I’ve been thinking a lot this last week about how I can motivate all the drummers that watch my videos to practice more. It seems that everyone is looking for that one quick fix that will make them a pro overnight, and they don’t want to do any work.
Have you ever thought this way?
I answer up to 150 emails per day, most of them being questions that require no more work then a simple Google search to find the answer to. Don’t get me wrong, I love chatting with drummers, and helping them in any way I can, but I can’t help but notice the over-whelming amount of laziness.
If you want to become proficient in anything you have to be willing to put the time in. Since I’m Canadian I’ll parallel it to an NHL hockey player eh 
. Do you think any NHL hockey player easily made it into the NHL without working hard? Of course not!
They’re not all going to be Wayne Gretzky or Sydney Crosby, but they are still all amazing hockey players who have achieved something huge in their lives, just by making it into the NHL.
Same goes for us drummers, we’re not all going to be a Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, Thomas Lang, or Jojo Mayer, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t do something great with our drumming.
My plan wasn’t to write this post to come down on anyone, or cause any controversy, but I just want to find a way to help motivate drummers to do what it takes to achieve success; however they define it.
With that said, I am going to get my ass in gear and practice. If you want to get better at drumming you should do the same, as that is the ‘one big thing’.
Note: Do you need help setting up a drumming practice routine? Check out Mike Michalkow’s Drum Practice Routine Generator – It’s what I use and it works great!