How To Practice Effectively
This is an interesting informational animation about how practice works from TED. Go slow and practice your moves accurately. Concentrate and avoid distractions. Myelin sheaths…
This is an interesting informational animation about how practice works from TED. Go slow and practice your moves accurately. Concentrate and avoid distractions. Myelin sheaths…
Here’s a couple of videos introducing some technical exercises that will help you develop the coordination required to play Afrobeat in a Tony Allen influenced style. These exercises are written for the ride cymbal in order to allow the focus…
The Bad Plus drummer Dave King gives a load of great insights about improvising on the drums including suggestions about ways you can practice improvising. An inspiring and informative video about a subject that can seem almost esoteric at times….
I got a request from A YouTube viewer to do a Dr Feelgood song and I was delighted to oblige. I think Brillaux et al’s She Does It Right is one of their best and is a great exercise in…
My latest YouTube video outlines an exercise that can help you develop your improvisational skills using accents. This method is pretty easy to get going whatever your level of ability, you just need to be able to combine softer and…
Check out the amazing Brian Blade playing with the Hamburg Radio Big Band. Blade’s touch, feel and musicality are just incredible. What a beautiful thing to watch and listen to.
This is a great video by drummer Ari Hoenig about learning to sing the music that you play. The idea here is presented in relation to jazz songs but whatever music you’re playing, knowing the song is going to make…