What should be the primary goal of every drummer ?

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Avinash K

Music Professor, teaching for over 7 years

The vital thing to have is synchrony of your limbs at the same time because they simultaneously work with the rhythm.
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Drummer & pads player from last 5 years & also i am at teaching

The main goal of the drummer is he wants to play the drums without missing the timing of a metronome. And also some instant creative thoughts on fills.
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Focus and patience should be the primary goal of every drummer.
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Iam a Drummer : Be a performer : Learn and Explore.

The primary goal of every drummer: Drummer should teach about the importance of drumming in our day to day life how rhythm is connected with our daily routine. Difference between beat and rhythm: Drummer should teach to understand, not to learn.
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Certified Music Tutor with 10 years of experience in teaching classes for Tabla

The drummer is the backbone for a band. The primary goal of a drummer is to maintain a constant tempo and dynamics and to support a singer, and he will be the master rhythm. Like a metronome to all the musicians who accompany the band, there are a lot of issues to discuss in different kinds of presentation....
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The drummer is the backbone for a band. The primary goal of a drummer is to maintain a constant tempo and dynamics and to support a singer, and he will be the master rhythm. Like a metronome to all the musicians who accompany the band, there are a lot of issues to discuss in different kinds of presentation. Still, the primary thing is to maintain a constant tempo and dynamics, which gives feeling to music for the one who plays. read less
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Experienced Drummer,12 years. Teaching drums, ready to share my knowledge with my students

The primary goal of every aspiring drummer or rhythmic instrument player is to understand what is his/her role in a musical ensemble. For that, they should learn what rhythm means, what beat, time or pulse means and continue their education of applying rhythm in playing through telling, clapping, sticking...
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The primary goal of every aspiring drummer or rhythmic instrument player is to understand what is his/her role in a musical ensemble. For that, they should learn what rhythm means, what beat, time or pulse means and continue their education of applying rhythm in playing through telling, clapping, sticking techniques and also using legs as drum set players. read less
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"Music teacher for the last 13 years have won Two national Best drummer title in 2018 and 2019"

The primary goal of a drummer must be Time-keeping and learning rudimental Creativity.
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Drum Mentor With 15 Years Experience

Traditionally a drummer used to be a timekeeper, but not any more. Goals can vary from person to person. One should set his goals himself, where he sees himself after a certain period. No other person can set goals for you. But yes, I can help you to achieve your goals as a mentor, I've invested so much...
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Traditionally a drummer used to be a timekeeper, but not any more. Goals can vary from person to person. One should set his goals himself, where he sees himself after a certain period. No other person can set goals for you. But yes, I can help you to achieve your goals as a mentor, I've invested so much of my time, energy in it and gainedexperience of playing live shows & teaching (15 yrs now) that I can help you to achieve your goals in lesser time. Cheers! :) read less
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Pianist / Keyboardist / Music Composer & Producer

To master with your drumming techniques, your rhythm sense and timing. Develop your skill according to the genre of music you want to play with. Ex- Jazz, Blues, Rock, Metal or even Indian film music.
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The primary goal for a drummer is to practice on daily propose, listen and watch drums legends like mark Portnoy, John bohemian, Chris Adler etc. So they could get motivated towards drums and music. This is the initial primary goal.
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