Archive for May, 2008

Changing the sub-head on this blog

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I started this blog with an intention of Cataloging and reviewing every music learning course I could find.
My subhead was “Your no-nonsense guide to what’s hot and what’s not”.
I havn’t been comfortable with the content that I’ve been putting up, because it hasn’t accurately reflected that.
You see… I’m not a person who likes saying negative [...]

An Online or Software Metronome

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Are you looking for a metronome that you can use on your computer?
Metronomes used to be big, bulky things with a mechanical action, and even the first electronic ones were quite big and heavy.
Nowadays, you can get software metronomes which will do exactly the same thing, and you can get them almost for FREE.
I’ve tried [...]

Learning the Drum Rudiments

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

If you’ve been playing the drums for a little while, you’ll know that the Drum Rudiments are one of the most essential parts of learning to play the Drums
Drum Rudiments are specific patterns that the sticks play that make up the various beats and fills that the drummer uses in a song.
To master the Drum [...]

Advanced Drum Music Sheets

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Truly some of the best advanced drum music sheets I’ve found recently have been in the Advanced book from The Rock Drumming System by Jared Falk.
The Rock Drumming system advanced book contains complex drum music sheets including Crossover Exercises, Open/Close Hi-hat patterns and Linear Beats.
If you really want to accelerate your Rock Drumming you’ll [...]

learning to play drums

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

If you’ve been learning to play drums just a little while, and feel like you’re a bit “stuck in a rut” with your drumming, then perhaps the Intermediate book from the Rock Drumming System might be the right ticket for you to advance your drumming carreer.
In the Intermediate book from The Rock Drumming system you’ll learn all about Ghost [...]

Music Computer Games - Fun or good learning?

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Just recently there has been an explosion of interest in music computer games, such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
Of course I have my own opinions on the value of these sort of games from a real education standpoint - but I’d love to hear from you about it.
I’d really love to hear from people [...]