As a hobby I am keen of drums. I have a set in my home and in spare time, i just indulge with them to get of my stress
Do you have the whole drum kit collection. It must be fun playing it as a single player
Yes I do. I spent over $2,000 on the whole set. It may seem wasteful, but i see it as worthy. I need it to get of my stress
How do you play it. Is it the traditional style where drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum.
Indeed. When I grab the drumsticks, i forget everything around me and just indulge with them to create those fascinating musical tones
Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 2) and idiophones – most significantly cymbals, but can also include the woodblock and cowbell (classified as Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 1). In the 2000s, some kits also include electronic instruments (Hornbostel-Sachs classification 53). Also, both hybrid (mixing acoustic instruments and electronic drums) and entirely electronic kits are used.
A standard modern kit (for a right-handed player), as used in popular music and taught in music schools, contains
an isolated group of five people, whereas this is me being a vessel of integrating whoever I want at whatever times. I was playing shows last summer with a whole live band, and today I'm just using tracks and backup singers and dancers and my friend playing the guitar over it. So it's a completely different live set up. It's cool to have the freedom to do that. I love the dynamic of a band, you get to have this crazy camaraderie when you’re traveling together all the time