Can Feel Be Taught, or Is It a Gift? Unlike certain aspects of drumming, suchas timing, technique, and dynamics, developing a drummer’s sense of groove or feel can be somewhat of an ambiguous task. Even more obscuring is the debate that arises among the drumming community over whether groove can be developed in the first place or if it’s a natural ability. Our readers and social media followers recently joined in on the discussion, and here are some of their thoughts. Having seen it as a student at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles in the late ’80s, I can attest that people can learn to groove. However, there’s a subtle difference between a drummer with a natural, soulful groove and someone that shed for hours along to [Toto’s] “Rosanna.” But it can be subjective, because what grooves for one person may not for another. Greg Levine It’s a matter […]