Allow me to be a little vulnerable here, but when I see someone who has accomplished so much more than I have in the activity, I feel so extremely inferior that my imposter syndrome doesn't even allow me to say "hello" to them...I'm sure you feel this to some extent.
Read MoreBasically, the reason why I haven't been posting content lately is that I've just been exhausted from creating other people's content; I just didn't have any more mental bandwidth left to create my own stuff.
Read MoreI love Flam Drags! I often tell the story of WHY I love Flam Drags and it's probably because it took more almost an entire year to be able to play them, while it took a friend of mine who joined our HS Drumline later than me maybe like a few days…
Read MoreI don't know about you, but I love to drum stuff I can do well and feed off that positive feedback loop. Hey, I think it's extremely helpful for your confidence and your overall mental health as a growing musician.
Read MoreI have suffered from lower back pain long after my marching days ended and when I brought this up to my trainer while doing exercises, she introduced me to a foam roller and how to stretch out my IT Band.
What were the results?
Read MoreIt sounds crazy to think that sucking at something is cause for celebration. But it's all about perspectives right? For me as an instructor, I'm always looking for imperfections in how a Student drums, and when I find one, I celebrate!
Read MoreSo what I wanted to do today is share with you all some very simple and easy steps on how to shoot dope drumming/teaching videos for social media! I hope these are helpful for you in your creation of content :)
Read MoreOver the years, I have really tried to do my best to study the psychology behind the music and drumming and why certain things happen or why students do things a certain way. What I have found is that drumming and psychology are very much related!
Read MoreSome people respond positively to negative feedback, but others could shut down from this approach. So it is important to not always use a negative spin on this for that reason. It could eventually turn into those students no longer having fun with drumming as a result.
Read MoreOne way I like to relate learning music to other life scenarios would be similar to when you meet someone for the first time, and then the next time you see them weeks later, and you forget their name and all the details you learned about this person.
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