Drum Progress 5: Rudiments and Independence

Hello everyone,

Last week, I made it my goal to start the Drumeo Method Level. After spending some time on the Drumeo app last week, I’m glad to say that I’m enjoying Level Two thus far. I reviewed some music theory, and I’m slowly going through the “Rudiments” section right now.

In addition to starting Level 2, I’m trying to improve my Single Stroke roll with the 30-day “10-Minute Daily Practice Challenge”. Essentially, this challenge is to practice my single stroke rolls at different BPMs (Beats per Minute) at different intervals. The reason it’s 10- minutes is because the intervals are for 1,2,3, and 4 minutes, respectively. The BPM will be the fastest for the shorter intervals, and will gradually decrease for each interval. Each day, I have to try and increase the BPM for each interval.  Here are my current speeds right now:

Day 2:

1 Minutes :    150 BPM
2 Minutes :    145 BPM
3 Minutes :    140 BPM
4 Minutes:     135 BPM

By Day 30 of this challenge: I hope to have increased my BPM at each interval by 20-30 BPMs. Wish me luck.

By the end of the week I hope to accomplish the following:
1. Complete the  “Rudiment” Section of Level 2.
2. Complete the “Independence” Section of Level 2.

Overall, I’m loving the Drumeo Method thus far. I’ve been struggling on improving with the drums because I didn’t have a structured learning plan. Now with this Method, I feel like I’m actually on a good path to become better at drumming. Hopefully by the end of this blog, I will be able to help give other aspiring drummers the right direction to improve their drumming.

That being said, I hope everyone has a good day. :)

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