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The DrumMantra Practice System is specifically designed to target the 6 key elements of drumming: 

Time - Reading -Coordination - Polymeters - Phrasing - Groove.

The DrumMantra Practice System focuses on Six Key Drumming Elements:

Time - Every drummer worries about their time at one point or another. With the DrumMantra Practice System, you will discover that good time comes from the body AND the mind. Once integrated you will play with greater awareness and confidence in your time.

Reading - Being able to read makes recording sessions, being hired to back artists, and really any gig so much easier. Especially in situations where there's no rehearsal. You will be trained to read rhythms in a variety of time signatures that will lead you to begin recognizing "rhythmic shapes", which are the secret to reading quickly and efficiently.

Coordination - The first beat you learned required more coordination than the average human possesses. As you master various coordination assignments, you will become more relaxed, balanced, and comfortable behind the kit.

Polymetric Awareness - Understanding polymeters is an excellent way to enter a new level of your playing. Due to common subdivisions, these rhythmic phenomena can imply secondary pulses, time-shifts, and pulse shapes that always remain in the groove. Your creativity will expand immensely when you understand how these rhythms function.

Phrasing - Understanding the building blocks of phrasing will deepen your musical expressions. As you discover more unique, interesting, and creative phrase concepts, you will begin to uncover your true voice.

Groove - The groove is already in you. It's part of you. Getting it out and getting it to feel good and solid requires dedication and practice. The DrumMantra Practice System focuses on the groove in a way you have probably never considered and it is a very effective way to ensure a deeper pocket.

All of the lessons in The DrumMantra Practice System "cross-train" many, if not all, of these 6-key elements into every exercise.

It's time to get serious.

To go beyond the surface of your playing and discover the true essence of who you are as a drummer, you MUST get serious. But how?

If you haven't worked with the correct materials, if you haven't developed a strong practice, if you haven't learned how to concentrate and have patience, How are you ever going to go beyond the surface of your playing?

• You must develop the "internal" aspects of drumming to become the player you truly want to be.
• You must discover your own creative voice so you can express yourself clearly and at a high level.
• You must work on exercises that develop the skills that help you play with authority and confidence. 
• You must deepen your level of rhythmic understanding with exercises that cross-train you with timing, reading, coordination, phrasing, and groove.
• You must learn what it truly means to practice if you are to find the joy in practicing.
• You must have a proper guide, a master educator, so you can trust you are facing the right direction.
• You must be part of a community of drummers so you become accountable for your practice, encouraged to work hard, and can also support others.

There are 2 types of drummers...

Some drummers want to be good but don't have the patience or discipline to make it happen, and even when they do feel motivated and inspired to practice, they have no idea what to work on.

Other drummers take action, have a practice plan, and understand exactly what is important to ensure their practice will be efficient and effective.

Which is more appealing to you? 

Right now, many of us feel uninspired and stuck where we are.

We don't have the patience and focus to achieve the level of understanding required to play at a higher level.

And because we don't know how to practice, we never get any better. This can be very disheartening and discouraging to a person who wants to be great at drums.

It doesn't have to continue this way! You can start a practice regimen that will show you exactly what to practice and how long.

Imagine a year from today...

Imagine a year from today when you have a fully developed and focused practice routine. You have mastered many advanced concepts that either used to baffle you, or you may have had no idea that those advanced concepts even existed!

You are comfortable and confident behind the kit and know without a doubt that your time is solid, your creative ideas are fluid, and your understanding of time & rhythm is truly on a deeper level.

Imagine being on gigs, sessions, or touring, and you are playing with complete authority in all moments. You are playing without guessing. You are leading from the drum throne with your impeccable time and complete confidence in your groove.

That's the power of great lesson plans, a solid practice routine, and a supportive community of like-minded drummers!

You can do this - I'm proof that it works, and I've laid it out every step of the way for you!

Join the Lesson Vault today, start working on the lessons, and I promise you will notice a difference in your playing right away.

See you soon.

Your Virtual Drum Instructor, 

Rich Stitzel