Drum Lessons - Practice Frequency

I'm New to Rudiments. My questions:

1. When should I practice (every day, once a week????)
2. How long should I practice? (10 Min, 20 min, 30 Min?)
3. When should I see some good headway and hear some good rolls. 1 year?


The Drum Experts Say.....

1. When should I practice (every day, once a week????)
It should be part of your daily practice.

2. How long should I practice? (10 Min, 20 min, 30 Min?)
Let's determine how you are practicing them and which rudiments. If you are talking the 26 standard rudiments which ones are you currently working on?

3. When should I see some good headway and hear some good rolls. 1 year?
This depends on a lot of factors, but when I was teaching depending on the age of the student it was about a year. Some took longer and some picked it up faster.

The rudiments should be practiced slow-fast-slow. The fastest speed should never be a speed where you lose control. You always go to the point where it keeps the same sound and control. Then every once in a while push the limit.

Drumming is more about control and groove. If you are sacrificing your grip to increase speed then that will hurt your playing in the long run.

David Anfuso
The Drum Experts