beat103

what are the the most important things to concentrate on ?

there are all these techniques eg ,heel up ,heel down ,heel toe .....
hundreads

what should you actually practice the most?

electrizer

i suggest search through the forum. there were lots of posts that will answer your question

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dreamtheater_US

In my opinion you should play heel up and heel down overall

beat103

what are the basics a drummer should practice and become very good at before moving on?

dreamtheater_US

first of all you've got to have a good technique or some technique...you should play some snare drum books, and if you're beggining, my advice is: work on your feet like in your hands, they have the same importance.
That's the first thing,then you should work combinations between hands and feet like rudiments etc...and playing in your whole drum set...then I'd work on coordination, I mean playing as much styles as you can, everything with a click track( that's the most important thing ) you should develope a perfect tempo, and then work on ostinatos, polyrythms....In my daily practice,rudiments are very important...but I work them carefully and doing a lot of combinations,even rhytms...
Hope it helps

mathcore

Basics: Read music, hand grip, foot technique, learn all types of music and then practice, practice, practice, and ENJOY. Me and my ex-drum teacher asked Antonio Sanchez about his grip, after a gig with Patittucci and he told us he LEARNED and practiced them all and then forgot all about it and now just plays. So at first put your time on technique, practice in front of a mirror and same goes for your feet it will pay of.

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beat103

thanks guys : )

IronCobraMan

the most important thing to concentrate on is the music.... no matter how tech a drummer u are... if u dont know how to apply it to music, ur not a good drummer... ACDC is a perfect example of musicality... so simple , so straight forward... but gets everybody going

king_chicken

i realised a couple of months ago, that i should stop playing all the fast, technical stuff, or play less of it. because i played dream theater and stuff like that for the last couple of years, my knowledge of time and basic level of tightness got itself together in a small way. but now i have that understanding i can play along to any simple rock song and im learing jazz so chart reading becomes important, anywho the point to this ramble is to play as advanced stuff as you can, as long as you can play it perfectly. i use the 4 time rule, if i can play it four times in a row without a single mistake then i can play it. if i cant then its too hard and it either needs more practice or it needs to wait for later.