Educational Articles

Over 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.

I 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.

All 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.

Check out a review of Stanton Moore’s Groove Alchemy DVD and Book – given from a drum teacher’s perspective.

Playing 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.

When all is said and done, how proficient we are on our instrument is not determined by how long we practice, but by how efficient and productive our practice time is.