I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.
There are only two types of music.good and bad.
I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning.
I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.
As far as music school goes, I walked through Berkelee one time.
Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.