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Product Spotlight: Ultimate Drum Lessons Series
April 12, 2011In late 2010, Hudson Music launched our new “Ultimate Drum Lessons” compilation series. Pulling from our vast catalog of video footage, we have assembled topic-specific programs. Rather than focus on a single player or tackle a wide scope of subjects, each of these titles addresses a particular skill or genre of drumming.
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Teacher Spotlight: Louis Sellers
April 11, 2011Each month we take a look at a member of our Teacher Integration Program. This month we spotlight the UK’s Louis Sellers.
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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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Setting Your Teaching Fee
September 13, 2010Unless you are in the enviable position of being independently wealthy (good for you!) you probably are looking to make a portion of your income from teaching. Let’s take a look at some ideas regarding how to structure your business so you can make the most of your time.
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Exploring the Learning Process by Adam Hay
August 3, 2010With drumming, the quickest way to learn something is to actually slow things down. Never try to learn something at the tempo you ultimately want to be able to play it at!
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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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Teacher Spotlight: Eduardo Guedes
June 11, 2010Each month Hudson Music spotlights one of our TIP members. This month we take a look at New York’s Eduardo Guedes.
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Swingin’ Transitions For Drummers by Keith Hall
May 26, 2010All of us have either listened to or played in a young jazz group and that we are well aware of that awkward point in the music when the drum-fill transition approaches. Recently, I have begun writing specific transitions and fills for my drum students to use as a springboard for their own creativity.
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Teacher Spotlight – Chris Lesso
April 15, 2010Each month, Hudson Music features a different teacher from our Teacher Integration Program (TIP). This month, we focus on Chris Lesso, from Toronto, Canada.
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Clave Conundrum: Which View To Choose?
April 7, 2010After being fortunate enough to have seen a number of the most influential Latin percussionists of our time play simply astounding music, I encountered a sort of musical puzzle. The polyrhythmic prevalence of 3 over 2 and 3 over 4 has intrigued me and prompted me to document a combination I had yet to see on paper.
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TIP Newsletter: January 2010
January 15, 2010Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2010 brings you health, wealth and a busy calendar of drumming! There are a lot of new and exciting things happening for us here at Hudson and the TIP. Let me bring you up to speed on a few of them.
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Skip Hadden on The New Method for Afro-Cuban Drumming
January 15, 2010A review of Jimmy Branly’s “The New Method for Afro-Cuban Drumming”, presented by Skip Hadden.
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Let’s Get Technical!
January 9, 2010Smokin’ Chops. Many of us want them but few are fortunate enough to have them. On the other hand, there are those who think you don’t need much technique to play the drumset or that it just gets in the way. For this session of Drum Masters we asked some of today’s most respected drummers why they think working on hand and foot technique is important. According to them, it’s essential to becoming a better player and well worth the effort. Here’s a sampling of what they said.
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Summer Sale at Hudson Digital!
June 19, 2009Most videos are now just $2.99! Most Play-Alongs are now just $1.99! Classic Clips just $1.49! This is your chance to pick up some great lesson and play-along downloads from the Hudson Digital collection!
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Go Practice!
May 1, 2009How many times have you heard your teacher or mom or dad say this and you think to yourself, “OK, now what?”. When I took lessons as a young student many years ago, I constantly asked this question. I would go to my room, pick up my sticks, and play around a little thinking I had “practiced”, but when I got to my next lesson I never played my assignments as well as I wanted. Has this happened to you? It can be very frustrating! So, I thought I would share with you some fun practice ideas you can use throughout the week before your next lesson to better prepare. Because when you play well in your lesson, the lesson is much more fun! Give them a shot and see what you think!
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Making The Most of Your Practice Time
April 1, 2009You put a lot of time, effort, and expense into learning to play the best that you can. And you know that the best way to get even better is the same way you get to Carnegie Hall (at least according to the old joke)-practice, practice, practice. But, bad practice is not much better than no practice at all. Make all your hard work pay off by practicing smart. Don’t just log in long hours of unfocused and unproductive flailing. Here are some suggestions to help you make the most out of your practice time. Follow them, and your practice will be more efficient, more effective, and (sometimes) more fun.
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