Education Resources
Quick Percussion Clips: Flams & Accent Taps
Breaking down a Flam and an Accent Tap to teach clarity of each rudiment.
Quick Percussion Clips: Triplet Buzz Roll
Bringing some order to the buzz roll, and how to practice it.
Quick Percussion Clips: Timpani Rolls
Sometimes student timpani players get sloppy and play undefined rolls. This video shows how to correct this and get clear, crisp rolls.
Music Practice Coach Fit Tip: Listening
Having musical role models is important for every musician. They got us interested in music in the first place and can be a constant source of inspiration and...
Quick Percussion Clips: Timpani Practice With Pads
Tips on helping multiple timpani players practice together at the same time–with only one set of timpani!
Music Practice Coach Fit Tips: Fear
These exercises can take you out of your comfort zone and force you to face your fears. Three of the most common fears are fear of failure, fear of success and fear...
Music Practice Coach Fit Tip: Playing For Fun (THE 80/20 Principle)
The fastest way for us to progress is to spend the majority of our time working on the things that don’t sound very good. Ideally, we should spend 80% of our practice...
Physical Chops
Professional musicians use the term “chops” as a general word describing their physical and/or musical abilities. It’s a good, all purpose word, so you’ll see it...
Technology In The Classroom
I’ll confess: I am old school and often have to have students help with computer issues. Using technology for the sake of using technology is pointless. With that...
