Ever since I’ve started music, I don’t think I’ve gone through one week without discovering something new about it. I’ll talk about a couple of those revelation that describe pretty well the kind of mental earthquake I can sometimes go through. I came to the New World in 1987. I landed in Boston to attend…

How do you deal with kids who do not practice? Week after week, they sit at the instrument shoulders slumped and no results to show. Even if they are in summer vacation with nothing else to do, they didn’t touch the keys or the drums all week long. I know that in those situation some…

I was watching a podcast with a famous drummer. Let’s call him Bob. Bob is one of those players that are a living legend among musicians. He has performed on stage or in the studio with the best and most famous. He has been at the very top of the drumming art since the 80’s.…

I failed. It didn’t take long. The firm resolution I took yesterday morning was pretty much gone by the afternoon. I watched a movie. The whole thing. It wasn’t an old French movie either. Should I consider that progress? No. I think I am more in the category of people who collect the “before” picture…

I have decided to stop the screen. We all have different habits in the digital world. Mine is mainly YouTube and old French movies. I used to dedicate three to four hours to these activities almost every day. Sometimes, If I had a truly lazy day, that’s all I would be doing. In general, almost…