Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
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Myth: Ringiness from a snare drum is bad, annoying, and needs to be gotten rid of.
Truth: Ringiness can actually give a snare more body and fullness, and there’s a trick you can do that keeps it from being annoying!
Hey if you’ve struggled with snare tuning (especially with ringiness), and your snare just sounds BAD to your ear, then today’s lesson will challenge your thinking on this and provide you with a bunch of practical solutions.
I was playing at church a couple of weeks ago, and I felt like I got my snare sounding awesome. Then 2 songs into the set, it suddenly had this awful ring I couldn’t get rid of.
I’ll show you why this happened and how we can avoid this, as we break down the “Ringy Snare Myth” and the 5 steps you can take today to get the snare sound of your dreams. YOU CAN DO THIS!
Check out these additional lessons to go deeper:
“Don’t fix a ringy snare with moon gel. Here’s why…”
youtu.be/uvpAAUasJxw
“5 tips for PRO-sounding rimshots”
youtu.be/A485SUwNyhg
I believe that ANYONE can learn the drums, and I believe you’re far more capable of becoming a great drummer than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short! SUBSCRIBE for more Non Glamorous videos that get straight to the point of solving drumming frustration. Stay Non Glamorous, Everyone!
Check out thenonglamorousdrummer.com for more content, including free e-guides designed to fast-track your drumming progress!
→ Grow faster by KNOWING WHAT TO PRACTICE! Download the free, 30-mins-a-day beginner’s PDF guide for automatic & quick growth: thenonglamorousdrummer.com/knowwhattopractice
Myth: Ringiness from a snare drum is bad, annoying, and needs to be gotten rid of.
Truth: Ringiness can actually give a snare more body and fullness, and there’s a trick you can do that keeps it from being annoying!
Hey if you’ve struggled with snare tuning (especially with ringiness), and your snare just sounds BAD to your ear, then today’s lesson will challenge your thinking on this and provide you with a bunch of practical solutions.
I was playing at church a couple of weeks ago, and I felt like I got my snare sounding awesome. Then 2 songs into the set, it suddenly had this awful ring I couldn’t get rid of.
I’ll show you why this happened and how we can avoid this, as we break down the “Ringy Snare Myth” and the 5 steps you can take today to get the snare sound of your dreams. YOU CAN DO THIS!
Check out these additional lessons to go deeper:
“Don’t fix a ringy snare with moon gel. Here’s why…”
youtu.be/uvpAAUasJxw
“5 tips for PRO-sounding rimshots”
youtu.be/A485SUwNyhg
I believe that ANYONE can learn the drums, and I believe you’re far more capable of becoming a great drummer than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short! SUBSCRIBE for more Non Glamorous videos that get straight to the point of solving drumming frustration. Stay Non Glamorous, Everyone!
Check out thenonglamorousdrummer.com for more content, including free e-guides designed to fast-track your drumming progress!










![3 steps to FASTER fills around the kit
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If you’re not able to play fast fills, your around-the-kit navigation is slow, and you find yourself running into too many “fill roadblocks” and not feeling like a “real drummer” as a result…
Then today’s lesson is for you!
Today I’ll show you how Your hands may NOT be the biggest culprit holding you back from faster, smoother fills. Instead, the answer is up here [tapping head]. But don’t worry, because I’ll give you two really fun exercises to help you solve this: “The Timeline Exercise,” and “The Fast Fills Exercise.”
You’ll be playing faster fills, you’ll be thinking more clearly while playing, and you’ll even be having more fun on the drums when we’re done. YOU CAN DO THIS.
I believe that ANYONE can learn the drums, and I believe you’re far more capable of becoming a great drummer than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short! SUBSCRIBE for more Non Glamorous videos that get straight to the point of solving drumming frustration. Stay Non Glamorous, Everyone!
Check out thenonglamorousdrummer.com for more content, including free e-guides designed to fast-track your drumming progress! 3 steps to FASTER fills around the kit](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pRCu75AerDU/mqdefault.jpg)