Those nice chaps at Hudson
So I managed to lose the insert from my copy of Tommy Igoe’s Great Hands For A Lifetime DVD. I was gutted. Tommy’s video is the absolute best thing I have ever seen for learning good fundamental hand technique for…
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The Fundamentals Of Jazz Part 01
The lovely Andrew Hare of the Melodic Drummer blog demonstrates the Jazz ride cymbal beat with the help of Art Blakey.
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Murray Spivack: A Lesson With Louie Bellson
As a teacher I find myself having to deconstruct the familiar techniques used in drumming in order to explain them to my students. I find myself fascinated with the different types of grips and strokes and realise the process of…
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The Melodic Drummer Blog introducing the Jazz Shuffle
Check out this great post about the Shuffle. I recently discovered the Melodic Drummer blog which is heaving with great lessons and exercises to help us develop our Jazz skills. In today’s post we are going to discuss how to…
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Master Drummer Ari Hoenig on Making Mistakes
Here is a splendid video from Ari Hoenig on how to make mistakes. Or, in fact, how mistakes aren’t. Or how mistakes art. One lesson is that, whatever the circumstances, make sure you have plenty of sticks around.
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Three Camps – Some old fashioned drumming from the days of yore.
I came across this whilst searching for rudimental exercises. I don’t know much about the ancient art of snare drumming and marching bands. This performance is wonderful, I imagine playing a rope drum must feel more like playing a floor…
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A great drum lesson from Steve White
Check out this fantastic lesson from the one and only Steve White. Steve demonstrates a great exercise to improve your stick technique and help you develop your facility around the kit. https://youtube.com/watch?v=WPNbhqE4hnE
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This is great drumming
The amazing and unforgettable Otis Redding whose drummer has unbelievable energy, groove and taste.
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A great post on establishing good practice habits from musicianwages.com
Establishing Good Practice Habits as a Professional Musician One of the most difficult duties of a professional, freelance musician, is finding time to practice. Yet practicing should be at the heart of the musician?s daily routine. Much like a professional…
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Breaking It Down ? A Simple Guide On How To Work On Coordination
Here is a very insightful post from Inspired Practice about working on coordinaton. Sometimes I think that a teacher is just a person who isn’t afraid to say “slow it down” a lot.