The Drum Coach

Holding the drumsticks is like any other aspect of drumming. It takes time and everyone develops their own technique over time. Of course, as you learn to play the drums, in the beginning, you also learn how to hold drum…

There is an erroneous statement that encourages wrong thinking in drumming when it comes to the subject of how to separate limbs. Especially when learning new beats. As well as slower learning. That is the approach to learning a basic…

Reading drum music or drum charts as they are most commonly called is a simple process once you understand the fundamentals of how to read drum music. Once you have learned the basic theory involved in reading drumming notation. Along…

I must admit, I never used ear drumming ear protection in almost 40 years of drumming. Why? Well, I never felt the need, but to be honest, my drumming suffered because of it. What do I mean by that? Again,…

In our short investigation of in-ear monitors for drummers let’s begin right at the beginning. This is appropriate because this isn’t meant to be a review of in-ear monitors. It’s more of an outline of what they are and the…

On reflecting on my past drumming career and experience. I consider myself to be lucky with drumming ailments. In most cases, I avoided injuries that could have had negative effects on my drumming. Having said that, I have also had…

Most people believe that playing the drums requires a lot of expensive equipment. A top-of-the-range drum kit, fantastic cymbals, and all the trimmings that go into making up a great drum kit. But, I am going to explain why none…