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Is Your Drumming Bulls#!t?

Nate Smith June 5, 2025

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3 Subdivisions You're Probably Not Using on Drums

Nate Smith May 29, 2025

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This is Killing Your Single Stroke Speed

Nate Smith May 18, 2025

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Why Does Everybody Hate Modern Drumming?

Nate Smith May 8, 2025

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Why Kick Drum Techniques Are So Contradictory

Nate Smith April 23, 2025

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What I Learned From The Primus Drum Auditions

Nate Smith April 9, 2025

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Playing Eric Moore's Signature Lick on His Drum Heads

Nate Smith April 7, 2025

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Every Great Drummer Faces This

Nate Smith April 2, 2025

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The Drum Beat That's Suddenly Everywhere

Nate Smith March 20, 2025

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Do You Have to Chop to Be a Great Drummer?

Nate Smith March 12, 2025

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The Real Reason You Feel "Stuck" on Drums

Nate Smith March 5, 2025

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Why Drummers Sound So Different Today

Nate Smith February 26, 2025

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The Revolutionary Drum Groove That Everybody Forgot About

Nate Smith February 13, 2025

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4 Hard Truths if You Want to be A Pro Drummer in 2025

Nate Smith January 23, 2025

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How to Recover From Mistakes on The Drums

Nate Smith January 16, 2025

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The "Secret" Hi Hat Move to Make Your Drum Beats Funkier (Really)

Nate Smith January 8, 2025

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Why Great Drummers Sound Better in Odd Meters Than We Do

Nate Smith December 26, 2024

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JP Bouvet SCHOOLS Me On Drum Improvisation

Nate Smith December 18, 2024

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Is This The ONLY Drum Warmup You Need?

Nate Smith December 11, 2024

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Can You Be A Late Bloomer On Drums?

Nate Smith December 5, 2024

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