My goal is primarily to learn composition but to do that, I want to be at least semi-competent at playing, and I am fascinated by both drums and the keyboard. Keyboard generally so I can plink around with various melodic phrases, chords, and timing and drums I really just want to be able to play basic rhythms.
I can hold a consistent rhythm either on keys or a drum pad consistently as long as it doesn't deviate at all. I am especially struggling with doing different things on different hands and keeping up with the rhythm even just doing basic change ups. Like I can keep up certain drum rudiments for a good amount of time but if I ever try to work in a different rudiment for a bar I almost immediately lose the rhythm. Or Even simple things... I can keep time just hitting the snare 1-2-3-4 but, try to add a bass kick on 3 and a hihat on 1? my brain immediately farts
Can anyone recommend specific exercises to address this? Either keyboard based or drum based.
So far I practice scales, arps, chords and cadences and some (very) basic childrens songs on piano with a metronome. On my drum pad I practice less but when I do I am really just doing some rudiments to a metronome. Compositionally I am learning to transcribe my favorite rhythms and melodies by ear into a midi sequencer and then trying to write out the sheet music for it. I'll also try to play along to short phrases to get the rhythm. I also have composed some songs from scratch just plinking out some melody on the piano or a short rhythm on the drum pad until it sounds good and then trying to transcribe it into MIDI (instant sound feedback lets me know when I get it wrong) and then into sheet music.
Or if someone can help me take a step back and approach my goal differently, that advice is welcome too. I recognize I'm kinda taking an "all at once" approach which has drawbacks to just straight up focusing learning piano for a year, then drums, then theory.
Submitted October 31, 2019 at 04:44PM by higgs_tachyon https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/dpss6d/exercises_to_learn_how_to_keep_time_with_2_hands/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, October 31, 2019