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I once did a show where after all was done I asked the lead singer if the drums were ok? She said, 'Honestly, I didn't even think about...

Thanks for the mentions and links you guys. A few of my favorites-- that spotify list is good too...

a few of my favorites in 3/4 ... great that you are doing this my friend ... and this one beautifully alternating from 3/4 to 4/4

Playalongs serve a purpose, they just don't duplicate real playing. You can practice playing some notes with them. I use them as an...

Learning to read isn't the only reason to use it-- there's a total concept involved that's the foundation of everything you do on the...

Agree. What we don't know we don't know. A quality teacher can see immediately where you're going wrong - something that may takes...

Listen to a lot of records, and play with people as much as you can. If anyone in your area is playing music live right now, go see them...

Get private lessons with a competent player-- via skype/zoom/facetime right now, obviously. The online products that don't involve live...

Kurt Vonnegut on why you do things: “When I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the...

This is where you have to use your ingenuity to figure out what you *can* teach them. If they can’t do what you’re trying to get them to...

Since Jeff is too classy to link to it: Buy The Level System. That thing I clipped was from Dahlgren & Fine's Accent on Accents.

Edit: I didn’t realize this was an old question, but the information is still relevant Edit: Todd submitted his reply slightly before...

There is nothing I would change at all, we live, we work and we die.

Old question, but learn the level system-- where the rebound of each stroke stops at the right height for the following stroke. Nothing...

This is ordinary technique, no special technique required. You just need to get the beater off the drum quickly after the first note, so...