I’ve been teaching quite a few younger students lately. Anyone with experience teaching younger drum students has run into the problem of mashing the sticks into the pad or drum. It’s a natural problem for young students; it’s natural for someone to pick up drum sticks for the first time and then bang [...]
With over 14 years experiences teaching, 18 years drumming, and a lifetime of musical knowledge and performance under my belt, I've racked up a few theories and concepts that I find myself teaching my students.
Why not share it with the web-surfing percussionsts?
The ideas presented in this blog are meant to get you, the drummer, to think about what you're playing, then ask, "Why?" There is something here for all drummers... beginners to pros, drumline drummers to drum set players, drum corps jocks to marching band geeks, and students to educators.
