OKAY – we’ve made it this far into a murky topic… A daunting subject to tackle, but I’ll do my best to keep things on track. This is where we really have to start slogging through the weeds though, because there’s some terminology we might not all agree on, some… Read More »The Twofold Path – Part 3: The Groove
In Part 1, I laid out a little bit of my background thought process on this journey of “learn to shred, then don’t.” The first part of that ideology, then, is the shreddery – that is, chops, technical facility, speed, complex sticking, and so on. For me, this is an… Read More »The Twofold Path – Part 2: Building Chops
Welp, I haven’t written anything here in a while… And I’m not exactly sure why. The ideas come rolling through my head from time to time, but for some reason, it’s been tough to actually sit down and type them out – so, why not make a post about not… Read More »Time, Habit, and Self-Imposed Guilt
The “to do” list is long, right? Speed drills, independence, booking gigs, editing videos, adding photos to your website, fixing gear, replacing heads, learning songs… And even beyond Drum Land: Do the dishes, call your mother, pay the bills, fix that leak, follow up with a friend, fold the laundry,… Read More »What to Practice: The Paralysis of Too Many Options
Let’s not beat around the bush: there’s a lot of “competition” out there… No matter what instrument you play (or really, whatever creative pursuit you’re into), you’re not the only one – and some of those other people are going to be downright awesome… …People you see at shows around town,… Read More »Drummers, Don’t Worry About The Prodigies
“Life gets in the way” they say, when all that minutia and micromanagement pulls us away from projects or practice, when we fall short on our promises to get together with this musician, and learn that song, and take care of x or y… They tell kids to get the… Read More »Life Gets In The Way