On Learning Percussion
Practical practice tips, musings on musicianship, and ideas about productivity, advocacy, and more.
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- 11/25/2024: Mastering self feedback
- 06/14/2024: Summer Summer SUMMER!
- 02/23/2024: Eat the Frog
- 01/19/2024: Fun with Fulcrums
- 12/22/2023: Learning Goals, Performance Goals, Practice Goals
- 11/17/2023: 7 Steps to Powerful Personal Statements (and Practicing!)
- 11/04/2023: The Concert Before the Concert
- 10/27/2023: Mastering Music School Applications
- 10/06/2023: Experimenting on Myself
- 09/29/2023: Practicing Music by Design
- 08/25/2023: Improve in Ten Minutes with One Change
- 08/18/2023: Creativity is Required: Practicing Multi-Modally
- 08/11/2023: 7 Tips for Creative Practicing Part I
- 08/04/2023: Marimba Exercises for Creative Percussionists
- 07/28/2023: Being Organized is More Creative than Winging It
- 07/21/2023: 10 Minutes to Better Snare Drum Technique
- 07/14/2023: 3D Stickings Part 2
- 7/11/2023: Thinking in 3D: How to Find Stickings That Work For You (and Your Audience)
- 07/07/2023: How I practice Delécluse
- 06/30/2023: Maximum Efficiency, Minimum Time
- 06/23/2023: My Warm Up Routine
- 06/16/2023: How Warming Up Can be Practicing