Hudson Music TIP
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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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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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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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Technology and Teaching by Richard Wilson
July 2, 2010This article is about embracing technology to get the most out of your time, students, staff and also to help get ahead of the competition.
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Joe Morello: TIP Lifetime Achievement Award
June 15, 2010On June 3rd, Hudson Music and a select group of drumming artists gathered to present Joe Morello with the first Hudson Music TIP Lifetime Achievement award.
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Drumming and Spinal Health by Chris DeRosa
June 14, 2010Over years of practice and performing, the repetitive movements we do create some strain and stress on individual body parts and muscles. I had this unlucky situation come to my attention recently.
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Phrasing by Fran Merante
June 7, 2010I would like to share with you a phrasing concept. I was listening to some stuff that Vinnie Colaiuta did with Frank Zappa and there I was again – shaking my head and rolling my eyes. Well one day I became courageous and asked myself how he does it.
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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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Drum Kit Ergonimics and Practice Thoughts
May 14, 2010Playing the drums is great fun and a cool way of exercising at the same time. One very important aspect to get right as soon as possible is ergonomics.
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Featured Teacher: David Stanoch
May 11, 2010This month Hudson Music’s TIP takes a look at David Stanoch, of the Twin Ciites of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
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