Comments on: Why You Will Never Be A Good Drummer Unless You Cheat At The Lottery

By: Steve P

Steve P — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:16:20 +0000

great post dude very well written too. Will stay tuned for more..

By: Alexander Bethune

Alexander Bethune — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:48:06 +0000

Good question.

I always first recommend developing the consistent habit of practising every day even if it’s only for a few minutes. Then build up to an hour of quality work. After you’ve got to that stage, it’s up to you. If you’ve got big dreams then you need to practise big amounts.

Sounds to me like you’re already hitting the first stage which is great, some people never even get that far. Next, be honest with yourself and make sure that you are really doing quality practice and then slowly scale up the amount of work that you do each day.

You’ll make good progress with an hour of quality practise. But you’ll get to where you want to be a little faster if you do 8.

Keep in mind that there’s no “right” amount to practise. It all depends on your goals, your willingness to work, your energy levels and free time.

Hope this helps,
Alexander

By: ceramiclion

ceramiclion — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:16:33 +0000

So, here’s a question I cant find a clear answer to; I am a beginner and I practice about an hour everyday. Sometime I may skip a day but its rather seldom for me to do so.
How many hours a day do you recommend?

By: Alexander Bethune

Alexander Bethune — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:25:07 +0000

Thanks Scott. Glad you liked this one.

By: Scott donald

Scott donald — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:43:59 +0000

Right on again alex. A great post

By: Alexander Bethune

Alexander Bethune — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:57:19 +0000

Liam,

I know that feeling well. It’s just annoying that you only find out you didn’t practise enough, AFTER you’ve made a fool of yourself, doh!

I hate thinking.

Alexander

By: liam johnston

liam johnston — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:43:12 +0000

I like it! I’ve encountered the same thing playing guitar live. You get to that solo bit and suddenly realise, “whoops, didn’t practice this enough.” So much better when you don’t even have to think about it because it’s programmed in.