Category: Drums

“The more you practice the better you will become at playing drums” This is a simple but true statement and students should be aware that their technicalexpertise with the instrument will be directly related to the time spent practicing.In fact in this respect playing drums is no different to playing any other instrument.What you need…

When working out a phrase or lick, the most obvious thing to work to is a clicktrack or metronome. This can be misleading however, as when we eventuallyapply it to a musical situation, there won’t necessarily be a definite quarternote pulse. More likely you will be faced with a moving bass line or melodyline that…

By having a sequence, metronome or click that is full in terms of sub-division means we can become reliant upon it for our sense of time. If something is giving us all our required pulse, why try to feel it ourselves? The consequence of those sequences or clicks is that we don’t develop our own…

UNSHAKEABLE FOUNDATIONS9 Key Mindsets to Overcome Nerves and Play Your Best Every Time What do the top musicians have in common? Musicians operate in a huge variety of circumstances – playing different instruments, in different musical styles, and covering everything from solo performances up to large groups. Great musicians themselves down the ages have been…