Scientists and psychologists have studied brain development when it comes to being a musician, and there are many findings that music is uniquely suited for developing deep pathways within the brain. One of these things I feel we must develop—is producing music with...
In a previous article titled The Click Perspective, I introduced some wisdom from a drummer named Rusty Knorr. This nugget also came from Rusty and I am grateful. The year was 1988—it was late in the new-wave genre and drum machines and technology were taking over the...
Playing to a click is an essential skill for a drummer. From backing tracks, to recording, to just consistent tempos for dancers and music-goers, we are asked to play to a click. Most of today’s music production is about bringing the best to the performance, and...
As an educator, teaching drums for over 20 years now, you refine the opener to someone’s first drum lesson… for some teachers it’s how to hold the sticks, for some it’s naming all of the pieces of a drumset—for me it’s this concept. What...
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