Allison Miller was one of many master musicians who shared their experience of practice for my book, The Practice of Practice. (full list here). Allison mentioned that, in addition to hitting her fundmentals and all the “usual” practice stuff, she also made time to go into a room with her drums and just play. That has stuck with me. All work and no play, etc. etc.

Drummers usually make sure beats don’t speed up or slow down. But drummer Allison Miller does more than keep time. Watch a demonstration of her unique style of playing called melodic drumming, and check out her use of new tech to increase her melodic capability.

Source: More Than Keeping Time: A Melodic Drumming Demo : NPR