Matt Matthews Drum Shed at Ram In The Bush

Memphis drummers hone their skills at a drum shed at Ram In The Bush Christian Center. These events are called “sheds” because in the early days of jazz, drummers used to practice in woodsheds, probably because their parents or others didn’t want all the noise of practice in the house. Practicing drums became “hitting the woodshed” or “woodshedding” , and even though the days of woodsheds are long gone, the practice is still called “shedding.”