I get asked a lot to teach drum lessons. Many times, it's parents or such wanting lessons for their kids or an adult who wants to get back into the game. I often point people into this direction: Lesson one: Any teacher is better than no teacher. If you're unsure about who to go to, I'd start at a local music store that offers lessons. These stores put their reputation on the lines with ...

It's Spring Break here at VISIBLE SCHOOL, so while we're off partying (ha!), enjoy this classic Drummer Talk episode that originally aired February 6, 2006. ---------- We talk about teaching with week as Carter, iMac and I discourse on everything from educating philosophies to accounting software for the beginning teacher.  Show Notes

Our good friends over at DrummerCafe.com have posted up a GREAT online lesson on playing the linear groove by Zigaboo Modeliste on "Cissy Strut" by The Meters.  You owe it to yourself to check this out!!

Steve Gadd performing one the classic drum solos of all time – "Crazy Army." This is from his instructional video, Up Close. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=rXzvYcCb248] Here is a variation performed at PASIC 2005 in Columbus. You can read listen to our review of of this clinic from our PASIC 2005 Recap podcast (Part III) episode. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=rKvI0qSMJl0]

This past Friday (Feb 28th), several of us Visible School drummers saw Jojo Mayer in clinic at the Memphis Drum Shop. Let me tell you... it was a sight to see. After the typical introductions from his sponsors, Jojo began giving a brief history of drummers and the lineage of drumming from old school Dixie-land jazz to modern rock. He asserted that anytime something big was happening in music, there was a great drummer that was ...

Big Time is Billy Ward's first Drum instructional dvd and really redefined what a drum instructional could be. It's not as out there as Brain's drum instructional videos, but within 20 seconds of viewing you know that this is definitely something very different from the rest. Big Time mostly takes place in Billy's studio in Long Island City where you look in on him giving a clinic to a few of his private students. I'll ...

Hudson Music has put out a dvd called "The Art of Playing with Brushes." Not to be confused with Clayton Cameron's "The Living Art of Brushes" or his "Brushworks" products. Incase you are wondering, no, Clayton Cameron doesn't appear at all in this dvd. First off this DVD isn't for beginning brush players and it certainly isn't brushes' answer to "Secret Weapons for the Modern Drummer." A brainchild of Steve Smith and Adam Nussbaum, this dvd ...

We wax philosophical this week and discuss drummers and musicianship. Also, the guys gives us the lowdown on the recent Russ Miller clinic, and Ian rants about tipping your waiter! Show Notes

Today we talk all about drumline and things you need to get started in drumline/corps style playing. Also, Paul Skidmore joins us in house and talks about being a drumline instructor. Show Notes

We talk about teaching with week as Carter, iMac and I discourse on everything from educating philosophies to accounting software for the beginning teacher.  Show Notes