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The Overlooked 72+ Rhythms of the Extended Tresillo: 

Why Pedagogy Left It to ‘the future’  

Ask any drummer what a tresillo is, and, if they’ve been ‘round the traps’ ….they will usually reference the classic single-bar

pulse: the ubiquitous rhythm…

WTF is Lesson 25?

Its about those esoteric things called rudiments!

RUDIMENTS….The alphabet/ phrasebook of snare drumming

William F. Ludwig, Of the Ludwig drum company, (think Ringo Starr's DrumKit) called the drum rudiment Lesson 25 the "Ratatap" in…

What's that Lenticular Spaceship Drum that You Are Playing?

Shaped like a lentil with lilting melodies and infectious grooves…The Handpan is the worlds newest musical Instrument!

The handpan, originally called the Hang, was invented in 2000 in Switzerland by Felix…

Who is Mark Campbell of Symmetrical Drumming Australia

Mark Campbell is an experienced drummer and percussionist from Bathurst NSW, now based in Canberra, Australia, and is the founder of Symmetrical Drumming Australia. 

https://symmetricalDrummingAustralia.Org

With over 45 years of experience, he…

Myelination

Myelination is the process by which the brain forms a fatty insulation, called myelin, around nerve pathways, which speeds up electrical signal transmission. 

Musicians, through years of practice, increase myelination in the specific neural pathways used for playing their…

Learning Styles...VARK is a ruse!

Type ‘learning style’ into a search engine and a million pages roll in about how unique you are and you require a segmented approach when learning…focused on your ‘type’ …

Visual, Auditory, Reading, Kineasthetic -