A Drummer’s Guide To...

The Productive Pomodoro Technique

This is my number 1 productivity hack, and how I get the most work done, whether it's practising, learning songs, or even making these videos, without burning out! I've been through so many cycles of burning out in my career, and the older I got the worse it was... this is a manageable balance of work without absolutely killing myself!

Try it out and let me know how you get on :-)

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Excuses

This is a bit of a rant episode about excuses, and how to stop them from stopping you! You can do it! Don't be scared! Be brave! :-D

As my dad says: There's always an excuse NOT to do something!

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How To Make A Living

Thanks to Jay Lawrence for this weeks question: How do you make a good living in the music industry?

As ever, this is just my own experience, and I hope it helps you on your journey too! :-D

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My Ultimate Tip To Becoming A Better Musician

This is the #1 piece of advice I was given by Billy Ward back in the day that I wish I had started doing that day. It is the quickest way to become a better musician, so start today (even though it will probably be hard and horrible), and I promise you will thank your future self!

 

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Knowing When You're Ready To Play With Other Musicians

How do you know when you're good enough to play with other musicians?

Short (and annoying) answer is you don't! You've just gotta jump in and go for it! I've given some tips on this video about how best to get out there with the most success, and hopefully enjoyment!

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The Click

This weeks video coming from a question asked by Steve Chafe:

'Any chance we could do one of your live chats about Clicks and Tracks Live? I think it's a fascinating subject and I would be really keen to hear about your experiences, Especially with Kim and Tom Bailey.'

Whilst I'm not sure I answered your question particularly well, thank you for giving me the inspiration to talk about a subject I deem very important Steve :-) Thanks :-) If you have a question you'd like me to answer, head to www.adrummersguideto.com

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Covers Bands

A subject close to my heart and just some of the benefits and skills I have learnt through playing with covers bands! They are for sure a huge part of the foundations of my live playing!

Tell me why you do/don't love playing in covers bands? :-)

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Working For Free

This is the controversial subject of whether you should be doing work for free? Have a watch, let me know your opinions - I know it's done me a world of good doing work for free, but open to all view points! :-)

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Success!

This video is how I defined success for myself, how it looks practically over a long period of time, and how I tried to not let 'shiny object syndrome' take me off my path (which it did, and still does occasionally to this day)!

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My Top 3 Ways To Learn Quickly and Effectively

This week's video is about the top 3 ways I learnt, and continue to learn, and excel at playing the drums. Hopefully, it can help you accelerate your learning an instrument too!

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