Day: January 19, 2017

There are all kinds of students. And, from the novice to the pro, I seem to get the whole catalog. But– the truly fascinating ones are the ones who claim to have no rhythm. These are the special cases, and they often seek piano and drum lessons in Chicago to break through their self-doubt. What…

I am about to touch on a taboo subject. Something that musicians do not talk about usually. A lot of my colleagues, drum teachers or gigging drummers practice that taboo on a regular basis. The course of their life goes something like this. At two, while listening to music, their face lights up and they…

3 months.  Maybe 6 months. On drums,  within the first 4 lessons,  one should be able to play along a bunch of songs. On piano,  depending on the style of music,  a month of moderate practice would give the player the chord progression of a few tunes, maybe even the basis of improvisation and enough…