Am I Coordinated Enough To Play The Drums?

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For years you have loved listening to the sound of the drum set. You love listening to the pulsating drive of drums in Rock Music, the strength of the kick drum in pop or dance music, and the subtle complexity of the drums in Jazz music. Multiple times you thought about doing a Google search… Read more »

Drum Lessons – Are they too loud to learn?

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Your son or daughter just told you that they want to take drum lessons. They get excited whenever they hear drums, they love its sound, and they keep begging you to learn. You might have thought – “No way! Drums are too loud!” Well, I have great news for you. Playing the drums doesn’t have… Read more »

The History of the Modern Drumset

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Lately we have been focusing on many of the older instruments that the school offers. There is a wealth of interesting information out there about woodwind or brass instruments. Today, we’re going to bring it back to something a little more mainline – the modern drum set. Drums are actually one of the instruments that… Read more »

An All-Star Kid

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Cole Spiegel Cole Spiegel, son of Dan and Beth, is a second grader who has been taking drum lessons here at the Jerry Evans School of Music for about a year and a half. He is both an all-star musician and baseball player! Although you may see him wiz by you on the baseball field,… Read more »