TALKING DRUMS

I just wanted to share the news with all of my students, because YOU are the reason I play in the first place!

"Get your kids to play drums, and watch how he/she improves in school, math especially." Watch their confidence rise with every performance, and new song learned".

If you know the beat, But you don't know when the verse changes to the hook, or when to expect the bridge, You aren't playing music.

If you are a parent, you probably have found out the hard way that children aren't the best at communicating their emotions in constructive and healthy ways. But there is a way to jumpstart the process of healthy emotional communication

SO, you need another reason to take introduce your child to online drum lessons? Listen to this. Doctors and scientists say Drumming Makes You Smarter

This isn't a blog talking about the intricacies of left hand independence. Or about whether or not there is an imbalance on the male to female ratio in the drumming community. NOPE! I just wanted you to know that you cant play the funky drummer beat.

Sounds counterproductive doesn't it? I mean, you can only teach what you have already learned, which means you cannot learn anything new when teaching. That sounds logical but it couldn't be further from the truth.

Most of us are stuck at home, and instead of learning something new, or binge watching the Handmaids Tale, Drummers are sitting down at there sets again.

As an educator for over 20 years, and especially while doing online drum lessons, the most asked question i get from parents is "What do I need to buy in order to get my child started?"

For some reason, playing the drums, or even fantasizing about being a great "rock drummer", or someones favorite "church drummer", is just for boys - lets change that!

Free online intro drum lessons proved to be the relief parents needed, and the fun, educational distraction the kids needed. what a partnership!