Fishnmusicn
Senior Member
I'm just wondering, I don't think it's necessarily so, but I think if you play well it helps.
I responded to an ad on Craigslist for drum lessons just to see what the guy was about, lots of mention about using drum method books that were listed, the Moeller technique, etc., a very large buildup.
I always request to hear any examples of the ad posters playing. I was really kind of taken aback with the actual playing of this guy - it just really wasn't all that good and sounded like all the other not so good drummers out there, just very mediocre, and the level of musicians he played with were also subpar.
With all the hype in the ad about chopbuilding and getting a killer beat, I was hoping to hear some of that but to no avail.
We emailed back and forth a bit, and I tried to give him my opinion without getting too critical, but it would have been better having heard his playing, not to respond. Actually I did just that, but he emailed me after he hadn't heard, and I gave him my honest opinion which set him off.
His main point back to me was that he didn't have to be a good player to teach, he could convey his teaching style to his students and get them to learn. It made sense to me, but it still bugs me that he doesn't play all that well.
Just wondering what the consensus might be regarding how well a teacher plays, maybe it comes down more to how well they teach... Still disappointing to me when I wasn't hearing what he was claiming in his playing...
Fishnmusicn
I responded to an ad on Craigslist for drum lessons just to see what the guy was about, lots of mention about using drum method books that were listed, the Moeller technique, etc., a very large buildup.
I always request to hear any examples of the ad posters playing. I was really kind of taken aback with the actual playing of this guy - it just really wasn't all that good and sounded like all the other not so good drummers out there, just very mediocre, and the level of musicians he played with were also subpar.
With all the hype in the ad about chopbuilding and getting a killer beat, I was hoping to hear some of that but to no avail.
We emailed back and forth a bit, and I tried to give him my opinion without getting too critical, but it would have been better having heard his playing, not to respond. Actually I did just that, but he emailed me after he hadn't heard, and I gave him my honest opinion which set him off.
His main point back to me was that he didn't have to be a good player to teach, he could convey his teaching style to his students and get them to learn. It made sense to me, but it still bugs me that he doesn't play all that well.
Just wondering what the consensus might be regarding how well a teacher plays, maybe it comes down more to how well they teach... Still disappointing to me when I wasn't hearing what he was claiming in his playing...
Fishnmusicn