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March 17, 2012 Playing Music One Comment

The Parts of a Song and What They Mean To a Drummer

Every drummer eventually hears the joke about how many people in a band: 3 musicians and a drummer. Or how to confuse a drummer: Put a sheet of music in front of them. Our goal as drummers should be to play as musically as possible so we can laugh at these jokes knowing that we […]

March 10, 2012 Playing Music No Comments

Clap To The Music – 2 and 4 is Hip

Have you ever attended a gospel music church service? The closest I’ve come is on three separate occasions: two gospel brunches at the House of Blues in Las Vegas and Los Angeles (“Praise the Lord and pass the biscuits!”) and a performance of the Black Nativity in Seattle. We’re following a plan to play drums in 4 […]

March 3, 2012 Technique, Playing Music No Comments

Play Your First Song with Drumsticks

You are now ready to play your first song using drumsticks on a real or close-to-real drum set using what you’ve learned in previous lessons! Let’s quickly review what you know and how you can use it. You’ve learned how to sit at a drum set (see “A Time, A Place and The Parts Of […]

February 25, 2012 Equipment, Technique No Comments

How to Buy and Hold…Drumsticks

There’s a method of investing in the stock market called “buy and hold.” According to this theory, the investor does a lot of research to find a good company, buys the company’s stock and holds on to it even if the stock price goes down. If the investor has done their homework correctly, the stock […]

February 18, 2012 Playing Music No Comments

Move Before You Groove

Playing the drums is often described as “Layin’ down a groove.” This means playing a song’s drum beat at a consistent speed (“layin’ it down”) and with a good feeling (“a groove”). The speed of a songneeds to stay steady but it also must “flow” and not feel “stiff.” The best way that I’ve found […]