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The DrumMantra Podcast, 100 episodes.

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Ep. 99 Why Do You Want to Be A Drummer?

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Ep. 99 Why You're Not Getting Better at the Drums (It's How You Practice)

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From Practice to Philosophy

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Coaching Call: Finding Confidence Before a Big Gig

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Big Band Drumming: The Philosophy, the Function, and the History

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5:4 Polymetric Relationships, Secondary Pulses, and MORE!

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20th Note Practice 11.20.23

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Practice: Not the What, but the HOW

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The Somatic Drummer, Adam Gust

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Going Deep with Zach Miller

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Advice for a Career in Music

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Weekly Transmission 2.4.22

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The Practice is the Practice

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Practice Session, Rehearsal Prep, and Gig Cancellations

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The Foundational Series Practice Session

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The Primary Series Practice Session

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Teaching Strategies, Drum Battles, and Beyond!

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12 Steps to a Dan Weiss Fill

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Making Your Ideas a Reality

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Mental Loops, Roadblocks, and other Un-truths

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Be Present in Your Practice

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How to Incorporate Toms into your Groove

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Is Your Practice Efficient and Effective?

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Ideas On Doing A Recording Session & A Special Announcement

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Building Linear Phrasing

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Overcoming Your Mind to Find Peace

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If You Wait Until You're Ready, You'll Never Start.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Practice Requires More Than Just Drumming

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DrumeoGab's Seamus Evely

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5 Tips for Making the Most during "Social Distancing"

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Dealing With Stress From a Mental Perspective

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A Different Perspective for Creating Phrasing & Fills

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The Zen of Drumming: Everything is Practice

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FULL LESSON ON POLYMETERS

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Going Deeper With Josh Jones Part 1

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Ep. 65 FULL LESSON. YYZ: Groove Meditation in 5/4 Part 2.

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Ep. 64 YYZ: A Groove Meditation in Five. Part 1

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Ep.63 YYZ: A Groove Meditation in 5 (Introduction)

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Ep. 62 FULL LESSON with MARK WALKER!

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Ep. 61 Water, Glasses, and Rituals

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Ep. 60 Going Deeper With Mark Walker

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Ep. 59 “A good traveler has no fixed plans.” ― Lao Tzu

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EP. 58 Accessing TRUE Inspiration

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Ep. 57 Inspiration Isn't Necessarily Your Best Friend

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Ep. 56 OCEANS: A Groove Meditation in 7

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Ep. 55 Eight Steps to Overcoming Stage Fright

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Ep. 54 A Conversation with Lukas Landis

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Ep. 53 Discovering & Developing Your Voice

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Ep. 52 Five Steps to a Clear, Consistent Practice Routine.

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Ep. 51 Thoughts on Peace

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Ep. 50 A FULL LESSON! Two-Way Coordination

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Ep. 49 A Conversation with Steve Lyman

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Ep. 48 Understanding (and playing) Polymeters

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Ep. 47 FOR THE RECORD Part 1

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Ep 46. What is the DrumMantra3030?

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Ep. 45 FULL LESSON ON POLYMETERS

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Ep 44 Being in a Band vs. Being a Hired Gun

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Ep. 43 Drum Clinic at Texas Christian University

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Ep. 42 FULL DRUM LESSON - (warning, your brain may experience meltdown)

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Ep. 41 A little glimpse into some of the things I do

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Ep 40. Seeing the light. Managing levels of awareness.

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Ep. 39 Whatever you love to do tirelessly is your passion. Find it and GO!!

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Ep. 38 Transcending Your "Comfort Zone"

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Ep. 37 Maintaining high energy, focus, and drive on top of patience.

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Ep. 36 Creating a focused practice regimen & finding your own voice

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Ep. 35 Acting on creative thoughts can help you find your passion.

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Ep. 34 Achieving goals requires vision, discipline, dedication, and time.

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Ep. 33 A simple exercise that 90% of Drummers I show can't do...

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Ep. 32 Getting paid for gigs, on not...

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Ep. 31 Creating a new reality by paying attention to your thoughts.

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Ep. 30 Tips to improve a Young Rhythm Section (from Whole Foods)

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Ep. 29 Bucket drums, kids, tires, DrumMantra meeting

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Ep. 28 Overcoming Self-Doubt with Authenticity and Discipline

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Ep 27 Concepts for Improving Reading

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Ep. 26 Denver Percussion Clinic Talk

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Ep. 25 Oh yeah! I have a podcast! Welcome back :-)

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Ep. 24 THE PRIMARY SERIES BOOK

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Ep. 23 CARTER MCLEAN. An In-Depth Conversation

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Ep. 22 Rich talks about life while driving to a gig...

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Ep. 21 BLAIR SINTA. An in-depth conversation

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Ep. 20 Left Foot Independence!

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Ep. 19 ARI HOENIG. An in-depth conversation.

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Ep. 18 Polymeters and Polyrhythms. What's the difference?

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Ep. 17 Passion, Priorities, Dedication, Determination, Meditation. Yoga

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Ep.16 Foundational Series Workout, Confidence, Meditation

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Ep. 15 Gaining inspiration from your community, and turning it into a practice.

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Ep. 14 The Primary Series, "Native" and "Non-Native" Polymeters, an audio experience in 5.

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Ep. 13 Speaking at the Sabian Education Network event at Vic's DrumShop

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Ep. 12 My day & week in a nutshell...

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Ep. 11 Food, Thinking, Foundational Series

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Ep. 10 Pulsars, Perception, and Practicing

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Ep. 9 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 9

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Ep. 8 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 8

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Ep. 7 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 7

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Ep. 6 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 6

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Ep. 5 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 5

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Ep. 4 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 4

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Ep. 3 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 3

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Ep. 2 Rhythmic Perception; A Primer, Part 2

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Ep. 1 Rhythmic Perception, A Primer: Part 1