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Teacher Spotlight: Tim Connolly
March 18, 2011Each month, we take a closer look at one of the teachers involved in our Teacher Integration Program. This month we take a look at Canada’s Tim Connolly.
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Playing in Time: Transitions by Jayson Brinkworth
February 7, 2011Our goal when playing music should be to play with emotion, feel and passion, but we also can’t lose sight of the consistent space between each of our notes. This is where our years of practice with the metronome come into play.
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Chart Interpretation for the Young Jazz Band Drummer, by Michael Sekelsky
January 13, 2011The word interpretation takes on many meanings when used in the same sentence with jazz band drummer or big band chart. For musicians, interpretation refers to the musical decisions the artist makes in order to express the written music.
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Teacher Spotlight: Andy Luescher
January 12, 2011Each month we spotlight a different teacher from our Teacher Integration Program. This month we look at Switzerland’s Andy Luescher.
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Product Spotlight – Wicked Beats DVD by Gil Sharone
January 12, 2011The new DVD by Gil Sharone, Wicked Beats, is an in-depth look at the development of Jamaican Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae drumming. As Gil points out in his intro segment, these styles are seemingly simple on the surface, but many technically advanced drummers have a difficult time playing these beats convincingly.
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The Art of the Substitute Teacher
December 15, 2010There is one teaching situation that still puts me on edge – substituting for another teacher. It presents its own set of unique challenges and opportunities that are worth taking a deeper look at.
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The Teaching Chain by Rob Hirons
November 16, 2010I’ve been thinking about the whole process of teaching and the passing of knowledge and skills to others. This got me thinking about the subject of teaching, and specifically the imagined teaching “chain” that can exist in our minds.
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Artist or Craftsman? by Mike Sorrentino
August 18, 2010Artist or Craftsman? That’s kind of a strange question, but it’s one I’ve been thinking about for almost a year.
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Teacher Spotlight:Rob Hirons
August 10, 2010Each month Hudson Music features a different teacher from our Teacher Integration Program. This month we take a look at France’s Rob Hirons.
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Teacher Spotlight: Jim Farey
July 14, 2010Each month, Hudson Music features a different teacher from our Teacher Integration Program (TIP). This month, we focus on Jim Farey from Nottingham, England.
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You May Be Speaking, But Is It Really Your Own Voice?
July 13, 2010To be able to express oneself at the drumset is an important part of playing music. And yet, how many times do we so desperately want to say something to someone but we hold back from saying what is really in our head?
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