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online drum lessons skip to main skip to sidebar online drum lessons anytime anywhere on any device www stephensdrumshed com tuesday april 15 2014 rhythmic illusions i realized today that it s been a while since i ve put anything up here and i also realized it looked horrible lol so we did a bit of housekeeping and changed the look of things a bit this is a quick lesson on rhythmic illusions this particular pattern implies that you ve gone to 5 8 time when in fact you haven t they re a lot of fun to work on and listen to and if you haven t had the chance you should check out the new website lots of good things happening this year as the shed grows www stephensdrumshed com posted by stephen at 5 30 pm 7 comments thursday december 12 2013 let s talk drums i m trying something new if you re wanting to hang with me on a daily basis and talk drums then you should go like this facebook page it s where we ll be talking shop drumming practice lessons and anything else to do the drums or the shed as always you guys are awesome www stephensdrumshed com posted by stephen at 8 43 am 3 comments thursday december 5 2013 the best way to get more practice time this is the biggest issue i deal with on a daily basis sure i teach and play for a living but that doesn t mean i have it any easier when it comes to juggling home work practice time it s a constant push and pull to get those precious few moments to sit at the drums and improve myself as a player and musician but there is one tip that i give everyone that will guarantee you will get your practice time in everyday that is if you re willing to pay the price i received a question about it the other day and this was my answer how can i work in more practice time with a busy professional career wife and two kids and my response man i feel you with that issue i teach and play for a living and i still have trouble with the same thing i ve got two awesome kids and a great wife myself that i love spending time with and it s healthy to want to spend time with them but it s a constant juggle you know what i ve found that helps the most it s simple and requires some discipline but i ve been doing it for years getting up half an hour to an hour earlier than anyone else this is a great time for me to get in some practice pad time when i was in college my wife woke up at 5 30 am to go to her teaching job i would get up with her and be on the kit by 6 am i could get 3 hours of practice time in before my first class my neighbors weren t as excited as i was that i was getting that extra practice in at that time of the morning i ve found that no matter how busy i get i can always set that early time aside that is if i m disciplined enough to get out of bed and for some it s after the family goes to bed i ve also found that keeping a practice log or journal helps me stay focused and get the absolute most out of my limited time i actually have a whole section of the members area on my website set aside to talk about practice how to organize it and how to get the most out of your limited time and if you want to read some other short posts i ve written on practice you can go here i wish i had an easy answer lol i would use it myself but this one thing has enabled me to get more practice time in on a daily basis as a matter of fact i woke up at 5 am this morning got some practice time in and am now writing this on second thought maybe i need to get a life ready to improve your drumming become a member now www stephensdrumshed com posted by stephen at 5 09 am 4 comments labels how to play drums how to practice online drum lessons practice stephen taylor stephensdrumshed com tuesday december 3 2013 question on soloing got an email question earlier this week about soloing question the drumming problem i d need help with the most is soloing particularly more smoothly putting the licks together and changing rythmic scope solo to solo i play regular w a jazz trio and my solos are about a 50 50 proposition half the time they come out nice others it s are more rickety and stuck in re tread licks i feel like i could pre conceive 2 or 3 go to solos but going between ideas improvisationally makes me stumble sometimes answer that s a tough problem one i struggled with myself in the past especially my senior year in college it s actually the reason i made a whole section of the members area on the site called the art of soloing i m able to take students step by step through the process of working on their soloing skills for me revolving the solo around a recurring theme especially in a jazz setting seemed to help me the most it gave me a logical beginning and ending i would also take smaller chunks of that theme and rearrange morph them into other ideas during the solo this is called theme and variation and is a very common practice in both the jazz world as well as the classical world in your practice time try to set aside a solo practice time come up with a theme then work on incorporating ideas that you already know into that theme hum the tune of a familiar standard and try to outline the melody using snippets from that theme in other words don t focus on impressive chops focus on dynamics melodies tension and release etc that s what will improve your soloing learning impressive licks and fast fills is cool but in the end it s about how much you make people sing what you play how memorable your solo is when i m listening to jazz i want melodies music memorable lines not chops art blakey you can hum all of his solos and they re impressive to boot i think you ve nailed what the issue is now it s just working through the mechanics of stringing your ideas together more thoroughly ready to take your drumming to the next level then it s time to join the shed www stephensdrumshed com posted by stephen at 6 06 am 1 comments labels drum solos how to drum how to solo stephens drum shed tuesday november 26 2013 drumming in church but want to do more every day my inbox is filled with questions from drummers around the world i m not saying that to brag or make me seem important because i m not but i do believe that there are a lot of drummers out there that are looking for a little direction need a kick in the pants are stuck on a question or just need to find a teacher i don t mind helping out seeing as i have a back log of literally hundreds of questions from drummers like yourself i thought i would post some of those questions here in hopes that they would help you out too and as always if you have any thoughts or questions on the subject at hand throw them in the comments section hello stephen my name is william and i m an intermediate drummer or so i say i ve been playing for over two years with some but not great advancement due to time constrains i usually take classes at my church i enjoy watching your videos and the way you teach although i find some of the lessons harder than others i would like to continue growing my drumming practical and intellectual knowledge and for this reason i would like your advice on what type of program do you offer or recommend in order for me to achieve this goal my apologies if my request seems too technical or somewhat robotic i really like and enjoy playing drums it grows out of passion and when i mix it with worship i sort of go crazy and unfortunately tend to go all over the place so if you can guide me towards the right direction i would really appreciate it thanks a lot w hey w thanks so much for the email i love your attitude towards the drums and i love that you play in church i regularly play at my church here in nashville regardless of who where you take lessons and learn you need to find some you also need to be hyper organized about your practice time especially if you have limited time to practice it s not about how much time you put in on the drums it s how productive that time is i actually have a two part series talking specifically about how to organize your practice time to be most effective marking out a goal setting markers to achieve it tracking your progress that s what it is all about as far as what programs i offer well to be honest the live lessons on my site are going to be the best bang for your buck there is a 7 day 100 money back guarantee so you can try them out at no risk to see if it s what you need there are over 300 lessons with sheet music for you to look through everything from linear fills to song breakdowns to rudiments to technical advice if you miss the live times you can simply catch up later in the vault they re able to be viewed on any mobile device or home computer if you re looking for a plan to follow there are over 20 student tracks in the members area that take you through a specific topic and give you a test at when you re done to let you know that you ve mastered that topic new additions to the site the art of soloing we talk about the specifics of how to solo and the skills involved a playalongs section and a lot more there is also a student youtube channel where students regularly upload videos of themselves playing so that i can critique and help them improve it s as interactive as you want it to be if you do decide to take me up on the free trial i would be happy to make you out a lesson plan for you to go through i would just need to know what level of a player you are what you need to work on and what you want to work on we can then devise a plan that works specifically for you once you finish that one i would be happy to make you another i m simply giving you the info about that because you asked what i offer suggest you can go here to see everything that a membership offers whatever you do seek out some instruction you ll grow much faster stephen t organized fun and goal oriented online drum lessons at www stephensdrumshed com hi stephen i m going take upon your offer however i am also interested in setting a program like you said and join the live session even though i ll most likely review them from the vault my hope is for this investment to bear fruit at its due time i believe i m choosing correctly and thank you for helping me and others reach not only great musician levels but worshipers moreover how would you asses my level in drumming since you mentioned you d need to know my level video or only sound to give you heads up my drums are set in a room with poor acoustics regards w hey w excited to have you be a part of things to answer your questions either an audio or video are fine if it s a video just make sure that it is a clean shot of your torso so that i can see your posture hand positioning etc the sound quality doesn t matter just sign up send me a video or upload one to the student youtube channel you get the username and password when you sign up and then let me know what you feel you need to work on and what you want to work on give me a couple of days and i will have one out to you let me know if you have any other questions looking forward to making you a lesson plan and getting you started on your way to becoming the best you can be on the drums stephen t organized fun and goal oriented online drum lessons at www stephensdrumshed com www stephensdrumshed com posted by stephen at 5 58 am 2 comments wednesday november 20 2013 incorporating left handed hi hat patterns into a groove i asked everyone on facebook what they would like a lesson on well i got a ton of requests so i had to pick one one suggestion was how to incorporate left hand patterns on the hi hat into ride cymbal grooves ala carter beauford and ray luzier i thought that would be a fun one it was something that i sought to incorporate into my playing when i was coming up here s a simple groove that will help you begin to master this concept be sure and stop by the website to see what all of the new buzz is about and if you haven t signed up for the free email lessons that i offer well you should cause it s free and they don t suck and did i mention they re free enough said go practice www stephensdrumshed com posted by stephen at 7 49 am 0 comments labels aquarian drumheads drummer drums how to drum idrumtech online drum lessons stephen taylor stephens drum shed stephensdrumshed tuesday november 19 2013 sextuplet accent patterns full half hour lesson learn about the most organized and fun way to learn the drums on the internet beginner download a beginners guide to the drums become a member now wow the response to the new format of the lessons has totally blown me away as a thank you i wanted to send a special lesson out this week this is a full half hour lesson taken from a series i did on sextuplet accent patterns i sent it out to the email subscribers last week but i wanted to share it with my blogging buddies as well go here to see the lesson for those of you that i got to see at pasic last week you don t know how much it means to have time to hang and talk drums thanks so much for the support as always email me with any questions you may have and if you haven t read about the changes we made last week you can do that here stephen t organized goal oriented and fun online drum lessons www stephensdrumshed com posted by stephen at 6 12 am 2 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom organized and goal oriented online drum lessons or take a quick tour 5 weekly live drum lessons over 400 pre recorded drum lessons sheet music with every lesson student reviews organized and goal oriented awesome interactive community enter your email address delivered by feedburner subscribe now feed icon subscribe in a reader click here to hang with us on facebook blog top sites twitter updates twitter updates follow me on twitter search this blog blog archive 2014 1 april 1 rhythmic illusions 2013 20 december 3 november 3 july 1 june 1 march 1 february 7 january 4 2012 42 december 1 november 2 october 5 september 6 august 2 july 3 june 4 may 1 april 2 march 3 february 5 january 8 2011 132 december 12 november 14 october 12 september 6 august 20 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