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6. Change the tempo

If you're bored or lacking in inspiration, try playing familiar tunes much slower or much faster.

7. Change the style

Try playing familiar songs in different styles - if you're a metal band try playing funk, pop or folk versions of your songs... it worked for Led Zeppelin.

8. Improvise

Try improvising. Jamming can be a waste of time, but equally it can be the way you develop a band identity and gel as a unit.

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9. Jam together, get paid together

Jamming can also lead to new material. And you the drummer can then claim a co-writing credit.

10. Try and be dynamic

Use dynamics. Whaddaya mean I need to use dynamics? I'm playing as loud as I can? Exactly...

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