Practice Paths
A Practice Path is a multi-day plan that sequences your practice: one focused day at a time, each rung building on the last, with a rest day when your hands need it. Follow it in order and you always know what to work on next.
Paths are self-guided. You practice each day against a reference the app plays, read the objective, and check your own work — you call the pass, and the tempo you cleared goes in the log. The structure keeps you honest; the judgment stays yours.
Beginner7 paths
The quarter-note beat
Kick, snare and a quarter-note hi-hat — the beat under every other beat. One song to apply it to, every day, until applying it feels comfortable.
See the day-by-day plan →Your first groove
The eighth-note rock beat, one limb at a time, until you can hold it. One song to apply it to, every day, until applying it feels comfortable.
See the day-by-day plan →Your first fill
One bar off the groove and back on the 1, without speeding up. A song every day — mostly one track, with one other for a change of scene — until applying it feels comfortable.
See the day-by-day plan →First rudiments
Singles and doubles, slow enough to hear every stroke. A song every day — mostly one track, with one other for a change of scene — until applying it feels comfortable.
See the day-by-day plan →Sixteenths
Four notes to the beat — hear them before you play them. One song to apply it to, every day, until applying it feels comfortable.
See the day-by-day plan →Paradiddle at eighths
The paradiddle, slowly — the rudiment that changes hands on you. One song to apply it to, every day, until applying it feels comfortable.
See the day-by-day plan →Your first kick variation
The first kick between the beats — the and of 3, then a two-bar kick pattern. One song to apply it to, every day, until applying it feels comfortable.
See the day-by-day plan →How paths work
Enrolling in a path is an All Access feature ($5.99/mo, or lifetime with Founding Member). Free members can browse every path and its full plan in the app before deciding.
Each day mixes a technique focus with an “apply it” item — you take the day’s hands straight into a real groove — so the work never stays abstract.
Common questions
What is a Practice Path?
A Practice Path is a multi-day drum practice plan that decides in advance what you work on each day and in what order. Each day pairs a technique focus with an apply-it item that puts those hands into a real groove, and the target tempo climbs as the path progresses, so you are always working just past what you can already do. Paths are self-guided: the app gives you the plan and plays the reference, and you decide when a day passed.
How long does a path take?
It depends on the path — each one shows its length in days and an estimated minutes-per-day up front, on the card and on its plan page. You enroll on the weekdays you actually practice rather than committing to every day, so a ten-day path might span two or three calendar weeks.
What happens if I miss a practice day?
The schedule slides forward. Paths have no broken streaks and no red marks for a missed day — the plan simply waits and picks up where you left off the next time you practice.
Do I need to pay to follow a path?
Browsing paths and reading a full day-by-day plan is free, both here and in the app. Enrolling in a path and following it on a schedule is part of All Access ($5.99/month, or included for life with Founding Member).
Can I make my own path?
Yes. In the app you can build a path day by day from your own saved beats, fills, and drills, with per-day tempo and duration, notes, and rest days — or tap Learn This on any pattern and DrumShed drafts the whole plan for it. You can share any path you build with a link.