i am in 10th grade and i started tenors in marching band anyone have any advice at getting good at playing them tips are helpful


i also play drums for my church
which i dont need any tips on thank you

Sure, im goin on my 3rd year marchin tenors.
*Go 2 the www.vicfirth.com, and watch bill bachman videos. haha thats all the tips you really need

definately check out bill bachman on vicfirth.com. some of the stuff may be a little advanced for you right now but you will learn alot. also check out mark wessels videos on rudimental technique. he has some excellent stuff on technique and i can`t stress enough how important good technique is. yeah, he approaches it from a snare drumming point of view mostly but it can be applied to all types of drumming. take the time to master (not just learn) the basics, it will help you so much down the road.
dont forget to use a metronome for timing.
practicing in front of a mirror or even video tapping yourself can be helpful too.
practice every chance you can, but make sure you are practicing with good technique or you`re just wasting your time.
learn those rudiments (even the boring ones)
most importantly - HAVE FUN

Actually Vicfirth is o.k, that is if you have already ben playing tenors for a long time. First get, "the rudimental cookbook." By rowloff perductions. Then practice your rudiments a LONG time, because tenor drumming consists of almost ALL rudiments. Then it might be helpfull to get Bill Bachmans "Tenor Logic" or whatever it`s called. Then, work on form, use these tips to improve form:
) Set up a mirrior in front of werever you practice and view your self and make adjustment while your playing.
2) Play with your back against the wall, if your elbows keep hitting the wall your brining them too far back.
3) PRACTICE. Remember, it takes up to 2000 strokes to fix a problem.
4) Always start by warming up. ALWAYS start by playing some eights, and also a double beat excercise and ALSO a triplet excersize. If you cannot play your warmups PERFECTLY don`t expect anything else to sound good.
Sl_Tenor
(rockin on tenor since 2001)

Learn the zones of the drums, learn good stick technique, learn everything involving tenors. especially how to move around the drums with out looking like a jackass. Ive played tenors for 3 years, my drum tech was Capital Regiments Tenor Section leader for 3 years. But definatley check out Bill Bachman, and all of the vicfirth education section.

i sugest work on figure 8 stokes , start slow and speed up to a comfortable speed and keep going till you get tired this helps stick control

First of all, ending your post that you don`t need help with your set drumming just leads others to think you`re cocky. Everyone can get different point of views on their playing. The book by Bill Bachman is called Quad Logic and like someone already said, practice rudiments. Once those are down, learn how to move them about the drums to give your playing flare. Also, learn about the X axis and Y axis. Very vital for every tenor player to know about.

i am going into 8th grade and im going to play quads, i already know r skools cadence, any warmups,cadences email me

I really want to play tenors next year in my junior year. I'd be the only girl and I don't think there has been a girl on the tenor line for a long while. This year is actually my very first year in band, and i'm on cymbals. I practice real hard on my tenor pad and I feel rather confident in my ability to improve and play the exercizes i've got, until I get to my drumline. And then I see all the guys (all of them even the snares and pit) just playing around and sounding better than i ever have. I'm practicing a lot and i'm not afraid of working hard, it's just...is there any like deep dark secret that would give me a leg up on the compitition for next year?

-Aleea-