Can you hear the difference between a maple drum and a birch drum? Today we demonstrate the difference between birch, maple, mahogany, poplar, and walnut woods on the same-sized toms. The size, drumheads, and tuning are the same on each drum. I recommend you use headphones to hear the subtle differences of each shell type. 

Here is a link to a video of the demonstration, so you can see the drums being used.

https://drumlessonsinla.com/blog/drum-wood-shootout

Learning to play a musical instrument should be a fun and exciting time for your child. You can encourage them with these tips.

https://drumlessonsinla.com/blog/7-practice-tips-for-parents

A continuation of last week's episode discussing reasons to have and use different stick sizes.

What to put in your stick bag to get through the gig.

https://drumlessonsinla.com/blog/the-drum-set-shrink-podcast

Today's listener question is, Can you talk about playing ahead and behind the beat?

Today, I discuss a listener question about how to handle other musicians telling you what to play.

I keep hearing more songs with interesting drumming intros, so here is another list.

To listen to the full songs, visit https://drumlessonsinla.com/blog/great-drumming-intros-part-4

Let me know which songs with great drumming intros you like. You can reach me at [email protected]

More great drumming intros coming your way!

To listen to the full songs, visit https://drumlessonsinla.com/blog/great-drumming-intros-part-3

Let me know which songs with great drumming intros you like. You can reach me at [email protected]

I know how difficult it is to watch yourself practicing and making mistakes, but doing so has some good benefits. Here is a list of reasons to record and analyze your practice sessions.

https://drumlessonsinla.com/blog/the-drum-set-shrink-podcast