Re: drum sets

2010-08-24 Thread Maureen
Agreed. After 44 years as a bass player standing next to the drums, I wish I discovered ear plugs many years ago. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Jacob wrote: > > Ear plugs.. trust me. > > My brother was a drummer for years and he wished he wore ear plugs. ~~~

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2010-08-24 Thread Jacob
... -Original Message- From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:20 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: drum sets I'm sure her teacher has already covered it but for completeness sake, I'll mention that you should make sure that she has headphon

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2010-08-24 Thread CFTodd
I will echo what everyone else is saying. Go full size at the least. Think of it like learning web-dev. Would you rather start out learning with FrontPage, or Eclipse & (languageofchoice)? ;) As far as brand, I am a loyal Tama man myself. You can't really go wrong with the brand names.

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2010-08-24 Thread William Bowen
++ on that. a suggestion from my son's instructor. MP3 player + earbuds + hearing protection "load up the player with 'Drum-instructive' tunes and go sick." HtH On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I'm sure her teacher has already covered it but for completeness sake, >

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2010-08-24 Thread William Bowen
indeed. Also a great morning motivator!! On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > great tip about the noise cancelling headphones ;) > > you know...if it's a full size kit, it will be easier for others in > the house to play around on :) > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:25

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2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
Plastic buckets are the big thing in Portland it seems, I know a couple bands that use "improvised percussion". They actually get surprisingly quiet when you ask them about sourcing of their buckets. Seems that each person has a source/brand that they love and guard it fiercely. Not all buckets so

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2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
I'm sure her teacher has already covered it but for completeness sake, I'll mention that you should make sure that she has headphones as well. She'll have plenty of time when she's older to destroy her hearing on her own going to loud shows. Cheers, Judah On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Zaphod

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2010-08-24 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Rick Root wrote: > > I blame my parents unwillingness to buy me a drum set for christmas > every year I asked on why I turned into such a loser. > > Congrats on being an awesome parent =) > > Rick > > All ya need are a few buckets Rick ;-) http://www.youtube.com

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2010-08-24 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
great tip about the noise cancelling headphones ;) you know...if it's a full size kit, it will be easier for others in the house to play around on :) On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:25 PM, William Bowen wrote: > > Full-size kit (growth being the key here). > > As others have noted, take her along.

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2010-08-24 Thread Rick Root
I blame my parents unwillingness to buy me a drum set for christmas every year I asked on why I turned into such a loser. Congrats on being an awesome parent =) Rick ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazo

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2010-08-24 Thread William Bowen
Full-size kit (growth being the key here). As others have noted, take her along. See what feels right. don't worry about brand right now. She'll grow and learn and the kit will grow with her. As the parent of an aspiring drummer, I don't mind at all that he practices in the house. He's good. Th

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2010-08-24 Thread Scott Stewart
here's my two cents after being in a touring heavy metal band (singer not drummer).. electronic kits are hard on the wrist joints because they rebound a lot more than acoustic drums do. make sure that she's comfortable playing the kit (can reach the kick pedals with feet flat on the floor, can re

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2010-08-24 Thread Maureen
If she is a good drummer as you say, she will out grow the junior set pretty quick. I'd spring for a full set. You can get used drums very cheap if you shop around, because a lot of parents buy them then the kids lose interest. My preference for brand is Gretsch. http://www.gretschdrums.com/ O

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2010-08-24 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Awesomeness. My suggestion when shopping for an instrument is > basically the same for all instruments: go in, try a bunch, find one > that feels comfortable and makes you want to play it. Get that one. > > Since she already has a drum te

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2010-08-24 Thread Judah McAuley
Awesomeness. My suggestion when shopping for an instrument is basically the same for all instruments: go in, try a bunch, find one that feels comfortable and makes you want to play it. Get that one. Since she already has a drum teacher, I'd also go to the teacher and get suggestions. Maybe even b

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2010-08-24 Thread G Money
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > yes we are crazy, no we don't have sound proofed rooms :) > > She's been taking drum lessons for around 8 months now and loves it. The > most she has to practice with is Rock Band on the Wii though and

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2010-08-24 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
yes we are crazy, no we don't have sound proofed rooms :) She's been taking drum lessons for around 8 months now and loves it. The most she has to practice with is Rock Band on the Wii though and her drum teacher has said that she's one of his best students right now and if she was able to pr

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2010-08-24 Thread Vivec
A DRUM SET?? Are you crazy? or do you have sound proofed rooms? :) On 24 August 2010 11:32, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > My twins birthday is coming up and we're wanting to get one of them a drum > set. I have no idea what to look for. She's turning 8 so it's like she's > between a junior set a