Ok, so I have like 4 books, a couple of cd's and an endless supply of things to practice....Where the heck do I start building form what I know. There is just too much to work on and Im constantly "learning" things but never have ever mastered any one thing and I feel like "half full glass of drummer". Where do I start?








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40th wrote:

Ok, so I have like 4 books, a couple of cd's and an endless supply of things to practice....Where the heck do I start building form what I know.

Depends on what you want to learn. No point learning something you won't use.

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There is just too much to work on and Im constantly "learning" things but never have ever mastered any one thing and I feel like "half full glass of drummer". Where do I start?

Take a small chunk of information and work at that untill you HAVE mastered it. Better mastering something than a big'ol pile of nothing.

Like you figured out, you are 'Overwhelmed'. Set a few REALISTIC GOALS, Work on a small amount of information at a time, consistently, and you will start seeing results.

You can't master it all, you have a lifetime to try too....

two words. Slow Down








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Quarter Note wrote:

[Take a small chunk of information and work at that untill you HAVE mastered it. Better mastering something than a big'ol pile of nothing.

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So, just start with one book, work through it until I know it, then move on to the next one.








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just take it easy.

cramming information will only make you sloppy. Just take it step by step and make sure when you go through a book (before moving on) you master that book and apply it.








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Take your time and learn one thing at a time until your comfortable with it.

40th wrote:

Quarter Note wrote:

[Take a small chunk of information and work at that untill you HAVE mastered it. Better mastering something than a big'ol pile of nothing.

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So, just start with one book, work through it until I know it, then move on to the next one.

If that method works for you, that's ok.


If you have bought 4 books, my thinking is you may want too learn/work on certain things "from" each book. There is nothing stopping you from taking a SMALL piece of info from each book and working on it/them on a daily basis - if you have the time.

Maybe you should work through these things with a/your teacher?

Well, for a while I have been doing just that. Taking a little bit form each one and plus all the printed solos and excercises- it all felt like was only getting part of the picture.

So, tonight I decided to work on my technical stuff here in the shack. I brought excercises and broke them down into 3 minute intervals. Hand studies basically. I practiced speed technique and rudimentary stuff with a Metronome. Starting out with simple warm up...then finding my magic speed and using that as my "next level of achievment".

As far as drum set goes. Im taking one book at a time. Ill work through it, each excersise until I know them well and can perform them comfortably. This is somehting my mentor told me to do. "Just sit down, start somewhere and get through each book one ata time".

I feel like I have found a good starting point and will have some progress! I practiced for over an hour tonight on just hand stuff. 3/8 6/8 7/8/ 9/8 12/8 Doubles, singles, paradiddles, flam accents....whew!!!! Speed! I feel like I have a chance now!

Still looking for Kinka rhythms (spelling) !!!! Does any one have them!!! ????








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Why don't you just send me one of your books and that'll be one thing of yer hands?