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Write Better Drum Parts

The most overlooked instrument needs love too. Drums are the hardest instrument to write for. Or, rather, they're the easiest, and that's the problem. For arrangers without a lot of percussion experience, it's natural to just default to a simple pattern and leave it alone, or to try to overcomplicate things without understanding their purpose, and either way, the end result is often a pretty lackluster beat. But I'm also an arranger without a lot of percussion experience, and over the years I've had to learn a lot of drum lessons the hard way, so for all my fellow non-drummers, I thought I'd put together a little guide on how I approach the rock ensemble's most challenging instrument.

English
  • Originally Aired August 9, 2024
  • Runtime 29 minutes
  • Created August 23, 2024 by
    blue_gandalf
  • Modified August 23, 2024 by
    blue_gandalf