How To Be A Better Drummer In 2020! - ⭐️5 Tips For Success! ⭐️
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- It's a new decade, y'all! Who's ready to #AdmitAndCommit this year? In this video are 5 tips for how you can become your best drummer in 2020. Check it out! SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL for more great free drum lessons, tips, advice and cool product reviews!
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*I'll be taking notes as I continue to go through these comments, y'all. I already see a few good ideas for future videos. Keep droppin' your weaknesses below and lets start to get em in shape in 2020. Also...RIP Mr Neil Peart 🙏🏽 Let's all remember his massive contribution* ❤️
Will you ever do a Neil Peart related video? If not, i will. I would do it either way though but, would've been cool if you'd done it to🤘
Hi Rob,
my problem: fast triplet or sixteen-notes with the right hand on the Hihat and the Ride-Cymbal.
@@frankschubert1500 watch Todd Sucherman on drumeo, he has a technique called the "shank, tip"
Try it out👍
AHH didn't know about Neil Peart! Fps, rip to the man who made some great rock grooves, a true innovative drumming legend. :(
This year I recommitted to double bass. Got the pedal I’ve been pining after and threw myself into it. Also, speed around the kit is another needy area. All to be worked on this year!
Groove confidence - when I feel like I’m locked in - but then hear someone else on the band pushing or pulling me - I can’t tell if I’m right or they are right
Bro just discovered your channel and your Tom tuning videos. I will from now on only listen to drum advice from the musical mastermind of BEATDOWN FUCKING BROWN!
Ghost notes, odd time signatures, learning jazz timing. Love your vids man, you're a big help to us all drummers.
Ive been playing for 50 years but had a stroke in 13. It affected my right side and to the point where I couldnt even hold a stick. Been working to get it back ever since. The muscles know what to do but the nerves cant get them to respond. Ive made great progress but i still have a long way to go. Samba's and shuffle's have been especially difficult. Even contemplated quiting. But last week the doubles have started to come back and have inspired me to keep going. So my weakness is the right side of my body especially my bass drumming. Stamina and consistant time keeping is what ive been working on lately and now il start playing shuffle and sambas to get them tight. Ill get it back but itll take time and ill have fun doing it!
Your commitment to recovery after a setback like that is inspiring. Makes my weak left hand or lack of speed issues completely futile. I will have your struggle to get back in shape on my mind every time I get frustrated with my own weaknesses. Thanks for sharing and never stop drumming!
So probably no cure for my problem, age, still working on being a better drummer but now that I am older I have discovered that the body has slowed down. And yes I still suck in many areas. Enjoy your channel !
Hello Rob, thanks again for your help. I really suck at a lot of things but here are the main ones: Polyrythmic (5 and 7), note grouping on 5 and 7, foot-hand coordination at high tempos, prevent injuries - sometimes after 3 or 4 hours of practice I feel pain especially in my left hand. There so many other stuff but I let some subjects for others lol. Have a very blessed and great year, you and of course your family. God bless
Wish you best in 2020, thanks for all of the tips, tweaks, ideas and influences for most kinds of drummers. Appreciate a lot! Greets from Slovakia!
Thank you Rob Brown! Hello from South Africa, new drummer (59 yr old), loving every moment! Got your 2020 #Admitandcommit 5x tips stuck by my practice kit ... TO DO.
Weaknesses:
Singles
Doubles
Kick doubles
Familiarity with subdivisions
Point 4 is also great because it makes more fun (in my opinion) and therefore motivates you
Rob im retired Respiratory Therapist but my trure love as early as 7yrs old, A Buddy Rich, Dave Weckl, and of course Rob Brown fan , i practice 3 to 4 hours a day ,Got A Roland TD17 from my brother who also is a musician ,plays anything with a reed on it ,and was totally happy getting back into the drums so since 2015 I found you and been using your 4800 doubles, 5stroke roll, and all your practice videos ,including solos and Im kicking compliments of you and your videos, and yes I play to alot of Jazz music,Miles Davis, B.Rich, and many others , my hands have increased 75% when I put the sticks down in 1974, im strickly a traditional stick drummer, not really good at match grip but im trying just to be versitile,and im comitted since 2015 till i leave this earth, Anyway got solo comp too, so thank you Rob, and ill wait till next video.
clean double bass that switches from different note values without thinking about it. improving my left hand and it’s coordination with other limbs, polyrhythms and how to use them in a musical situation and getting my left foot up to my right.
"vizualization" ...All you said about that is so RIGHT .This kind of "subliminal motivation" is a powerful engine to improve your skills if you practice daily with this state of mind .. very good tips ROB ! happy new year !
Rob I’m 70 years old and I’ve been playing for 50 years. I should be way better than I am. Your videos inspire me to keep going. I’m using my Ludwigs from 1969 and a set of Roland V drums. Your enthusiasm and confidence is really pushing me now. Thanks
I started down this road last year, in no small part because of you Rob! I hear you in my head saying, "work on your hands!" After 13 years drumming I finally got a practice pad, and I've been using it a TON to overhaul my grip, and specifically learn the push-pull technique. Definitely making progress. The reason I did that was I realized, while I have certain strengths as a drummer, speed was not one of them; you can time me with a sundial! My hand technique held me back. So I needed to get better at that and I am! I also put some good time last year into learning to play swing, and use brushes. For this year:
- I want to continue learning swing and brushes.
- Clean up my playing using an excellent online drum course I purchased last year but have underutilized.
- I want to put more time in on the kit.
- I want to join a local swing / big band.
- Get on board and comfortable with recording myself (I don't really like doing that at this point).
- #5, Visualize. At age 49 none of your 5 points really surprised me, except #5 did a little. Visualizing success is a habit I'd like to develop.
Thanks Rob!
Jeremy
Thanks for the tips, I'm making this my "year of drums". I have been asked by a pianist to play drums for him in a couple of months. So for me, using brushes will be very helpful. Thanks.
Timing, counting, rudiments and using metronome!
I use my dash (my truck is 11 years old!) when in traffic with my rhythm hand. Relaxing more when I play and riding the groove!
soloing, endings, brushes, heel down bd doubles. Thanks man, love what you do.
Timing, left foot hi hat independence
true story
Me three, but I'm going to work on Rob's "8 SIMPLE LEFT FOOT INDEPENDENCE EXERCISES". See if I can get my left foot and right hand to work together. Also playing smarter. My 55 year old body isn't getting any younger.
Axel Bach Okay great, let me know how the exercises work for you
1. Right foot/right hand independence from each other.
2. Movement around the kit.
3. Understanding sheet music and theory.
I stopped playing drums 30 years ago. I've decided to return to them. I have MUCH more information to draw on now...your channel being one great source. I've set up a daily practice regimen...metronome, playing with songs, and working fill drills. One of my immediate challenges is "independence" of limbs. It's the old, "rub your tummy/pat your head" syndrome. So frustrating.
Jazz comping, brush work, independence. Love you vids Rob!
1. Getting my singles smooth fast and loose at all dynamic ranges.
2. Playing live to a click with or without backing tracks, never needed to live but now I do. Need to discover the gear set up needed to do so and learn the software.
3. Rudiments, both stationary and around the kit, with focus on practical applicational within a musical setting.
4. Continue developing my heal up bass drum technique, been playing heal down for 25yrs convinced I need to develop heal up.
5. Flow. Getting my playing to flow better when I have opportunity to let loose. I have always been so focused on groove, I can freeze when let loose.
Couple things I'm weak at: Rudiments, stopped doing them for a long time. Triplet fills, they sound quite awkward or rushed when I do them. Fill variety, Ghost notes, Left hand strength and speed to name a couple more.
Great video, inspired to get better in 2020!
1 - Weaker hand tends to move to next drum before the stroke is complete, as evidenced by the stripey marks across my Tom's. I need to go back to basics and train it to move after the rebound
2 - My reading and writing skills are basic at best. I've always played more by ear than learning something from a sheet.
my biggest weaknesses are my sub par technique, my lack of chops/rudiments, my tendency to overplay, my micro and macro timing and my inability to use brushes effectively. loads of work ahead, LETS GET TO IT
Flow, dynamics (primarily playing really quiet), microtiming and creative ideas for soloing
Great and very inspiring video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on that :-) My drumming goals for 2020 are:
- More fluidity in soloing
-getting more comfortable in Odd time
Funny how my greatest weakness tie into my struggle getting back on a full kit instead of owning my rhythm on a djembe. My kindness is so great it's the ultimate sacrifice. Never feeling good enough despite doing everything and anything for any body. In giving my all I lose myself. The world shuts me down and I am very self depricating trying to make my name. Rudiments and practice practice are what I need I know but its so hard to flow without the presence of other souls and Instruments to express and communicate. My biggest flaws are my own insecurities.... Finally got a Roland e kit and ready to bounce back thnk you for the encouragement I will keep following up on your content as I need these roots I feel in my soul to reassure me.
Here are mine...😕
- Left foot independence
- Tight sounding ghosts notes
- Being creative with solos
Really love your videos!!!
aw, #5 is very thoughtful. As children we are often punished for "daydreaming", or being "unrealistic", which sadly teaches people that they don't deserve joy. Thanks for posting this, Rob Brown.
Left hand.
Independence.
Left foot.
Happy New Year Rob,I’m gonna work my ass off this year,as I’d like to play in a band,and get back onto an acoustic kit.
Thanks for the great tips I’ll try them
all.
Foot technique, independent limb movements, odd times, fill creation and implementation
Groove, groove, groove. Pocket feel. In the pocket with umph.
Admit and Commit. I love it. I especially like the tip about recording your progress each month. Off to my Saturday morning drum lesson now. Thanks for all that you do!
Hey man your videos have helped me alot. And you don't know how greatful I am. The things that I want to get better at this year are;
Playing an open hi hat silently, playing a rim shot snare perfectly, putting what I've practiced on the pad to the kit especially turning rudiments into fills. Thanks
The shuffle / ternary groove and double stroke roll for 2020!
Bit late to this but definitely my hands (still!), more consistent and more powerful doubles, faster and more controlled right foot, improved left foot hihat and BD pedal control, soloing. Loving the videos Rob!
Weaknesses.... HA! I’ll say.... EVERYTHING. Ive played most of my life and have learned enough to be able to play ok. I never learned to play correctly though. So.... I’m starting at the beginning with my singles. They’re harder than I thought but the more I practice your exercise the easier it gets. ROB... Thank you a ton for your dr tuning vids. SO HELPFUL 😎. I bought a pearl roadshow kit to practice on. My second kit. I can not justify spending anymore if I can’t play correctly at this point. I did get a decent Meinel dark cymbal package and still have some other paste dimensions that still sound okay. I’m 51 years old but I am forcing myself to start with learning the single stroke. Mainly on the practice pad. I could babble more but I mainly want to THANK YOU for your no nonsense approach man. You’re an inspiration. Maybe I’ll try tradition grip sometime. And yes... RIP Neal. Peace out man.
Wow.... had a couple typos. Oh well. Another weakness 😉
Your an awesome teacher Rob,I’ve been trying to play drums for 47 years and I’ve learned more in the last 3 or 4 years than in all the one before. I am looking forward to what’s coming up . After all these years I am still not happy with my double strokes . Keep up the good work.
Left hand independence, understanding measures and all that stuff if you just play, stick technique, how you strike the drum and knowing whether or not the rudiments are being executed correctly.
I'm a self-taught drummer and probably the number 1 thing that helped me the most was that I started playing with other musicians right off the bat.
And by right off the bat I mean that this was before I knew to hit the bass drum and crash cymbal at the same time. The second thing that helped me the
most was to play along to my favorite songs. I would make a cassette of my favorite jams and then play along with them. I'm talking stuff by Kiss, Alice Cooper,
Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Return to Forever, Billy Cobham. Granted, the stuff by Cobham, RTF and ELP was over my head but it forced me to push myself.
I did not know paradiddles so I did not practice those. I was blessed with a good set of ears though and I managed to figure some things out by ear. This was
long before the Internet and youtube. Another thing that helped was going to concerts and studying the drummers. All those cats were my teachers. I cannot stress
how important it is to play with other musicians early on. It's great if you can rock the world in your bedroom by yourself, but you need to be able to interact with other
musicians because ultimately, THAT is what it's all about. I hope the young cats today realize how lucky they are to have channels like this and all the free resources on
the internet. I no longer play but enjoy watching videos such as this. Thanks for all you do. Rob. I wish you were around when I started :-)
Great tips! I would also add a number 6. Play as many gigs as you can. Gigging sharpens your playing like nothing else. Especially when new material must be learned quickly.
Definitely working on doubles, finger control, brush work, soloing, creativity
I love the merch! No fun, no gain, Maximum Thumpification....I will be getting a Groove Responsibly piece of kit next!
Well I’m a new viewer of your videos, I gotta say you do an excellent job at teaching. You are direct, to the point, you speak well so you can understand with no bull crap. I’m going to be watching more of your videos because I’m a new “drummer” since March of 2019 with a nice little Gretsch Catalina Club kit. Keep up the good work. Well done. 👍🏽👍🏽
My biggest challenge for 2020 is to work on my improvisation skills. I know I could pick ideas from your 2019 program, but there is also a "psychological" aspect of it which might be the biggest part. I have a lot of troubles to keep it natural in front of musicians I don't really know or in front of an audience. I think the lack of confidence in my playing is locking my creativty and I can never end up satisfied with what I came up. I would like to be able to come up with more creative ideas and develop my "story "telling" in this kind of situation.
Big up Rob, you had such a positive influence on my playing and motivation, Keep it like this !
Rob Brown - Thank you so much for your inspiration and motivation!!!
What I think is the most important tip - VISUALIZATION
So important to see yourself (in your mind's eye) where you want to be. A tremendously important step to getting there!
My weakness that I will work on this year - my bass drum work.
Spent the last year working on hand technique and playing on the pad, and I can certainly testify that putting the time in will bring improvement.
And Hey everybody, do like I did - buy some of Rob's merch (Groove/Chops always) - help support him so he can put out these awesome videos!
Good luck & Groove Responsibly!
I hit the pad almost everyday (if I feel it), but one of my weaknesses is the vocabulary behind the kit.
Know a few words but I want to say so much more.
Work on elegant sentences, cramming in big words not so great.
I want to develop more consistent time. I always practice with metronome but have added a variation to 'drop' notes off the metronome and it's been humbling how easy it is to drag/speed once you remove the click even for a half note!
I am just starting to learn, and focusing only on keeping time, and after 2 months I still suck at it, like a lot, I accelerate for no apparent reason :D I keep working on it, every day.
Yo Rob... I've had youtube since it first existed ..your channel is my first subscription.... 20yrs trying to teach myself 2020 is a restart, working on the funkdamentals , sooo ,, Im working on re-experiencing the foundation...which you will be the architect and engineer.... I will do the heavy lifting.. put in the time.. the sweat.5 AM ...6 raw eggs in the glass..... lets go Mick.... .we have or work cut out for us... just went digital...nice smallkit for my room... now i can practice anytime...great vids. THANKS
Thank you Dr. Beat Down!!! You're phenomenal.
I clicked this video only because of your Saints jersey. 😂 But honestly you're inspiring! It's not only the way you're talking about drumming - it's the way you're talking at all: directly and relaxed. Props!
I'm ready! Thank you for your videos!
Definitely feel- getting behind or in front the pulse and staying there.
Dynamics, independence, changing rates
Left foot hihat independence, Timing, transition between Toms on fast fills
Beat down!! Thank you so much for putting out really great and useful material for beginner drummers like me to access. I find tons of motivation watching your videos and tutorials.
My weaknesses are using my left hand, I dont know what I’m doing (I play by ear), how to apply the kick during fills and being creative on the kit.
Thanks Rob. I would like to learn to better flow over the kit, rhythmically and dynamically. To be able to take rhythms and phrases and apply them to the kit more effectively.
Your videos are very helpful and motivating thank you Rob. I'm a 47 year old complete novice. I almost fell off my seat last night. I would say, balance on the throne is a good place to start.
I’m looking forward to studying under you in 2020! Happy new year, Rob! My primary weaknesses are: Keeping time. I still fluctuate a lot. Also, trouble remember fills when improvising. I can learn somewhat complicated fills and play them decent when practicing them, but struggle to throw them into grooves at other times.
Keeping time, moving to a fill and getting to groove especially in fast tempo songs.
Caught 2-3 your vids on here so far.
Long-time hobbyist here who's gear been stored up in shed last 4-5 years since I took up new hobby but the bug been creep'in in lately to mess around again,(on drums;}.
Channels like yours much appreciated for motivation, etc. here...keep up the Great Work & Subbed!:)
left foot clave, confidence in my linear drumming
Hitting a solid/simple groove, then building on it (and subtracting from it) without losing the feel
Good advice. Thank you and Happy New Year. Go Saints!
Hi-hat foot independence, improvisation, kick speed hand speed. SPEED and consistency.
best trainer eva! ;) in the last year (and first year)of playing drums i figured out those 5 tips (except visualize) by myself. your video tells me i'm on the right path! thank you
Bass drum technique, and coming in on one without losing the beat sometimes.
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Music sheet reading and the timing for the left foot (example: right hand plays 1/8 notes on ride, left hand plays ghost notes on snare, left foot opens the hi hat with 1/4 notes and Bassdrum plays what ever you want) I can do that I little bit but not perfect
PS: tip nr4 is really good because I play for 12 years everyday to my favourite songs(I’m 15) and my teacher says that this is the best way to practice
Rob, you covered it the top 5. Have to go hard on rudiments and strengthening my weak hand.
You brought love to me. Thank you.
Props to you, Rob, these tips definitely hit the weak points no matter what level of drumming you're at! I've got a chain of weaknesses built on each other. Above anything else I want to know how to make a song feel good for listeners. Developing pocket and musicality are my main goals. This also requires playing to the greats and sharpening my rudiments, which requires getting my weak hand up and at em'. Aside from that, general foot independence, brush work and clean rolls as well as how to utilize rolls musically are some more specific weaknesses.
Also a 6th tip for this video would be to play with other musicians, especially ones better than you, as much as possible! Learn from their musicality and see what other musicians and listeners appreciate from a drummer.
Rob Freaking Beatdown Brown, Love your videos, style & attitude to drums & Learning. You are a true inspiration. Well done & Thank you. Weakness, all could be better, but would love some on ideas on feeling different sub divisions especially 6,s i.e 16th note triplets etc
Thank you Rob. I need to work on blast beats more. Tempo needs some work, and ambidextrous playing as well. Cymbal control too.
I suck at pretty much everything, but this year I want to improve my right foot...getting control at singles and especially doubles. Tied into this would also be to make sure my hands and right foot foot and playing in sync, not flamming when they should be playing together.
Hi Rob,
I'm a novice drummer who's just getting back into it after playing from 8-16 yrs old. I'm 21 now and ready to commit.
My weaknesses are:
Playing with my left foot
Using my fingers with good control (specifically left hand)
Playing with dynamic control.
Fill variation
Ghost notes
jazz fundamentals, being a master at tuning drums for all genres of music, getting better at fills
Excellent video Rob. I think my weakness once again this year will be off hand doubles/triples as it has been for the last 25 years. Noticed you had a Saints jersey on... Pretty rough week. Thanks again for the vid.
Thank you; flams/ high hat work/ brushes/ freeing up- de mechanicalize
Looking forward to a great 2020 with you, Rob. My weakness is my push-pull technique. Thanks for all you do!
Timing, feel, and flow.
I don't know if you're still reading comments but I'd love to see a video outlining how a drummer progresses from beginner to advanced. I know that path isn't the same for everybody but as someone who stopped taking lessons a while ago and only knows basic rock beats, it's a bit hard to know where to go next from here. Thanks!
Thank you Beatdown, and greetings from Buenos Aires.
I want to play a little faster and louder without loosing musicality. I consider myself a beginner because when i try to play faster (or louder) get tenser and tenser, and that tension blocks me
Hi Rob, Happy New Year! I love your channel and videos. I want to say so many good things about you and your channel, but it would be quite lengthy. As one commenter alluded "I always walk away a better musician after watching one of Robs videos". What really compelled me to comment is your tuning videos. I just love the simplicity and speed of the method. I thought every beginning drummer needs this so they can be musical ASAP, and Rob deserves credit. I figured I could make a business card and point people in Robs direction. It would be my little way of supporting the channel. And then I took the thought a little further. Why couldn't Rob design the card to his liking and offer them on his merch page. I would gladly buy them from you at a profit and distribute them knowing I was helping you and your channel. And I sure I'm not the only subscriber that feels this way.
Thank you! For all you do.
Ron Schacht
I admire you, bro. Thanks for all the tips.
I used 2019 to work on my weaknesses and using your vids when it fell into my catagouries helped alot. My trad grip playing is way off the charts and i use my practice pad daily EVERY DAY!
Everything I always loved drums played very little a long time ago
Radical new camera angle... I love it!!!
Great video Rob! Still working on my hands and smoothing out a few kinks in timing. I’m definitely committed to 2020 the year of discipline and progression!!! I want to thank you for all of the knowledge you have given us. Keep em coming👍🥁
Tip #5 is the most important. If you don't visualize you doing what you want, you'll never make it. I was told about the visualization when I started training. The trainer told me to visualize myself with more strenght and weight loss. I didn't try at first. It was like he was joking. However, I started to visualize and after a few months I reached my goal.
Now, getting to the weaknesses;
-Left side of the body (foot and hand)
-Creativity
-Time keeping without metronome
Some things I suck at, according to myself and the cats in my combo:
- syncing up with bass (working on it, it's gotten better but still needs work)
- trading fours too ambiguous and sometimes gets lost
- too much chops and not enough melodic elements, basically not enough structure to solos
- I used to rush, but started to settle, drag, quite a lot with the bassist recently
- brushwork
Double strokes and traditional are my weaknesses
I need to work on a ton of stuff... but here's a list:
expanding fills,
playing with more feel to the song and opening up around the kit
dynamics
I need to work on my fill vocabulary, accents on hi hats, and cross stick.
My fills need the most work because I have few fills I resort to and have a habit where I would wing the fill right on the spot.
My goal for 2020 is to utilize Gary Chaffee's patterns system into my practice/playing with adding flams into areas that apply such as hand/foot rhythms applying flams to some of the hands. Also want to work on playing more in 3, 5, & 7 grooves/fills/solos
Counting/time keeping. understanding time signatures. RIP Neil Peart, we will miss you.
Thinking of a fill the second before I do it, having no idea if it's going to sound good. Then when I'm told keep that fill in the song, forget what I played.