The real reason most self-taught drummers aren't getting any better by learning on YouTube...

What if I told you the real reason new drummers are struggling to grow on the drums and make any significant progress toward drumming mastery… has nothing to do with finding more information on YouTube?

After all, you can find anything you want on YouTube or Instagram - that next hand speed drill or bass drum workout, that next rudiment, groove, or fill - And these things are really fun and even addicting.

But there’s a problem:

You learn the little exercise, the lick, the fill, whatever it is - Then you move on to something else. Then to another thing. And another, and another.

The YouTube Dice-Roll...

This scattered form of practice leaves you WITHOUT any real method, strategy, or path, and your practicing becomes a chaos of disorganized mess that fails you in the long term.

You're literally rolling the dice each day to find out "what to practice."

After a few months, you look back and realize you haven’t actually gotten any better.

You’ve worked hard and practiced hard, but you’re left just feeling confused, overwhelmed, stuck, feeling incapable, and wondering if you just don’t have what it takes.

My Unfortunate Realization...

In my 8 years of teaching online and publishing instructional content, my YouTube videos have been viewed over 23M times and I've had the privilege of serving over a thousand students in my courses.

And time and time again, I hear this same struggle from drummers all over the world:

"I practice and practice, but I'm not really getting any better."

So let me ask you...

Are you still dealing with…?

• Stiff, slow hands (weak hand, can’t play quickly)
• Inability to execute the ideas in your head (no 4-way coordination)
• Taking forever to learn new songs (glued to song transcriptions…)
• …AND you can’t imagine having the confidence to play with a band…

Here's what I've heard word-for-word from self-taught drummers learning on YouTube. Maybe you can relate to a few of these...

• “My rate of improvement doesn’t match the time I’m putting in practicing”
• “I’m running out of time to master the drums”
• “Not enough time to work on all the things I'd like to do”
• “I feel like I’m wasting time on a given technique”
• “All the practicing might be for nothing!”
• "I’m afraid I’m developing bad habits”
• “I know HOW to play I just can’t actually do it!”
• “I feel like I'm NOT able to play what I SHOULD be able to play”
• “I'm not as fast as I want to be”
• “I’m fraud, kidding myself that I can or ever will be able to play drums”
• “I’ll never get this. I’m never going to learn how to actually play music. I’m never going to have the coordination and rhythm that other people have. I’m just a stupid fraud thinking I can learn to play the drums.”

Are you left just feeling…?

• Confused
• Overwhelmed
• Stuck
• Incapable
• Wondering if you just “don’t have it”

😞

This is because learning on YouTube has ultimately failed you.

There's simply too much information, and a whole bunch of stuff out there isn't even very good.

It's like being fed 6 fast-food meals a day, all while trying to lose weight and get fit. How's that going to work?

I have good news for you.

You can solve all of this, and it's most likely not going to require more work on your part. It may actually require less.

Let me help you...

Here's the secret:

When you know exactly what YOU need to practice each day, based on your current skill level, you can…

• Confidently play with a band without fear
• Learn any pop or rock song quickly & by ear
• Improvise & play creatively, having more fun than ever before
• Develop the fast, fluid hands of your dreams
• Gain the bass drum speed & precision you’ve always wanted
• Finally play what’s in your head by mastering 4-way coordination
• Learn songs quickly & effortlessly by tapping into the listening skills you didn’t know you had
• Have a blast playing with a band, because you now have the core skills and the confidence to pull it off

What if all of these things became a reality for you?

What could your life be like if you became the solid, confident drummer everyone wants in their band?

What if you were able to improvise freely & creatively without feeling limited by technical ability or lack of limb independence?

Guess what?

You can do this too, ALL IN ONE PLACE, right here.

Become the drummer everyone wants to play with, by knowing exactly what to practice based on your current skill level.

Join the Non Glamorous Drumming Academy, your 6-step path from confusion to clarity - from beginner to gigging with a band, so that you're confidently and creatively playing any pop or rock song by ear.

• Go from stuck, overwhelmed, and unable to play your favorite songs - to confident, creative, and able to effortlessly nail songs and play with others.
• Grow faster by discovering your current level and your ideal daily practice plan that gets you bigger results in less time.
• Stop simply watching other drummers and dreaming of playing like them. BECOME that drummer you love watching! You can do this.

Join the Non Glamorous Drumming Academy, and become the drummer everyone wants to jam with. 

How this works...

The NGD 6-Step Path to Mastery

As soon as you join, you head over to the “NGD 6-Step Path to Mastery,” where you find out your current level on the drums - From “stage 1 beginner” to “stage 6 session drummer” or anywhere in between.

As soon as you know your level, you know your “milestones”, or goals to reach in order to master that level.

But goals & milestones are no good without reliable, dependable systems that automatically get you there. 

This is where “Your Core Daily Practice Session” comes in. Jump over to the core practice session trainings, where I teach you exactly where you should focus based on your level. Follow this daily practice routine, and reach your milestones automatically.

Then when you’ve mastered that level, move on to the next and repeat!

Most new drummers are able to get from “stage 1 beginner” to stage 4 gigging” within 12 months, which is amazing. You can do this too.

10 Five-Minute Quick Wins for Every Drummer

Once you’ve found your level and practice routine, it’s time to start getting some quick wins. This is an awesome way to get started here in the program.

These 10 quick wins are designed to get you off on the right track in areas like hand technique, foot technique, kit setup, and even playing your first fill.

Let’s get some fun momentum going this week as you tackle one of these 5-minute, super practical & actionable lessons each day. Have fun!

The Community Forum

Introduce yourself in our community, the hub of this entire program. Let us know where you’re from and what you hope to get out of the Non Glamorous Drumming Academy.

This is where you can post videos of your practicing for feedback, ask questions, and interact with other likeminded drummers working through the same challenges you are.

Our students here are literally the best, kindest, and most encouraging folks you’ll ever meet, so you’re going to love it here in this vibrant community of fellow Non Glamorous Drummers.

New Monthly Lessons, Trainings, and Courses

Every month we add a new in-depth training to our extensive library of lessons, workshops, and courses on topics from hand speed to bass drum fluidity to drum tuning & improvisation.

These all tie into the NGD 6-step path to mastery, providing you with the detailed instruction you need based on your current level.

The goal is NOT work through all of the trainings here at your fingertips. Instead, the goal is to follow your personal practice path, branching out into these individual trainings & courses based on what YOU need to learn as you go.

Everything is orderly, methodical, and right there where you need it, when you need it so that there’s no pressure, overwhelm, or confusion.

Monthly Challenges & Live Q&As

Every month we get together for a live Q&A session, where I’m an open book. Ask me anything as we have open conversations, giving you complete clarity & direction in your drumming.

We even do monthly challenges, where you post a 1 minute video of the skill we’re covering, and I offer one-on-one, personalized feedback at the end of the month.

You can’t beat the clarity & direction you receive from interacting with myself, your coach, face to face - and receiving feedback on your playing regularly.

TRY IT ALL, ABSOLUTELY FREE.

I want this to be a super no-brainer decision for you, so right now I'm offering a 7-day free trial so you can try out everything completely free for a week before you commit.

And if you choose to continue after your free trial, you can be confident that you're getting an awesome deal here...

The NGD Academy is the next best thing to private, one-on-one coaching with me, which starts at $2,700 for a 3-month package.

Here in this community you get access to me on live Q&A calls, plus you receive personalized feedback on your playing. 

Not to mention you get a whole bunch of lessons, trainings, and courses at your fingertips, plus access to the community of drummers, plus the 6 Step Path to Mastery which makes your growth journey so simple & structured.

And here you don't have to pay what would total out to over $10k a year for private coaching with me.

Instead, you'll only pay $470 a year. That's not even 5% the cost of one-on-one coaching with me (for those of you who love math!).

And that's not even considering how much you could alternatively pay to attend music school!

Did you know the average private music school costs $70k per year? That's not $70k for 4 years or even 2 years. That's $70k for a single year.

$70,000 a year vs $470 a year. That's a difference.

I went to music school for 4 years so that you don't have to. 😜

Seriously! I spent the big bucks taking lessons for years, spending 4 years in a private music institution earning a music performance degree, playing with bands, recording on records, and teaching countless students... So that YOU can collapse time and spent a fraction of the money and get the same results I did... But way faster. 😏

So if you're ready to "hack" your drumming growth, saving tons of time & money, let's do this.

You can jump on the recurring monthly plan for just $47 a month, or you can save some cash and jump on the recurring annual plan for $470 a year - which means 2 months free!

If you’re like “Stephen, I’m ready to become that drummer that professional musicians want to jam with" - Then you’re an action taker ready to dive in for the long haul. Take advantage of the savings and grab that discounted annual plan. 

Drummers around the world love the NDG Drumming Academy. Check out what they’re saying!

Get everything you need to master the drums, all in one place.

Here’s everything you’re about to unlock:

• The NGD 6-Step Path to Mastery (Know your level, know exactly what to practice daily)
• Dozens of trainings & courses (Dive deep into whichever topic interests you)
• Monthly mentorship & feedback from myself, your drumming coach
• A thriving community of encouraging, supportive, fellow drummers

This means...

• Confidently playing with a band without fear
• Learning any pop or rock song quickly & by ear
• Improvising & playing creatively, having more fun than ever before
• Developing the fast, fluid hands of your dreams
• Gaining the bass drum speed & precision you’ve always wanted
• Finally playing what’s in your head by mastering 4-way coordination
• Learning songs quickly & effortlessly by tapping into the listening skills you didn’t know you had
• Having a blast playing with a band, because you now have the core skills and the confidence to pull it off

I’m sure you can tell that becoming a NGD Academy Member is without a doubt the best thing you can do for your drumming. Give it a try - There’s no risk at all…

The choice is yours. Are you ready to become the drummer that professional musicians want to jam with?

Here’s the deal: Most players watch videos of their favorite bands and drummers and dream about playing like them. But very few go from dreaming to actually BECOMING the drummer they love watching.

Do you know what the big difference-maker is? Taking action.

And nothing makes it easier to take action than having a simple, step-by-step process in your hands that removes all the guesswork.

So don’t end up like all those other drummers, who will continue just watching, listening, and wishing they could play better.

Make your drumming dreams a reality. Think about where you could be 12 months from now!

• You’ve developed the fast, fluid hands of your dreams
• You’ve gained the bass drum speed & precision you’ve always wanted
• You’re finally able to play what’s in your head by mastering 4-way coordination
• You can learn songs quickly & effortlessly by tapping into the listening skills you didn’t know you had
• You’re having a blast playing with a band, because you now have the core skills and the confidence to pull it off

Take action and grab your free trial of the full NGD Academy right now.

“Yes Stephen! I’m ready to stop watching and start playing.”

I’ll see you there!

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