How To Motivate Yourself To Practice The Drums Regularly

Practice the drums regularly tips

Practice the drums regularly:

That’s crucial when you like to become the musician you want to be.

However, it’s sometimes a tough task to sit down behind the kit and just do the work.

To help you find your personal drumming routine, you’ll find tried and tested tips in this helpful guide.

But first, let’s take a look at why practicing the drums regularly is so important for achieving your goals.

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How To Start Drumming [The Easy Way]

how-to-start-drumming-easy

How to start drumming is a question I’ve been hearing a lot. I mean, it’s totally understandable:

  • Maybe you’ve dreamt to rock out on the kit for a long time now.
  • Maybe you’re just curious whether you might enjoy playing the drums.
  • Or maybe you’re trying out different musical instruments to finally find your personal favourite.
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Is It Difficult To Play The Drums?

Play the drums difficult

Is it difficult to play the drums? That’s a question I’ve been hearing and answering a lot. To be honest, I perfectly understand it. Let’s be real:

Drumming might look easy. And for some part, it definitely is. But of course, that’s only one side of the medal. Because drumming can be a tough challenge too.

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Is Learning Music Theory Important For Drummers?

Is Music Theory Important For Drummers?

Is music theory important for drummers? That’s a good question! So let’s find out.

Spoiler: I’m a trained conductor for classical percussion instruments.

My opinions on the topic for this reason might be a little biased.

But of course not too much, don’t worry. 😉

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3 Ways To Finally Achieve Your Drumming Goals

3 Ways To Finally Achieve Your Drumming Goals

Setting drumming goals can be crucial to become the musician you want to be. That’s because they help you to focus. In addition, they keep you motivated when times are rough. That’s also highly important!

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Bass Only Playalong For Drum + Free Tabs PDF

Funkey Bass only drum playalong + free tabs PDF

With Funkey, I’m presenting you a funny and short Bass only playalong you can drum to. Have fun! 🙂

To make drumming along more easy, I’m sharing some helpful advice with you too. Also, you’ll find the bass tabs as a free PDF in this article.

I find it quite handy to use them as a lead sheet.

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Why You Shouldn’t Compare Yourself To Other Drummers

Why you shouldn't compare yourself to other drummers

Do you compare yourself to other drummers?

And if so: Why?

Do you think it helps you to become better?

Or do you do it just for the fun of it?

To be perfectly honest, I too used to compare myself to other drummers back in my beginner days.

I guess that’s the nature of us humans:

We want to be better than … Or at least be as good as …

Am I right? 🙂

However, comparing yourself to person X or Y doesn’t help you.

On the contrary, it’s mostly a waste of your precious time.

At least that’s what I learned a long time ago.

Let’s take a closer look at it.

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