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You've put in the hours. Your doubles feel solid on the pad; then you move to the floor tom and the second stroke turns into an echo.

In this episode I break down exactly why that happens and what to do about it.

The answer applies to all the key techniques; singles, doubles, moeller, all of it and it comes down to one thing most drummers never train: the no-rebound version of their technique.

I discuss the two versions of every technique, and a simple drill to start building basic control, how to gradually develop no-rebound techniques efficiently...

... and why what you front-load in your warm-up is one of the highest leverage things you can do at the kit.

Seriously. If your warm up looks like scrolling on Instagram and then having a jam right now... Then you need this.

I think a lot of people get the wrong idea about rudiments.

They think rudiments are either boring, and something they have to just repeat over an over, and they'll show up in their playing eventually.

Or they think rudiments are essential hand technique training mechanisms to open up skills, but they miss the point of how to use them musically.

And if you do practise rudiments the wrong way, that's true.

This podcast is about what to do instead...

If a someone comes to me to improve their hand speed, why on earth would I recommend students focus at least a third of their time on creativity when working on their rudiments, rather than doubling down on repetitions on the pad?

Because it leads to faster hands, while ALSO developing your creative freedom on the drums, that means you can actually USE those rudiments in your playing. (And it's more fun)

Here’s what happened…

In a world full internet videos teaching thousands of fills, beats and songs online... Drummers aren't getting taught this one key skills that is really the core game changing skill that allows you to play musically confidently, and learn songs rapidly by ear...

This podcast is a summary of what I have learned from two of my favourite books of all time on habit building... And from years now of obsessively trying to understand and help all my students build positive habits of drum practise. I have helped students with all manner of neurological challenges and strengths and weaknesses by using these principles. Originally I became obsessed with this topic due to my own large dificiencies in this area. I have what I you could call and obsessive personality... So I get hooked in on things hard... But can also easily get dragged in to new activities and lose sight of precious habits. These days I have a deep control over this that means I can be self employed and show up to all activities that I need to including my own daily practice regimen. My goal with this podalcast is that it helps you find new and effective evidence based approaches to navigate your own challenges and get and stay on track with your drumming goals while having the time of your life. Happy drumming! 😁 Matt

In this podcast I share a new discovery neuroscientists have found that proves we all have the ability to develop incredible discipline. In this podcast I share how you can use that information and turn it in to simple actions to train yourself to become more disciplined and consistent than ever in your drumming. To book a call and get more personalised help from me go to infinitydrumming.com or email me at matt@infinitydrumming.com Thanks for listening!

Use this science backed method called the Pomodoro method to exponentially increase your results from drum practises... And help decrease injuries too!

This is the main points I have noticed in many years of teaching and studying with the world's best on the topic of hand technique. I know if you have been struggling with doubles, this podcast will help you.

(Sorry about the traffic sounds) I made this little trick up to help myself and my students be able to be consistent in drum practises, and more effective, while also handling the tendency to feel like procrastinating and jamming things we already know.

Alot of people are about to have a complete change in routine... I hope this podcast helps you make conscious choices with that shift asp you can drum more, and be happier in your life. Let me know your thoughts.

In this episode I'll be covering an issue close to my heart. There's a lot of my fellow drumming brothers and sisters out there struggling. I hope this helps you understand why you are feeling demotivated and how to pick it up again.

In this episode I talk to you about a simple thing you can do right now, to get an extra hour to a achieve your drumming goals... Or any goals you have for that matter.

In this episode I'll be discussing the impact of the internet on learning the drums, and if we need to radically change our approach or not. Join the discussion and let me know your thoughts over at facebook.com/infinitydrummingcom

This one is all about 6 big keys to time-feel. And time and feel are connected by still kinda 2 things... You can have feel and naff time... You can have time and soulless feel... So the first 3 focus on time, and the last 3 focus more on feel. As always, hope you enjoy, let me know your thoughts. 😁

This episode is really a stream of consciousness, where I am sharing some of my own ideas and thoughts on creativity in playing and teaching drums. And how we in order to express ourselves at some point need to stop copying others and find out own processes or little stamps to develop the ideas around us. That we can make drumming exciting if we explore as a child would. Enjoy and let me know if you'd like to hear more on this.

Getting pain when you play is extremely demotivating and it can seem like there is no way out. Here is a quick 10 minute breakdown of 3 key things to pay attention to and some detail on them to help you get started. I have had to deal with these issues at many points over the years, so this I know from experience that this is a very important thing to handle for the sake of your sound and your enjoyment of thne instrument.

I used this a long time ago to more easily feel and play like heros of mine, like Bonham, Buddy Rich, Carlton Barrett, Matt Cameron and a ton of others... You can do the same

This one little process has helped me maintain focus, improve my learning speed, improve my improvisational flow and just have a great time when I practice... You can learn it in a matter of minutes but it will change your drumming for life.

I was helping a student who would not be able to access a kit over the weekend and is preparing a recording. So I made him air drum in the lesson and he was blown away how just 2 plays through a song air drumming transformed his performance of the tune when he returned to the kit. I had to go years like this... Air drumming everywhere... and it served me incredibly well. Learn more in this episode.

There are 2 negative extremes in performance. The robot, who barely moves and feels nothing... And the faker, who flicks their hair and gitrates yet still feels nothing. This episode is all about how to avoid both of these and how to generate genuine authentic emotional performance of songs... Even if their meaning is a riddle or a mystery.

There can sometimes be a disconnect with this... No one seems to talk about how to develop your own vocabulary... It's easy to add sound effects and put drums in funny orders... But how do we actually develop a PERSONAL VOCABULARY? You know. Like Bonham. Buddy. Etc etc. How do we start to sound like we made some of our own decisions about how to interpret phrasing... And hidden in that is the point... We must of course be interpreting the music for it to sound great... How do we get there directly?

This is a HARDCORE episode. It kinda covers an overview of a few of my favourite and most important insights in to drumming over the last 23 years of playing and nearly 10 years of teaching... But lately thanks to further education I am getting a particularly clear picture of how it all fits together. Consider this a 10,000 ft view of what is generally a mysterious concept to many an aspiring master drummer!!

In this short episode I offer a little strategy that always works, very simple. It helps me and my students progress faster with learning songs by turning it in to a game, systemizing the learning process and provides psychological and emotional leverage to get you wanting to complete the song without miatakes as quickly as possible.

Hey all, here I offer 2 stories from my early life regarding performance and a performance strategy I used to help my band win a battle of the bands, and will help you eradicate anxiety, and make it easier than ever to rock the show, no matter where you go! Enjoy!

Here I go deep with some of my ideas on music being a transcendental and powerful tool to help us get out of poisonous thinking habits. It certainly has done that for me over the years... But as always there are ways it works and ways it doesn't... I'll be going in to that in today's podcast.

This is all about getting the coaching... How it had helped and hindered me on my journey, and will give insight in to how to make better decisions when choosing a coach. I also talk about my struggles and successes and how you can benefit from them and use the experience to get better results for yourself. 😁

If you ever ask yourself questions like Am I too old to get great at the drums? Am I past it? These 2 tips will speed up your learning fast, and prove to you that you have much more in you than you may know! They work a charm, even if you are getting to an age where learning new things seems to be becoming more challenging than it used to be. If that sounds good, this podcast is for you! I hope it inspires you to keep going and prove to others around you that like Lenny Kravitz said... it really "ain't over til its OVER."

In the episode, I am covering a controversial topic. I believe musical drummers are always the best ones to listen to. In fact there are no top drummers who are not musical... So I thought I would kill this poisonous myth once and for all!!

I started taking on a septuplets based solo this week, and thought I would give a bit of insight in to how I am internalising and breaking this thing down so I can comfortably play it and also turn the new vocabulary in to actual flow... Like real ideas that I can utize in musical situations where it may complement the music. As well as speeding up the process so I can get this thing ready in less than a week.

Here's just a short one to help you get a big morale boost on this rainy Sunday! How to feel good while you achieve your goals!!

This is a sensitive subject. I hope I've covered it well... We all get caught in this from time to time. I hope this podcast helps encourage you to NEVER give up!! Ever! But to walk your path in this word with dignity and self respect.

Hey all, motivation is a sticky and pesky subject. Something as teachers we really have to try to understand well... As teaching is as much about helping people be inspired and motivated as it is teaching the actual material. I love this subject and have fought HARD for the information contained. I hope it helps you...

In this episode I go in to one of the most powerful elements you MUST pay attention to if you want to experience the breakthroughs in your drumming habits or any other lifestyle changes for that matter... Tune in and enjoy!

This session is all about breaking through goals FAST!! How do you master large chunks of vocabulary in limited time and with limited resources. I had a drum set for only one month of the preparation and had to make it work... Becuae this was a CRAZY important to me at the time... See how I did it in todays episode.

What can you say about Matt Garstka? He is definitely one of the most dedicated drummers to walk this Earth! Here are some of my biggest lessons and epiphanies from studying this great man's work as a player and teacher of this art form, and reflecting and applying these ideas in my own life and drumming.

In this episode I'll be going a little deeper in to limiting beliefs and how I have struggled with them, and tactics and approaches I have personally found and that others have found that worked to overcome this essential obstacle we are up against. It covers how for me art and leisure are really ways for us to purify our souls and face our deepest fears and doubts so we can actually outgrow them.

Yesterday I hit a wall... In a way I rarely experience... Here's how I got through it and continued on to do my longest day of practice ever, in order to get through the challenge... My first 10 hour day of drumming. Stick around, I know you'll get value out of this one.

Here I go in to Mix It and Music, and the role they play on memory and and in helping you become the drummer you truly want to be... And how people are often playing along to music far too little in their practise time... And why that needs to change if you want to avoid sound like s**t after hours of practise.

This is a pretty candid episode... I am going to talk about my deeper spiritual point of view on drumming and what I believe to be music's deeper role in society and how it can be transformative to us and those around us if we go a little deeper, and stop using music as a tool just to be better than others or just to be happy, but also to find a deeper part of ourselves that is pure and free of judgement.

I am still pinching myself... I can't believe I got to learn with THE Gary Chaffee. I hope this podcast helps you share in the experience... It's a sample of what I took from this experience as a drum teacher. Big thanks to thedrumsetcoach.com for making it possible.

In this episode I talk about my proprietary system "the perfect practise". I developed this through obsession. Enjoy and let me know your thoughts.