Feel Like You Can't Play the Drums? Here's What To Do

► Start Your FREE StephensDrumShed Drum School Trial Here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sign-up/ Subscribe to The Drum Show podcast or I will steal your cymbals: https://tinyurl.com/36z96tnr  Check out The Drum Show on your favorite podcasting platform: https://linktr.ee/stephensdrumshed This is a recording of a live student guest artist call I held for my students in my online drum school. Brittany Bowman is the drummer for pop superstar Demi Lovato. An insanely great drummer and a wonderful person to boot! Hailing from Chicago, Britt sold her soul to music at the tender age of five years old. Her innate sense of rhythm was discovered in the backseat of her mom's car as she hit the headrest to the beat of the music on the radio—The Beatles were one of her favorites. By the age of ten, Britt discovered Green Day and got her first kit, beginning her budding romance with punk rock and drums. By the time she hit 15, she was playing notable venues around the Chicagoland area such as The House of Blues and Bottom Lounge, just to name a few. At 21, Britt made the move to Los Angeles where she now has her own studio and works as a hired gun for artists such as Demi Lovato, KiNG MALA, Meg Myers, Royal and the Serpent, and Toni Cornell, among others. She also focuses on session work for artists of all genres, while developing her YouTube and Instagram following by posting covers and play-through videos. With a growing online presence, Britt has piqued the interest of reputable companies who have brought her on board as an endorsee, trusting her opinion and talents to showcase their products on camera. Britt is constantly honing her talents, as well as seeking additional opportunities to tour and build relationships with like-minded bands and artists. Subscribe to my main drum lesson You Tube channel here: https://bit.ly/2AyH1Fb FREE drum lesson series "Creating A Drum Fill Vocabulary": https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/ FREE download "30 Days to Better Doubles": https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/emailstuff/ 

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GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  In this episode of The Drum Show we are talking about learning the drums later in life. SO many of my students are over the age of 50...or 60...or 70...you heard me right. And they are JUST starting out. So, is it too late? Are they having success? Let's talk about it! 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles 

GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  In this episode of The Drum Show we are talking about sounding great on the drums...which we all want to do, right? So what defines a "good" drum sound? Are there things we can do, even as beginners, to sound better on the drums while we improve our drumming skills? Here's my two cents on the topic. 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles 

GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  One of the things I like the most about drumming is the community. Badges Drum Shop in Mason, OH is arguably one of the best drum shops in the United States. I recently had the privilege to interview the owner (and a friend of mine), Charlie. We talk about drumming, drum gear, and the drum community. Drum shops have long been part of the lifeblood of that community. I hope you enjoy this talk as much as I did! 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles 

GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  Look, we've all been there. In this episode of the drum show podcast, I'm diving into a drum question sent in by a very seasoned drummer and drum teacher. The overall problem is simple...he's stuck in his drumming. So how do we get unstuck in our drumming? 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles 

GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  In this episode of The Drum Show we are talking about learning songs on the drums. How do we learn songs on the drums quicker? How do we get better at learning songs on the drums? Do we need drum sheet music? Is drum sheet music holding us back? Let's break out some of my thoughts as a professional drummer, a drum teacher, and a lover of music. 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles 

GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  In this episode I get to interview one of my own students. Richard is from Puerto Rico and didn't start playing the drums until after the age of 50. Now he's playing in bands and gigging out all of the time. Here's how he did it. 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles 

GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  I get it...sometimes we practice and practice the drums but we still don't feel like we can play them very well. Here's some tips to help you get out of that drumming rut. 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles 

GET A FREE 14-DAY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP TO MY ONLINE DRUM SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/2TpkJmJ Free series on how to create drum fills: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/creating-drum-fills-signup/  Check out the 2025 SDS Drum Camps here: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/sds-drum-camps/  I get it...sometimes we practice and practice the drums but we still don't feel like we can play them very well. Here's some tips to help you get out of that drumming rut. 30 Days To Better Doubles 30 Days To Better Singles