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Drum Teachers Need A Support Network

Your support network as a drum teacher should include friends and/or family outside of the music business, to
help you to feel supported and grounded as your career progresses. Those outside of the industry can offer comfort during times of difficulty, and remind you of the other parts of you and your life aside from your stage persona.

It’s important to maintain regular contact with friends and/or family. A lack of personal contact can compound feelings of loneliness, overwhelm, dissatisfaction and boredom.

But engaging with friends and/or family can help you regain perspective after adversity and remind you not to tie your self-worth solely to your drum teaching and drummer career success.