{"id":16322,"date":"2019-06-28T10:09:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=16322"},"modified":"2023-08-12T17:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T00:20:34","slug":"8-tips-become-better-drum-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/8-tips-become-better-drum-student\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Steps To Maximize Your Drumming Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PaHoX-xmhxE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wisdom is a combination of knowledge and experience. Knowledge alone does not give wisdom. Knowledge is the information. Putting that information into action is what experience is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dom Famularo is arguably one of the most enthusiastic and inspirational drum teachers in the world. He\u2019s taught close to 1 million students from over 60 countries in his 48 year teaching career, so &#8216;Drumming&#8217;s Global Ambassador&#8217; came to Drumeo to continue spreading the gospel.<\/p>\n<p>Drummers are constantly learning, and some of the world&#8217;s greatest players are still students themselves. In this half hour-long live lesson, Dom talks about how to be a good student, how to choose the right teacher and ask them the right questions, plus how to get the most out of your practice time. You&#8217;ll learn the importance of identifying your goals, how to create a plan, and where you might fall in the hierarchy of learning.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s amazing how much you can grow with the right mentality and enough hard work. &#8220;Discipline has to come from within,&#8221; he says, and emphasizes how you can also inspire others by working on your craft.<\/p>\n<p>Dom even drops a huge bomb at the end of the lesson: he tells you exactly how you can become a better drummer in just one month by following a routine.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get motivated to keep learning, to pick up the drums again after a break, or to start playing for the first time, you don&#8217;t want to miss this video!<\/p>\n<p>Here are Dom Famularo&#8217;s 8 tips to become a better drum student:<\/p>\n<p>1. Know the four ways of learning<br \/>\n2. Prepare for the teacher&#8217;s questions<br \/>\n3. Understand what music means for you<br \/>\n4. Understand the importance of constant learning<br \/>\n5. Identify your goals<br \/>\n6. Know if you&#8217;re in it for the art or the sport<br \/>\n7. Set a practice schedule that will deliver results<br \/>\n8. Commit to a level of discipline<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson Index:<\/strong><br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; SONG: &#8220;One For Jeff&#8221; by Dom Famularo<br \/>\n2:57 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n3:14 &#8211; The four ways of learning<br \/>\n5:51 &#8211; Prepare for the teacher&#8217;s questions<br \/>\n11:15 &#8211; Isolate your goals<br \/>\n14:09 &#8211; Understand what it means to be a constant learner<br \/>\n16:10 &#8211; Understand what music means to you<br \/>\n18:03 &#8211; How to find a teacher<br \/>\n23:53 &#8211; How to set a practice schedule<br \/>\n26:47 &#8211; Commit to a level of discipline<br \/>\n32:33 &#8211; SONG: &#8220;New York City&#8221; by Dom Famularo<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Dom:<\/strong><br \/>\nDom Famularo is a drummer, author, and motivational speaker who\u2019s arguably the most influential educator in the drumming community. He\u2019s traveled the globe for the past 40 years holding masterclasses and clinics, and has been one of drumming\u2019s most sought-after private instructors from his fans around the world. Dom has been tutored by legendary greats, including Joe Morello, Jim Chapin, Al Miller, Charlie Perry, Colin Bailey, and Shelly Manne, among many others. He has recorded and\/or performed with artists such as the Buddy Rich Big Band, B.B. King, Lionel Hampton, Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones), and \u201cT\u201d Lavitz (The Dixie Dregs), and has shared the stage with other drumming giants such as Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Phillips, Billy Cobham, Bernard Purdie, and Chad Smith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dom plays:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mapexdrums.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mapex Drums<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sabian.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sabian Cymbals<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evansdrumheads.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evans Drumheads<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daddario.com\/products\/percussion\/promark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Promark Drumsticks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Dom:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/global2dom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/domfamularo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dom-Famularo-157036431032767\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.domfamularo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to be a good student and ask your teacher the right questions, plus how to get the most out of your practice time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":16337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4019,4038],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drummers","category-full-lessons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16322"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48229,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322\/revisions\/48229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}