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Understanding Rhythm: The Tie
The Tie is a curved line that connects two notes together. Only the first note is played, but is held for the duration of the two notes involved. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Ed Soph
"When I was four or five", remembers 30 year-old drummer Ed Soph, "I started taking piano, but I was also fooling around with the drums. I was lucky to have a supportive family; my father would put on his Dixieland…
Catching up with Trigger Hippy's Steve Gorman
“You can make up a lot of ground when you don’t know what you’re up against,” Steve Gorman says to Modern Drummer over brunch in downtown Nashville. Given the fact that the drummer didn’t start playing until he was twenty-one…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop - What Does An Arranger, Composer Look For In A Drummer?
Jay Corre is an internationally known composer, arranger, and performer. He has performed with Buddy Rich, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra to name a few. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Catching Up With... Godsmack's Shannon Larkin
The massive success of Godsmack’s 2010 comeback album, The Oracle, kept the band on the road for nearly two years and produced the tour document Live & Inspired, which includes a four-song bonus disc of classic-rock covers. The band members…
Drivers Seat - Playing In a Section
The rhythm section is the hear t of the Jazz Ensemble and like its counterpart in our body, cannot be abused. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Catching Up With... Lady Antebellum's Chris Tyrrell
After twenty years as a pro drummer, Lady Antebellum’s Chris Tyrrell has developed a certain worldview. “My strengths revolve around my desire for each song to feel good,” he says, “so my philosophy is that I want to be felt,…
Complete Percussionist
Rolling is the term used in reference to sustaining sounds on drums. Each percussion instrument has its own techniques of rolling—each unique, but yet each similar in many ways. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Show & Studio
At one point in your drumming career, you're apt to ask yourself, how can I earn more money? The answer may be, become a percussionist. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Teacher's Forum: A Logical Approach To Teaching The Roll
by Forrest Clark Forrest Clark has performed with the Utah Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded with Leopold Stowkowski, Igor Stravinsky and Bruno Walter among others, and is the author of the Encyclopedia…
Shop Talk
It's really sad to say that throughout my years of professional playing, I've come across so many excellent drummers who don't take the time to care for their instrument. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Drum Soloist
Joe Morello, ranks among the "greats" of jazz drumming. He has won the respect and admiration of every drummer who takes his instrument seriously. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
The One-Thousand Year Old Duffy Jackson
When Duffy Jackson was 4, he started playing on stage. When he was 6, he appeared on major network TV with the late Gene Krupa. By the age of 9, he had already played with hundreds of famous musicians that…
Rock Perspectives
Rock is now over twenty years old and so are the techniques of rock drumming. Years ago, the simplicity of rock was looked down upon by the astute musician. Today, rock has become extremely complex and progressive. TO READ THE…
