{"id":13848,"date":"2019-03-12T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T21:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=13848"},"modified":"2022-08-23T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T20:40:04","slug":"how-to-get-better-on-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-get-better-on-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Better On The Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1udHrr-bbTs\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/p>\n<p>This is the most important video for any drummer who wants to make serious progress.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that may seem like an exaggeration&#8230;but you might really need to hear this today. It&#8217;s not a flashy video, but I\u2019m going to jump right into it.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The number one way to get better as a drummer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what to practice. I don\u2019t know what I have to do to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You need to identify your biggest drumming goal. This means finding your North Star. Here\u2019s what you have to do to get there:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Set a tangible and specific goal<\/strong>: It\u2019s not enough to say \u201cI want to get faster\u201d or \u201cI want to develop my chops\u201d. If you set a specific goal, you won\u2019t feel like you don\u2019t know what to practice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give it a deadline:<\/strong> Choose something you\u2019re actually working toward, like a gig or studio time. But remember to make it specific. Don\u2019t just say you\u2019ll set something up in the near future. Make sure you have it set in stone. You need to actually book and pay for that studio, or book and commit to that gig. Aim for two to three months from now.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Put the pressure on:<\/strong> You can simply say \u201con this date, I\u2019m going to pick up my phone and record a song or video. And I\u2019m going to share on social media whatever I record on the first run-through.\u201d Pressure is a huge motivator, and it&#8217;ll inspire you to put in the time needed to progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019ve booked a studio session and you\u2019ve chosen three songs to record. You know exactly what you need to practice: those three songs. What techniques do you need for these tracks? If you need to improve the speed of your singles, practice faster singles. If you don\u2019t like the fills you\u2019re using, you\u2019ll need to develop some new fills and vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you do, you\u2019re working toward that deadline. And you\u2019ve determined what it\u2019ll take to get you there. If you know that in two to three months you\u2019re going to put yourself out there in a way that a lot of people will (or might) see, you <i>will<\/i> work hard.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why am I telling you this?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I\u2019m always researching what\u2019s happening in our music education communities. My job is to understand the culture of drummers and figure out what\u2019s going to inspire and motivate you to actually practice.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Drumeo\u2019s goal to get people to <i>start<\/i> playing music and <i>stay<\/i> playing music. Without students, we don\u2019t exist. It\u2019s important that you feel that you\u2019re making progress and that you know <i>how<\/i> to make that progress.<\/p>\n<p>The internet is a massive resource, but it\u2019s easy to get lost down a rabbit hole and end up an hour into a practice session having accomplished nothing. If you\u2019re going to progress, it isn\u2019t going to happen quickly by practicing random beats. You need to figure out your drumming goals and find your North Star.<\/p>\n<p>I know this video is a little out of the ordinary for us, but it\u2019s extremely important. So tell me: what\u2019s your short term drumming goal?<\/p>\n<p><\/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>The number one way for drummers to make serious progress is to set tangible, specific goals with a short-term deadline. 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