Thank you to all who came out to support and cheer the students on at our friends and family performance yesterday here at the studio. Our studio community is strong!
The students all worked very hard to prepare and it definitely showed! Below is a photo gallery. The video content will be edited this week and that will be shared when ready.
Well well… new tees are on the way and we are LOVING this new logo design that you will start to see across the studio’s online channels. Drumset logo design by Sarah Tuk. Layout and production by Steadfast Screenprinting.
Order now and your shirt(s) will be ready for pick up on April 28. Initial supply limited.
The studio is proud to announce an expansion of our services: commercial audio production. The workstation makeover was done in part to facilitate this. With the addition of the first of several Electro Voice RE-20s (pictured), the studio now has vocal production capabilities on par with broadcast radio and television.
If you have needs for professional voice overs, or are interested in learning podcasting or are a spoken word artist, or are interested in creating audio content for your business website or business content, contact us to talk about your project. We can produce audio content with male or female voice talent in English and in Spanish.
Our production portfolio is available upon request.
Working drummers often have to learn songs quickly, and then perform them well for an audience. This is a skill set that we work on here at grooveKSQ. Watch the video to see this concept in action!
A musician’s ears are every bit as important as their hands and feet and technical ability to produce musical notes on their instrument. Here at grooveKSQ, we focus on ear training quite a bit because sharp ears to a musician are what a sharp palette is to a chef: incredibly useful!
How do we strengthen a student’s listening skills? One method is the use of rhythmic dictation exercises.
Rhythmic Dictation (“RD”) is one of the skill sets that intermediate and advanced students work on here at the studio. Quite simply, RD is the process of 1) hearing a rhythm blind (i.e. the student is using their ears only, not their eyes to process information), 2) decoding that rhythm in their head, and 3) writing that rhythm down with good musical notation. This type of ear training is generally not taught in high school music classes in the way it is here at the studio in terms of the level of difficulty. As an added bonus, not only does this process strengthen the ears, but a happy byproduct is the students get to work on their notation as well.
Ear training (or aurals) is a required subject in every undergrad music education program. For those students studying marimba/vibraphone here, we can work on melodic and harmonic dictation also.
That time AJ went 6 for 6 on his first rhythmic dictation exercise. Perfect scores go up on the studio fridge.
Did you know that the studio hosts group sessions? We can host up to ten guests ideally, but we can also certainly host larger groups. These sessions are a great opportunity for off site team building for businesses or nonprofit organizations.
The studio was happy to host the Girl Scouts from Avondale yesterday at the studio. We talked about the history of percussion instruments, and how different instruments can work together in an ensemble setting, and then worked out an ensemble groove. The girls also got an opportunity to sit behind the drumset and play.
For more information about group sessions, contact us.
