“What should I focus on if I’m already too old to march in DCI or WGI? This question lingered with me.

Everybody has 24 hours in a day. It’s up to you how many of those hours you control, and which hours are stolen from you. And make no mistak

This blog is designed for all drummers in drumlines (or instructors) who have ever had a bad attack (This applies to everybody by the...

You’ve often heard of athletes being “in the zone” or “playing out of their mind”. A basketball player isn’t thinking about every technical

I have found the music that is played clean and confidently immediately tends to be designed within the natural tempo range.

The best Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the world spend countless hours focusing solely on transitions.

“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble...

The goal of this series is to motivate and inspire you to take the mental aspect of your drumming to the next level.  Golf legend, Arnold...

There are two types of cars you can drive generally, automatic and manual. Driving manual includes the stick shift and clutch. As you...

Grace Note Theory Part 1 focused on types of grace notes (tap balanced, isolated, beefy). Gracy Note Theory Part 2 looked at the spacing...

The question to ask is how can I use Pareto’s Principle in my drumming life? The 80/20 rule is called the Pareto Principle. The general...

If you spend about 5 minutes searching YouTube for drummers playing licks and cyphers, you’ll quickly notice one thing;  almost everyone...

I remember learning biology in 9th grade and discussing the importance of water. Life as we know it does not exist without it and man...

Common best practices amongst marching percussionists are using a metronome, and drumming in front of a mirror. From our experience,...

As a drummer it’s inevitable that you’ll perform in front of at least one person at some point in your career. Whether it’s one person or...

A common question students ask is, “What’s a characteristic that distinguishes the best players in the world from everybody else.” This...

Are you the best player in your drumline and spend more time correcting others than fixing yourself? Unfortunately, a lot of times your...

As a student, you always feel it’s a race to catch up to your favorite players. As an instructor, you want to give everything you have so...

Marching percussion continues to evolve at breakneck speed.  If you want to keep pace you’ll need to ensure you’re using every tool...

If your end goal is to make a World Class DCI and/or WGI drumline by the time you age out, you don’t have as much time as you think. The...