Mike Mic halkows

Book 5

Practice Routine Generator

The Practice Routine Generator is designed to help get the most out of your practice time. It will
results!
To get started, you will need to determine your short- and long-term drumming goals. This might

can always change your mind in the future, and make an adjustment at that time.
Casual Practice Schedule

Motivated Practice Schedule

Dedicated Practice Schedule

three core aspects of drumming. These categories include:

and
. By spending time in each of these areas, you will become a wellrounded drummer.

Musical Drumming

Technical Drumming

Play-Along Songs

Drum Theory

Building Your Library

Drum Rudiments
Play Drum Solos
Building Speed
, you would practice a single
subcategory each day, alternating between the three main categories each day. In other words,
day one would start with something from
, day two would build on something
from
, and day three would be spent
with something
from that category. Then, on day four, you could choose to repeat the same schedule or pick
something from each category.
use the
goals!

option. Then you can apply this system to reach your own

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Motivated Practice Schedule

Musical Drumming - Day 1

Technical Drumming - Day 2

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day 3

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day 4

Technical Drumming - Day 5

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day 6

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
might
you!
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DVD Reference
Each of the subcategories listed in the
training.
Play-Along Songs
Play Drum Solos
Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

--------

DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD

17, 18, 19
16
9, 12
3
5
4
6

Building Speed

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DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD

13
7
8
9
10
11

Note: The blank schedule paper provided in this book doesnt have to run out! Weve included a
printable PDF version of the Practice Routine schedule paper on Drumming System DVD 01.
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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Building Your Library - Day__

The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Building Your Library - Day__

The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Building Your Library - Day__

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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The Practice Routine Generator

Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
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Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
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Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

Musical Drumming - Day__

Technical Drumming - Day__

Play-Along Songs

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
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Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Building Your Library - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed
Musical Drumming - Day__
Play-Along Songs

Technical Drumming - Day__

Drum Theory
Drum Rudiments

Play Drum Solos

Building Speed

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Credits
Shot on location at Rock Beach Recording in White Rock, B.C. Canada,
and Drumeo Studios in Abbotsford, B.C. Canada.

Graphic Design: Jordan Dick

Mike would like to thank:

To all of the musicians who performed on this project:

John JR Robinson, Jim Chapin.

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