, the celebrate recovery band, and the main service band. Up until that point I had played primarily with one main band or leader, who had always set aside at least 1 day a week to rehearse. I was able to have lots of practice time with those bands, and in the rehearsal time we were able to work on song structure and each instrument crafted their own part for the song. By the end of our rehearsals, each band member would have the song ingrained in our head from the repetition of playing, critiquing, changing, and replaying each song until it was near perfect.
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How to Create a Drum Chart – Why I Use Them, and Why You Should Too
Black Sparkle Custom Drum Set
I had a post in April talking a little about this kit, but I wanted to update you on the finished product. This is a very classic sized kit: 14×22, 8×13, and 16×16.
I learned a lot from building this kit. Just a few things I learned from this build:
- "Nonflammable" contact cement is a product that I will avoid at all costs from now on.
- I love the "Gel" form of contact cement because it is much easier to work with. No runs = no mess!
- Video taping yourself building drums is harder than I thought.
- I realized I like notching the overlap near the bearing edge for wrapped drums, but it also is harder than it seems.
- I love chrome tube lugs. They bring class to any drum.
- I made a new document to include in the Ebook – it is a checklist for ordering drum supplies, because even I forget to order supplies every now and then.
Reader Drum Pictures
