Repetition is the mother of skill
12 July 2011
All Great drummers know HOW to practice. I wouldn’t have reached any of my goals if I hadn’t mastered this principle. Unfortunately for most drummers, they spin their wheels at practice time, or “in the wood shed” as we call it. how to play drums The great pros don’t spend their valuable practice time doing B.S. practice, for lack of a better term. What’s B.S. practice?… That’s when you sit at your kit and mindlessly wail for hours without thought or focus on what it is you are actually working on. drum lesson Although this could be a lot of fun, and lord know we all do it from time to time to blow off steam or have a quick warm-up, it is no substitute for responsible practice, and it’s honestly not getting you where you want to be. The secret is to thoroughly organize your practice in order of weakest to strongest exercises and then to form a routine to attack them… This is something a great teacher will help you to do.
Time Blocking! Set Aside A Specific Time Each Day To Practice.
Let’s Face It… None of us Have time to practice everyday… right! I mean when you’re a kid you have school and homework and friends and video games and that stuff is important. When you’re an adult you have a job, and bills a mortgage, a wife, kids and on and on… No one has time to practice!
Therefore, you have to MAKE time to practice. If you ever want to become a fantastic drummer, you simply have to make the time for it. As I mention earlier in the commitment section, I’m not talking about 10 hours a day… I mean, if you can do that… great… fast drumming