01 / PRACTICE PAD ROUTINEBY DONATION
PRACTICE PAD
ROUTINE.
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PRACTICE PAD ROUTINE · TECHNIQUE & ZOOM
PRACTICE PAD
ROUTINE.
STICK TO IT.
Good practice. Good company. PPRocks.
Grab a pad. Bring your curiosity. Explore rhythm, rudiments and a little beautiful chaos with Marco and Natasha. Let’s have fun with it.
Marco RivagliYour host · BDE
Natasha CaldasYour host · BDE
YOUR SESSION.
YOUR ROOM.
Choose the room for your session.PRACTICE PAD
02 / BDE STUDENTSNO DONATION
TECHNIQUE &
ZOOM LESSONS.
Use the student room for your scheduled technique lesson or BDE S.O.S. session.
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ONE PRACTICE. MANY PLAYGROUNDS.
FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY.
Build the skills. Keep the fun.
RUDIMENTS → FREEDOM
PPRitual
Explore Alan Dawson’s Rudimental Ritual, one idea at a time. Stickings, coordination and a routine that grows with you.
LISTEN. WRITE. PLAY.
Rhythmic Transcriptions
Train your rhythmic ear, decode what you hear and bring the page to life. A little brain workout. A lot of discovery.
COMING SOON · LIVE ON ZOOM
Drum Trivia
Drum culture meets hands-on rhythmic challenges. Listen, think, try it on the pad and work it out together.
See what’s coming ↗04
EXPLORE THE RECORDINGS
Planetary System
Take a trip through the Cosmic Bolero sessions. The live format is on hold; the discoveries are ready to revisit.
PRESS PLAY. PICK UP YOUR STICKS.
YOUR WHOLE
PRACTICE LIBRARY.
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MAKE A LITTLE ROOM FOR RHYTHM.
NEXT ON THE PAD.
All times are Berlin time.
Choose a session. Bring your sticks.
Published programme checked 28 September 2026. For updates, contact BDE.
THE BDE PRACTICE GUIDE
MAKE PRACTICE
YOURS.
The group gives you ideas. Your own routine is what you take home.
Explore the home-practice guide ↗01Practice is not punishment+
Make practice simple, fun and effective, so it becomes something you want to return to. You’re building the tools to express your own ideas.
02Practice makes permanent+
“Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Perfect practice makes perfect.” A useful reminder to pay attention—not a demand to be flawless. Stay curious, try things and enjoy the music. That’s PPR.
03Build your own routine+
Notice the patterns and movements you enjoy. Write them in your Drumbook, revisit them and keep exploring between sessions.
04Make starting easy+
A comfortable seat, your pad and sticks, a notebook and a little space you enjoy. Keep your tools ready and within reach.