Practicing Tips

Here is a video on practicing. Over the past several years I have received many emails asking me about how I practice. This is something I always speak to my students about and it is very important to use your time wisely, especially if your practical time is limited.
I talk about the best ways to use your time to get the best results. These include dividing up your practice time in focus areas such as warming up, reading, working on pieces or books, transcribing, technical study as well as lots of time spent playing with music. A very important part of this is recording yourself and listening back critically.
I also talk about goals and how having them is a big part of improving your playing.
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All playing examples are from my book Advanced Coordination for Drum Set and Hand Percussion
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The equipment I am using for this video consists of:
Doc Sweeney Stave Drums in African Olive wood
20"x 16" Bass Drum
Toms: 8"x 8", 10"x 8", 14"x 14 flloor tom"
14"x 6.5" Snare Drum
Cymbals are:
Sabian Jack DeJohnette 20" Ride
Wuhan 20" Lion Cymbal
Paiste Traditional 16" and 17" thin crashes
Sabian HH 13" Regular Hi-Hats
Sabian 12" AA Mini Hats
Heads on toms are Remo Pinstripes on toms
Bass drum is an Aquarian Power stroke 1 head.
Snare is a Aquarian coated head
Microphones are a AKG C24 stereo overhead and an Shure Beta 52 on the Bass drum