In this episode, Rich was a guest on the Drum Brigade Podcast with Korey Kingston and Phil Pardell. They had a lot of fun, but also got very deep on a few topics including teaching concepts and philosophy, blowing chops, knowing what you want, and more!

Enjoy!

In this episode, I break down a complex fill performed by the great Dan Weiss into 12 exercises that, when mastered, will help you understand and execute this type of fill concept with more ease.

If you are new to DrumMantra and would like to check out a free masterclass, please visit DrumMantra.com to watch.

This episode is a replay of an interview I did on Austin Koziol's In The Groove Podcast. We talk about bringing ideas to reality, the importance of presence, my Drummantra philosophy and practice system, and so much more.

We are all captivated by our thoughts. We are all challenged by our own debilitating beliefs.

We want things to be perfect, we want to know the end before we begin, we don't want to be wrong, we don't want to make mistakes, we want to know the reward for the work.

The time to begin is now because now is all we have.

We practice our drum lesson because we are practicing our drum lesson. Period. We are not trying to become something. We just are in the moment. Practicing. A lot of beauty arises when we are in the moment. A lot of inspiration appears. Sometimes the inspiration is overwhelming, and it moves us to create. In those moments of creation, honor it with a lightness of thought. Try to be the observer of your creativity why you are also the creator. 

Today we play an exercise designed to deepen your concentration.

Tom Grooves are super-cool and can give an immediate energy lift to a song. Here I demonstrate and discuss 9 different tom grooves that will hopefully inspire you to get to the practice room and start working on your own!

Have fun and thanks for the lesson request, Tiffany!

Do you feel like your practice sessions aren't focused, inefficient, and unfocused?

Do you feel like you never get as much done as you'd hoped?

The secret to practice isn't WHAT you are working on, but HOW you are working on it.

Make sure to check out the free DrumMantra Masterclass "5 Exercises Guaranteed to Make You a Better Drummer" at DrumMantra.com!

Are you being hired to do recording sessions? Are you doing drums AND percussion? Sometimes we tend to treat percussion as a smaller overall aspect of the session even though it can sometimes take up to 10x longer to do.

Also, make sure you register for the May 31 Masters Session I am hosting with special guest Jonathan Collin Greene!