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Steve Gadd, says composer extraorinaire Paul Simon, has a particularity: while he improvises he can recall a pattern that he just played and play it again exactly the same. It sounds like an obvious thing to do, but when you have the technique that he has, it becomes a veryRead More

We don’t want the teacher to get annoyed. But if the student has been told to slow down and he doesn’t: what to do? Well, I can explain it to you on the blog, or you can take lessons with me and I can show you in real time the solution to that sticky problem. MovingRead More

While the student is trying to do a difficult exercise on the instrument, music teacher will often fall back on this advice: Slow down. And, while the advice is great and most of the time exactly what is needed, it is not sometimes possible for the student to follow it. For oneRead More

I had many blogs on the subject of listening. You can go through some of them if you wish. Let’s put it in a social contest. I have learnt that when someone tells you his problems, it doesn’t mean he wants you to fix them. He might just want to say out loud what isRead More

Change is in the air. The light has changed. The brightness of summer has faded to a warm auburn color. Rain is here. And staying. But people’s lives is also subject to change. A lot of changes. A lot of dramatic changes for some. I know a few people that are struggling.Read More

The family band I share with my children made had a busy summer. I am very excited to show you the promo video we have. We are looking for gigs! Pass it around!Read More

Oh, ok, so now we’re ready to listen. Good! Sit down. Alrighty then. Same groove, same bass drum. Now. Try to make that bass drum blend. Yes: blend. Put it at the correct spot and the correct volume. Got it! Now play just that. Doesn’t it feel good? Look at theRead More

I’ll try to help you. Let’s take a groove. A simple groove. No. Not a groove on the drums. You don’t get to play yet. Let’s put that groove on the bass. Or the guitar, or the piano. It’s a groove. A repetitive rhythmic pattern that loops. Ok. NowRead More

Here comes this player. He’s a guy. It’s always a man. The male hormone. It’s strong. It’s unstoppable. And there he goes. He sits down at the kit. He grabs the sticks. Give him a few notes of bass or guitar or whatever and he’s going to throw theRead More