Practice help.

[jj1281992]

hey lately ive realised my practice routine isn't really the best thing to help me learn more about drumming and to become a better player. I've decided to come up with a good practice shedule and I could use some tips these are the books I've got to work with.
1. G.E Gardner -Progressive Studies for the snare drumm book II
2.Syncopation
3. Drum Method
4.Master Studies(could really use tips on how to get the most out of this book)
5.Stick control.
6.Hand Feet book.
7.The new breed books 1 and 2.

I'M not really sure how to sue these books to the greatest potential. I do have a teacher who picks out certain things to work on but I feel its holding my musician ship back if you know what I mean. Any tips are greatly appreciated.

[Alexdrum75]

hey lately ive realised my practice routine isn't really the best thing to help me learn more about drumming and to become a better player. I've decided to come up with a good practice shedule and I could use some tips these are the books I've got to work with.
1. G.E Gardner -Progressive Studies for the snare drumm book II
2.Syncopation
3. Drum Method
4.Master Studies(could really use tips on how to get the most out of this book)
5.Stick control.
6.Hand Feet book.
7.The new breed books 1 and 2.

I'm not really sure how to sue these books to the greatest potential. I do have a teacher who picks out certain things to work on but I feel its holding my musician ship back if you know what I mean. Any tips are greatly appreciated.

I don't know point 1. and 3. books, but for the others you've got basically the Drum Bible here.

As for tips: use your imagination, take a rhythm line and break it apart using all four limbs.
Play the hands.
Then play the feet.
Then play the right hand line with the bass drum, the left hand line with the hi-hat.
Switch around.

Take a line and play an ostinato over it.

Basically the rule is: use the imagination. Believe me, there's no other more powerful tool than the imagination. No teacher will teach you how to imagine.

Then be methodic in what you do, try to look for consistency of touch and economy of movements.

To learn how to become a better musician overall, don't limit yourself to the drums only and most important play as much as possible with your fellow musicians.

Play along some great tracks, and feel free to ask.

[StriveForMelody]

Books are good but make sure you spend some time just grooving along with some of your favorite drummers. This doesn't mean transcribing every note and playing it like an etude. Sometimes it's the best thing to just play quarter notes along with some really grooving cat for a while. Then you can make it more complex as you wish, but just stay focused on absorbing the time feel and feeling it in your bones.

Trying to absorb a master's time feel is going to teach you skills that are much more important and practical than most of the stuff in your books (not to knock your books, they all seem great).