Resolutions For Drumming
How many of you make New Years Resolutions? Or are you the type to say, “Well, what’s the use, I never keep ‘em anyway.”?
Think about it for a minute, if we had that attitude about everything in life, then why would we even get up in the morning? I mean, why drive to work or go to school when you might have an accident and get killed? You see how silly this is?
The word resolution is just a fancy word for “goal setting”. Webster lists several definitions but re-occurring words are “resolve”, “declare”, and “decide”.
Why not use the beginning of the year as a fresh start to achieve the goals that you set for yourself on DRUMS? Write them down in big bold letters and tape them to the wall if you have to. This is a common habit of successful people and it WILL work if “you” work hard for it and “MAKE IT HAPPEN”. Even if you don’t meet all of your goals, just “trying” gets you a lot closer than you would have gotten otherwise.
Read books with inspiring themes or messages. Listen to inspiring music. Music that leaves you feeling “pumped” and filled with positive energy. Listen to self-help/motivational tapes. If you haven’t tried ‘em, you’re missing out! Watch movies like “Shawshank Redemption” that portray the epitome of human perseverance. Go to drum clinics and/or watch drum videos of your favorite players. Study the patterns of successful people and hang out with them any chance you get. They “will” rub off on you! Of course, you can get yourself a good piece of drumming equipment such as Pacific Drums or Pearl Drums to keep yourself motivated in practicing drums.
You don’t need to have a list of 10 or 12 things if you don’t want. Sometimes just 1 or 2 goals are sufficient. Maybe you can resolve to get that double stroke roll perfected once and for all. Or maybe you can commit to taking a few private lessons to helpget you out of that slump.
So, why wait? Get positive, motivated and make some resolutions to kick butt now!
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