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In the Studio: A Lesson in Sight-Reading (VIDEO)

December 2011 photo by Mike Monseur In The Studio A Lesson in Sight-Reading Fifty Big Band Arrangements in Four Days by Michael Dawson Army Blues drummer, and MD contributing writer, Steve Fidyk makes his living playing big band music, so sight-reading…

Modern Drummer
Oct 18, 2011

Ride Cymbal Phrasing: How Grip and Fulcrum Impact Your Sound (VIDEO)

November 2011 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Ride Cymbal Phrasing: How Grip and Fulcrum Impact Your Sound by Steve Fidyk Here’s a video demonstration of the three ride cymbal grips discussed in my latest article. https://vimeo.com/117291798 For transcriptions and additional insight into…

Modern Drummer
Sep 20, 2011

Relative Tempo: Click-Shifting Exercises to Improve Your Sense of Time

August 2011 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Relative Tempo: Click-Shifting Exercises to Improve Your Sense of Time by Steve Fidyk This article discusses ways to improve your sense of timing by shifting a quarter-note click to each 8th-note-triplet or 16th-note subdivision. Here’s…

Modern Drummer
Jun 21, 2011

Joe Morello: 1928–2011

No one has done more to reveal the inner science and outer beauty of odd time signatures than the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s beloved drummer. Friend and student Steve Fidyk created this fitting musical tribute. Click here to view the complete transcription…

Modern Drummer
May 17, 2011

Steve Fidyk’s Tribute to Joe Morello

May 2011 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Rudimental Jazz Revisited by Steve Fidyk Army Blues drummer and MD contributor Steve Fidyk plays a 5/4 drum solo dedicated to his longtime teacher, Joe Morello. See Fidyk’s two-part educational column based on Morello’s recently…

Modern Drummer
Mar 16, 2011
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