Whether we are aware or not, all professional musicians are entrepreneurs. Being a pro musician is the same as being a business owner. We teach music, play gigs, compose and arrange songs, practice, work with clients, hire others, and a thousand other tasks. Thinking of ourselves as not only musicians but business owners might [...]
During my college days, learning to drum was simple. My only job at the time was to get better at my instrument, and this single focus made it much easier to grow skills quickly. I had hours of free time dedicated to practicing, I was surrounded by music, and there were world class instructors [...]
It's a common pain for every drummer. You've practiced the same drum lick over a thousand times at all tempos. You swear you could do it in your sleep. But when it comes time to bust it out on stage at your sweet coverband gig, you completely blow it. Considering the amount of time [...]
One of the most common questions I get from students is "When should I start learning jazz?". Ever since I can remember, jazz drumming has been stigmatized as being the epitome of drumming skill. And rightly so. Jazz is hard! It appears that the word has gotten out to even non-musicians that learning to [...]
"The only difference between you and myself is that I've had more time to practice." This was said to me by one of my drum professors when I was complaining about my progress with learning the drums. At the time, his words didn't speak to me as much. But that was a while ago, [...]
