Drums in Worship

I'll be adding some of my thoughts about drumming within church music teams, but I thought it might be good to summarise some of my experiences:

• I have been drumming for about 16 years
• I learnt to drum by copying drummers I liked, including the drummers who played for Garth Brooks, Louis Armstrong, Beautiful South, Cheryl Crow and Matt Redman.
• I have never had a drum lesson!
• I have played in small Saxon churches, Cathedrals, sports centres, marquees, cowsheds, outdoors at Pleasurewood Hills, schools, trailers, and just about anywhere I could
• I have drummed at Christian Conferences/Festivals including Spring Harvest & Living Water
• I'm looking forward to drumming on Cromer Pier this year (well, in front of it)
• Tambourines are the most important percussive item in gospel music (save for pianos, but that's another Conversation)
• I have had to play in so many different styles including having to impersonate a train

and.....

• I would really, really like to own a Dave Weckl 13" signature snare