Get Organized to Optimize Your Time Behind the Kit When I sit back and think about the thousands of questions I’ve been asked by students in my eighteen-year career as a drum teacher and clinician, I would have to say that at least 80 percent of them have to do with practicing. It’s a scary thing to think about sitting down at the kit and dedicating yourself to improving, just to find out that you were practicing incorrectly or focusing on the wrong subject. Having a road map like the one we have here, the 45-Minute Practice Routine, will help you feel more confident on your journey. Before we get into the specifics of the practice routine, it’s important that we define the difference between playing and practicing. Playing is when you jam on the drums without any direct focus. This would include grooving to your favorite songs or self-medicating […]

January 2014 Issue