Comfort Zone

I am in my comfort zone when playing the drum set. Not so much, when playing hand percussion. Yet, I play more and more Early Music gigs where I need to play tambourine, frame drums, and other percussion. Listening to the masters gives me an idea...

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Happy 2019

Happy New Year to everyone! 2019 is here! I just received a nice email from a good friend who talked about working on some pretty hard stuff — Joe Morello’s Master Studies and Ted Reed’s Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern...

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Drum Teachers

Today, one of my drum students asked me about the number of different drum teachers I’ve had. So, I decided to make a list: Thomas Search Ted Fulte Joe Hunt Jun Saito Skip Hadden Ed Kaspik Alan Dawson Kenwood Dennard Buster Bailey Frankie...

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Teaching Drums

I have been teaching drums for quite a while at this point, yet in never ceases to amaze me when a student starts to get it. This may be something as basic as their first drum beat, fill, or even their first snare drum etude. It just always gets...

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And Repeat

Just when I think I have some things together on the drum set, something else comes along that trips me up. While this obviously frustrates me, I strive to embrace the process. I find that it helps if I allow myself to feel whatever amount of...

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