Thursday, June 26, 2008

How Many Lessons Does it Take to Drum for the Presets?


How many lessons does it take to be the drummer of Australia's favourite homo-erotic dance group?

The answer is 2.37

Kim Moyes is the drummer from the Presets, I watched the set of ABC the other night. Man he has talent.......

4 comments:

  1. Both KIM and Julian were classically trained

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  2. doesn't mean Kim is good at the drums, it means he is classically trained

    I got this from the Conservatorium of Music's Website for audition to Study Percussion at Bachelor of Music (Performance) & Diploma of Music

    1. Technical requirements:
    Snare Drum - demonstrate from the 40 PAS International Drum Rudiments:
    * single, multi-bounce and double stroke rolls
    * diddle combinations
    * flam combinations
    * drag combinations

    Timpani - demonstrate:
    * long roll (P, F, <,>)
    * tune two timpani in 4ths and/or 5ths from a given A
    * damping techniques
    * Xylophone, Marimba or Vibraphone - demonstrate all major and minor scales and triad arpeggios (2 octaves) Prepared program:
    One short work, or movement from a work, for each of the following:
    o snare drum
    o timpani
    o xylophone, marimba or vibraphone

    At least one of the above must be accompanied by piano or tape.
    * Sight reading:
    o snare drum, xylophone, marimba and/or vibraphone

    Is that hard?
    I dunno, can you pay/sleep your way into the conservatorium?

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  3. Simple Drum beats in electronic music? who'd have thought...
    I dont mind if he's a simpleton drummer, his solo productions (and production work with presets) should far overshadow drumming ability.

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