Each 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.

Each 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.
With 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!
Each month, Hudson Music features a different teacher from our Teacher Integration Program (TIP). This month, we focus on Jim Farey from Nottingham, England.
Each month Hudson Music spotlights one of our TIP members. This month we take a look at New York’s Eduardo Guedes.
This month Hudson Music’s TIP takes a look at David Stanoch, of the Twin Ciites of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
As a drum instructor, I’ve seen my role and purpose expand greatly over the past few years. In its simplest form, teaching others was a way to share my knowledge of the instrument, and, hopefully, earn a living in the process. However, I’ve come to realize that educating means so much more than just explaining notes on a page or sharing a few concepts I picked up from my own experience. While every generation surely feels the same about the ones that follow, I must say that kids today are different. In this article I’ll outline some of those differences. I’ll also offer a few ideas that I’ve incorporated to better serve my students -who may be, after all, artists of the future.