You need to get in touch with your State department of Health and Mental Hygiene and/or Social Services. Depending on your specific situation, you may qualify...
Tim, Check out your city's health medical center. I think many major cities have a place for those like us [no insurance, not alot of income, etc.] to go for...
I agree Rythm is a great magazine, the free CD's with example tracks and excersises is invaluable. Kat - You are correct Drummer is british. There is also "Not...
The Problem With Modern Drummers and the Modern Public Address System Howdy Cats & Kittens, This week's little rant is about how the modern PA system (public...
I completely agree. Some venues (IMO) it is overkill to mic drums or other instruments. I have been playing drums for over 20 years and in those 20 years I've...
... importance of not over ... tuning, ... would ... The importance of not over playing...that's a lesson well worth learning. Only yesterday, I meet with a...
Rev Jim, A HEARTY AMEN! As a semi pro drummer for many years and a veteran teacher who tries to get his students to play wiht a lost art DYNAMICS! I so totally...
How about playing within a band situation, listening, chart interpretation, dynamics, working with your leader, professionalism, basics, technique, the...
I will add another, hearty "AMEN" to this chorus. I have an ongoing problem in my church with the added complication of frequently changing guys on the FOH...
I had no idea this was an issue. It's a good thing I don't notice it, so I keep my dynamic skills intact. Stephanie Ellison AKA Deaf Drummer deafdrummer.org ...
What really confounds the guys is that I use the complete dynamic range of my drums in the course of a service and they fall all over themselves trying to make...
Yoda, I have had the same problem in past churches. Mostly because they want to baffle and soundshield the acoustics becuse some of the younger players do not...
AMEN to Rev Jim! Well said. I pride myself in following (and sometimes leading) the dynaics of the music. Every time I hear about a player who breaks heads,...
... Yoda, "...I try to extend the same grace I have received to them and appreciate them for what they are doing..." grace, keng Keng, I am with you on...
... Wow, really?! I was beginning to wonder what was wrong... I haven't broken ANYTHING in 4 years! Thanks! -- Stephanie Ellison www.deafdrummer.org The real...
The cheapest is Stick Handler, made by Stick Handler. About $5.00 a roll in several colors, and its a gauze-like sticky tape whereby you can tape up at least...
Also any cloth athletic tape. Just look in the sporting goods section at K-Mart. I have used that in the past, and I know alot of marching bands use it. and...
... OMG, you did not! Sigh... I have to ask you then... Can you tell what species it came from? -- Stephanie Ellison www.deafdrummer.org The real meaning of...
I've been using the Zildjian 'Dip' Sticks for a couple of years. They are dipped in rubber at the factory. I'm now to the point that using plain wood sticks...
One of the cheapists ways to prevent stick slip is tape your fingers instead of the sticks. When I was taping my fingers, I used walgreens finger/bandage tape...
"The Problem With Modern Drummers and the Modern Public Address System" Good topic, thought I'd spread the word to a Sound Reinforcement forum. :) No harm...
"...stage volume is a major problem..." You've got THAT right. Many bands have their stage volume running WAY to high. We learned long ago to control our...
... Thanks Matt, but I'm a big city boy and can take care of my self...Jess, however, may be a different story...but not to worry, If he come down here, I'll...
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