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Improvisations on musical conversations. If you have to ask, you probably won't get it.

You will learn more about playing jazz in two weeks of live playing than you will learn in a year of book study. There are no shortcuts. If there are no opportunities to play with others where you live, playing along with recorded music is the next best thing.

The problem with scientific evidence is that if science cannot measure a quality then science does not consider it to exist.

Talent is the speed at which you are able to learn. ~Buhaina Art Blakey Some are born with more talent than others. I was born with natural talent, loads of it. That didn't make me a better person than anyone. It enabled me to advance at a much quicker pace. Study refined my talent. Study...

Crashing the "1" after a fill can be a crutch for a lot of drummers, especially beginners who fall into the bad habit of over-crashing the "1" out of fear of losing it. It's the best way to kill a pocket when the band is in a deep groove. Then again, it won't make a difference to a basher...

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Salut, Baz.

If the "bad" musician's playing is impeding you from playing your best then you might want to pass. On the other hand, if you can focus on the good parts and play your best, it might be worth doing until something better comes up.

There is treatment for this.

If the kit was purchased at a drum store, return the snare to them and have them tension and adjust it. It's going to be much easier seeing how it's done rather than working through online instructions.

Coles Notes version: Don't build it on the second floor. Build it in the basement. Essentially, it will be a room within a room. 1 - You want to build a "quiet room"; no sound leaks in, no sound leaks out. e.g., door(s) and windows need to be tightly sealed. 2- Room acoustics and treatments...

Why complicate your life and your playing? The best formula for successful gigs is to be yourself and do what you do to the best of your ability. When you try to impress others, that's the impression you make. Impress yourself. You'll be better off.

'73 Gretsch 6½ wood shell WMP, loaned to a "friend", never saw either of them again.

If drums and music are your passion, it doesn't matter if they don't understand. You only go around once. Do it for yourself. They'll survive, so will you.

I'm no savant but that's how I learned. I was banging on a toy drum at five and was thirteen when I first sat behind a set of drums and played. with a band. It's in the blood.

Lugging a 500 lb Hammond and Leslie around is a drag until you're set up, cooking with hot B3 grease, tenor sax and guitar. Then it's all worth it.

If you're not confident you can pull it off, don't do it. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

... when the nightclub owner says his wife gets to sing a few tunes.

Transposing a key signature from major to minor (or vice versa) would completely change the tune.