8 years of professional teaching - time to give it away

NUTHA JASON, you may want to set up separate YT accounts for evangelising and drum teaching.
 
I play the drums right handed, bat right handed, write left handed, and play guitar left handed.

In a word, I was taught, by my dad how to bat.. he taught me right handed and it just feels correct to hold it that way.

I learned how to play the drums right handed (at around 12 or 13 years old). I never knew any other way and it just feels correct now to play that way.

When i was a wee tiny fella, I learned how to write left handed. I suppose in this case it's all about which hand I put my pencil in to start writing. The left one just felt correct.

And playing guitar... well, I always played air guitar as a lefty so when I learned, the left way just felt correct.

I am most certainly very dominate left handed.

I guess what I'm saying is that if you learn how to do something from scratch a certain way, and that's the only way you're ever taught, that's probably the way that's eventually going to feel correct to you.

Oh, guess what?! When I learned to play the drums, it was actually when I was about 4 years old and my parents bought me a "Mickey Mouse" drumset. I will guarantee that children's drum sets (that are all one piece and put together) are done so right handed. So, really, that's where I learned to play the drums.. 4 years old and on my Mickey Mouse drumset. And my hi-hat hand is most certainly rockin' with my right hand. Cause it just feels correct.

I guess what I'm saying is that the man has been instructing for quite a while, so he must be doing something correct. Or else word of mouth would have put him out of business a long time ago. So, leave the guy alone, and either watch or don't watch his videos. It's on youtube and no one is making anyone go watch youtube videos the last time I checked.

Jason, thanks for the videos. Once you figure out how to stop the camera from auto focusing in and out every 10 seconds, I'll definitely watch some more. But the first 2 I watched (with the exception of the camera issue) where great videos for a beginner. Keep it up!!!

Peace, Defender
 
Hello everyone.
Here are the next three videos. This is fun. More in the pipeline but it takes a while to edit end render etc. i'll keep 'em coming.

Learn to play drums (21 of many) count ins, playing loudly and hearing protection
https://youtu.be/WpNWC3JrdLQ
Learn to play drums (22 of many) drum intros
https://youtu.be/rOFMGB3jpuU
Learn to play drums (23 of many) half bar fills
https://youtu.be/NtxJXU-l8vM
enjoy
j
 
I'd be interested to know what subjects you would be covering in your 'advanced' level videos were you to do any? Obviously you'd be demonstrating these concepts/ideas...
 
percusski said:
I'd be interested to know what subjects you would be covering in your 'advanced' level videos were you to do any? Obviously you'd be demonstrating these concepts/ideas...
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lol. you will just have to wait and see. I'm basically working my way through my curriculum that I wrote (leaving a few things out and summarising others as I go) but the curriculum goes all the way to grade 8 level stuff and beyond. my aim is to do 100 videos but my curriculum has well over 300 items so we will just have to see.

j

ps: thanks everyone else for the kind comments
 
next batch up. none more for a couple of weeks as I am on holiday now.

Learn to play drums (24 of many) beatboxing and two essential grooves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y68SbuVs2fE

Learn to play drums (25 of many) creative filters: subtraction & addition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTJTTYApTI0

Learn to play drums (26 of many) creative filters: substitution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Yrm8qjWTk

Learn to play drums (27 of many) sit up and subdivide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kUO9lAKwFA

Learn to play drums (28 of many) more subdivision work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb-8prnohRw


j
 
NUTHA JASON said:
why on earth would I want do that?
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Professionalism?

You might find that some parents might feel very uneasy if they were to discover both sides of things. I'm not saying you're not entitled to hold those beliefs and discuss them but some parents might feel there is a danger of you trying to evangelise their children. Certainly, if I were a parent and linked the two up I'd be having those thoughts - even though I'm sure that's not your intention.
 
BacteriumFendYoke said:
Professionalism?

You might find that some parents might feel very uneasy if they were to discover both sides of things. I'm not saying you're not entitled to hold those beliefs and discuss them but some parents might feel there is a danger of you trying to evangelise their children. Certainly, if I were a parent and linked the two up I'd be having those thoughts - even though I'm sure that's not your intention.
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I don't want this thread to become a religious thread but the question was asked. BFY can you understand that you are asking me to be more worried about what some parents think or about appearing professional than carrying out God's will - that his followers should take his message to all the nations. in essence telling me to not have faith videos mixed with drum videos is itself a religious statement. that the view that one must not express ones faith or even attempt to evangelise others is itself incredibly intolerant. I am not forcing anyone to watch my gospel videos - in fact the links on this thread are all to a specific playlist with only drum videos on it. if others then go digging around my channel they will find all sorts of topics - even how to make sushi and babootie. that is their choice. if I had to choose between making a political correct parent sensitive professional façade and honestly expressing what I know to be true then the choice is obvious to me. but that is that. please do not discuss anything else pertaining to faith on this thread as it is not in the off topic section and I will set up my youtube account as my conscious dictates is best. cheers.

j
p.s I'm happy to talk in PM about this but not on this thread as any more discussion of faith would be beyond the topic of my thread.
 
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Briefly - I'm not saying that you can't attempt to evangelise; my views on that are irrelevant.

I'm simply saying that some parents of pupils may find that difficult to reconcile and you could lose business over it if they had the conception that you may attempt to do that with their children - wherever your intentions lie.
 
NUTHA JASON said:
lol. you will just have to wait and see. I'm basically working my way through my curriculum that I wrote (leaving a few things out and summarising others as I go) but the curriculum goes all the way to grade 8 level stuff and beyond. my aim is to do 100 videos but my curriculum has well over 300 items so we will just have to see.

j

ps: thanks everyone else for the kind comments
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Don't think I can wait that long I'm afraid. Up to grade 8 isn't what I'd call advanced either, grade 8 is the end of intermediate training. Unfortunately too many 'teachers' with limited ability hide behind the illusion of grade 8 status which they think justifies their role...simply rehashing the same old limiting teaching material producing the next generation of the same. The sad fact being that the student is unaware of what they're getting in to. More often than not these 'teachers' have no real playing or recording experience other than the odd band here or there and certainly have done nothing to try to develop the art form.
 
percusski said:
Don't think I can wait that long I'm afraid. Up to grade 8 isn't what I'd call advanced either, grade 8 is the end of intermediate training. Unfortunately too many 'teachers' with limited ability hide behind the illusion of grade 8 status which they think justifies their role...simply rehashing the same old limiting teaching material producing the next generation of the same. The sad fact being that the student is unaware of what they're getting in to. More often than not these 'teachers' have no real playing or recording experience other than the odd band here or there and certainly have done nothing to try to develop the art form.
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I agree to a degree.
first though the grade system does give an external evaluation - at least a benchmark. someone who knows about drumming watches you play and says you are good. Too many people out there think they are a good or advanced drummer because:
- their mummy says so
- their band says so
- their teacher says so
- they say so of themselves.
all of these are biased.
but an examiner is more likely to give you something more standardised. its not perfect i'll grant and we really want a thumbs up from our peers and even our rivals to 'know' we have arrived. but that too is not always practical.

Grade eight is advanced these days but let's not split hairs. one man's advanced is another mans intermediate. even grade six has some very nice drumming in the rockschool syllabus - I was really enjoying teaching one of my pupils just a couple of weeks ago how to solo in the style of john Bonham over a compound time signature (4/4 and then 7/8 alternating bars with hit points).

as a teacher I think of my delivery like a three legged stool. I also manage and assess other drum and guitar teachers as part of my job. and I assess them and myself on these three 'legs':

1) curriculum - delivery of progressive information, fills, grooves, genres, rudiments and essential skills and techniques.

2) creativity - Enabling the pupil to work with the raw material given in curriculum teaching to modify and create new material and so advance the instrument as well as develop their own style and voice.

3) learning strategy - enable the pupil to teach themselves long after you stop teaching them. Give them systems of practice and deconstruction that will allow them to effectively learn and perfect their skill even when you are not there.

if any of these three are not being regularly taught and exercised in lessons then the overall teaching is poor. the stool falls over. watch all my vids and you will see a gradual accumulation not just of curricula but also creative ideas and learning strategies.
 
been a busy boy - more up now.

Learn to play drums (35 of many) 2 beat and trainbeat
https://youtu.be/18lMJ01gMvg
Learn to play drums (36 of many) hand to hand 16ths bass and snare variations
https://youtu.be/IgO7ah2LXaQ
Learn to play drums (37 of many) the fill test part one
https://youtu.be/d1Qc15GLaBk
Learn to play drums (38 of many) the fill test part two
https://youtu.be/4sAu5_GjrNU
Learn to play drums (39 of many) riderless grooves and the paradiddle
https://youtu.be/fFpbBgKbBdg
Learn to play drums (40 of many) working with a click metronome
https://youtu.be/g2TmMnu9agw
Learn to play drums (41 of many) paradiddle fills
https://youtu.be/AWZjTPXnaB0
Learn to play drums (42 of many) opening the hihat heel toe
https://youtu.be/tTr6e_Gjf3o
Learn to play drums (43 of many) stepping the hihat
https://youtu.be/VP0fUTHxlLA
 
Appreciate your time and effort. As a newbie it's people like you that are a source of inspiration and guidance for which I thank you.
 
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