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Summary: Prepare for your first audition as a drummer; learn how with tips from our expert percussionist and drum instructor in this free beginning drum video tutorial.
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Mike Schminke Mike Schminke has been playing the drums for over 14 years. A former member of the Blue Island Tribe, Mike now plays in the Bobby St. Vincent Project in Los A... read more
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Questions & AnswersOne of the final segments of this is when you think you are ready, when you think you have practiced enough and you think you have got the chops and you want to go out and actually get into a band. So when are you "ready"? It is such a subjective thing because, basically I think if you feel ready and you have practiced, you have been practicing with a metronome, you have surpassed the basic beat, you have added your own licks, you can do fills on a fairly consistent bases, you can listen to music, your own music, play right along to it without a hitch and you want to get into a band. That would probably be about the time to do it. How to go about doing that; well, a lot of times you are going to get on to a website or an ad on Craig's List and they are going to have you come in and audition. What to look for and how to prepare for an audition. First of all you want to know what it is exactly that you are going to audition for. It you are a jazz drummer and you walk into a punk metal audition that is something you probably should have prepared for. In stock it could go well, but you could have prevented that. So really it is not bad to email the person or get a hold of the person and say "look, what kind of style am I auditioning for, what can I expect? Do I have to read music? Or am I going to play live with the band or are you going to play a recording and I am going to play with you?" These are all questions you can ask with no problem. I would say no problem with calling somebody up and saying, "Hey, what can I expect exactly?" Also, if you land an audition it is not a bad idea to practice and practice in the style that they want you to play. So you go in there kind of knowing what you are doing and you have something to show them. If the audition calls for you to come in and rock out on the drums for ten minutes, it would be good to have something structured as opposed to just shooting from the hip. It would be good to have something structured, something that you can show them. You can be like "Look, this is kind of my style, take it or leave it." So if you would like to hear more of my stuff, I actually have my own band here in L.A. We are called the Bobby of St.Vincent Project, which you can find on MySpace. Thanks a lot for joining me and I hope you learned something today. So now I am just going to play a little groove and thanks again.
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