We have a site for Gregory Tech Drum Center in Yardley, PA which is in Lower Makefield in Bucks County. It will take a few months to build out the studio, but it’s exciting. We’ll have more space and it will be fun planning the actual layout...
Read moreGregory Tech Drum Center Has Moved!
I have officially moved back East and am in the process of locating a great new location for my drum and recording studio. This has been a large undertaking with many challenges, and I’m looking forward to more adventures. I really miss teaching...
Read moreThe Dotted Quarter Note
I’m starting to put together a playlist highlighting musical examples of the dotted quarter note rhythm, especially in 4/4 (or Common Time). This is a really fun rhythm to explore and yet I have found that it can be a hard one for students...
Read moreDrumming and Taking Lessons
Some musicians stop taking lessons at a certain point. I want to keep learning, so I buy DVD’s, books, and listen to lots of music. I also brush up (pun intended) on things with drummers and drum teachers. Recently, I heard a classical trained...
Read moreKeep Learning
The more I know, the more I know that I don’t know — or something like that. Drumming (and music more generally), is so broad and there is so much out there that I haven’t mastered. This can get frustrating, daunting and downright depressing...
Read moreTake Time to Breathe
As drummers, it can be far too easy to play without considering our breathing. Contrary to a saxophone or trumpet, e.g., the drum set does not require that we use our lungs to produce the sound. I have listened to many recordings and live...
Read moreBeing Thankful
I had a nice Thanksgiving with family this year and am reminded of how truly lucky I am to be surrounded by loving people. I am truly fortunate and I try not to forget that. On Black Friday, I was at The St. Julien Hotel and Spa in Boulder...
Read moreStay Humble
I saw Antonio Sanchez & Migration last weekend at Dazzle in Denver. Dazzle is a nice place and it was a fantastic setting in which to see this band. Daniel Feinberg of kuvo posted this on his Facebook page: Unforgettable, Mind-Expanding...
Read moreMusic, Drumming and Adjectives
Many adjectives and phrases can used to describe a musician’s and/or band’s performance. Quite a few of these seem to be very popular: they killed it; they were smokin’; or she was on fire! One problem for me is what to do with that information...
Read moreLive Radio Show
Here’s a quick blurb and a link to a radio show I did with The Anthony Russo Band on Denver’s kgnu radio station recently. Curtis Hawkins is on bass. Anthony and the band start around 2:05:22. Enjoy!
Read moreIt’s All in the Details
People contact me for gigs in various ways: email; text messages; Facebook Messenger and cell phone. Not only do I respond as quickly as possible, but I take my time reading emails and texts. The initial text may list a certain date and then the...
Read moreMake It Easy
Today’s post — Make It Easy refers to being easy to be around. Be nice to other people — bandmates, patrons of the bar/restaurant where you’re performing, stage hands, sound technicians, bartenders, other “worker bees” and, quite frankly...
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