Tag: Chicago drum teacher

  • The lazy summer.

    Oh, how I would like to do nothing all day, bask in the sun, go to the beach, come back to grill a few things on the Barbie and spend the evening reading a book that’s both easy and entertaining. I remember the summers of my youth. I used to do just that: nothing. And…

  • Where does it all come from?

    Where does music come from? Actually, I am talking about American music, the one you can play with a drum set (which is an American invention, by the way). Do you know? The common idea is that melody and harmony came from Europe and the rhythm was originally from Africa. There is some truth to…

  • Deadly Trivia

    Did you know that Johann Sebastian Bach, among all the great in music, is one of the few who got to enjoy a long life? He was 65 years old when he passed. Mozart it is said was buried in an unnamed grave as a pauper. What is not as well known is the reason…

  • At the beginning.

    I have been studying and teaching music for a long time and I can now say confidently that there is nothing more important than the beginning. The decision to take music lessons is always momentous, isn’t it? You were just another woman/man in the crowd and, all of the sudden, you’ve decided to claim your…

  • Recording.

    If you ever play an instrument you might wonder what the end goal is. I’ll tell you a possible one: recording. If you are able to record what you paly on the piano or the drums without any mistakes, you can be proud of yourself. The fact is that microphones do not lie. More than…

  • Why would you take private music lessons?

    I am sure that among the people interested in studying an instrument some are wondering why they should go to a teacher. Oh boy! Do I have some answers for you! Stick around, pull up a chair. Here we go. Learning music with a teacher is a tradition that’s a few centuries old now. Pupils…

  • When you get in the zone.

    I am not sure if my title is correct. Do we still call it “the zone” these days? Or is it that we are “hot”? Or that we “groove”? I am sometimes lost in the hip English lingo. Forgive me, I’m French. What I am talking about is that particular state when everything falls into…

  • The King is dead, long live the King!

    Google used to be the dominant platform to get your name out there. Small businesses like mine would rely heavily on the traffic they would get to survive or even thrive. Apparently that isn’t true anymore. Google has changed and isn’t the best way to make yourself known. It was not a good news for…

  • When to push.

    The answers is always. That’s it, that’s my blog for today. Thank you very much, see you next blog, don’t forget to like and subscribe. All right, ok, I’ll calm down. When do you push? Good question. Another question: what do you push? Let’s cut to the chase and say you are practicing and you…

  • What is important in music?

    Music is a very abstract art. Once the notes have disappeared we’re left with just the memory. Yet, we, as musicians, sweat out the details. That’s because we try to make the listener’s memories last forever. We think that if we craft the notes with more thoughts behind them, we will have a better chance…