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Master The Drumming Metronome

Master the drumming metronome Drum exercises to help conquer the click Learn to play with a metronome Here is a sample chapter from the book ‘Drum Kit Secrets: 52 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Drummer’. This focuses on timing and becoming the master of the drumming metronome. It is taken from the section of the book that focuses purely on timing tips to help you become the most accurate drummer you can be.First off make sure you have a metronome to hand. You can grab free metronomes on your phone or online or you can buy a dedicated metronome which…

Session Drumming – Record Yourself

Session Drumming Record YourselfI get lots of messages about session drumming, especially online session drumming from other drummers. I think that recording yourself is one of the best processes to help you become a better, more musical, more accurate drummer so I really encourage people to record themselves whenever possible – whether it’s part of a practice regime (as discussed in my book ’Drum Kit Secrets: 52 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Drummer (Music Secrets for the Advanced Musician)), or as part of a remote session drumming business.Many of my students, as well as many of you guys online that…

Drum Practice Time management

Eight time management tips to help you get the full potential from your drum practice This is a time management chapter taken from my book titled Drum Kit Secrets: 52 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Drummer (Music Secrets for the Advanced Musician). Modern life is hectic, time is a valuable commodity and most of us would like more of it. But most of us have also been guilty of procrastinating and time wasting at some point. This can greatly reduce our development as a drummer if vast periods of potential practice time are squandered. My typical week involves a combination…