Last night saw another edition of Virtual Vinyl, which featured some recordings that you should check out. Twitch turned out to be a wonderful platform, and one which I’ll use more in the future.
You can view the stream here below.
Introducing: The Wednesday Throwdown
There is a new program offering here at grooveKSQ: The Wednesday Throwdown. This is a weekly short group workout focusing on building speed and endurance for your hands. All you need is your pad, a pair of sticks and your smart phone.
This program is delivered by Zoom, so click the links for the monthly pass or the weekly pass. If you stick with these sessions, your hand speed will greatly increase, I promise you. But you have to prepare and do the work.
**NOTE, this event is free to current drumset students, but email me for the materials.
Weekly grooveKSQ Challenge: Singles!!
There are a few things you need to do for fast (and smooth) single stroke rolls. A lot of younger players think that if you just blast the sticks down on to the playing surface as fast as you can. Wrong. That will sound like you barfed all over your drum. Gross. We definitely don’t want that.
The secret is this: 1) staying loose; 2) knowing when to switch your mechanics up (wrist vs. fingers, etc). and 3) keeping your check hand in time with whatever tempo you are playing at, whether just in your head or within an ensemble.
This exercise below will help you do all three things. Watch the video below for more explanation.
New Additions to the Spotify Playlist; Virtual Vinyl Update
This month’s Thursday Night Vinyl went virtual (hence, Virtual Vinyl, get it?). Using Zoom videoconferencing as a platform was somewhat of an experiment, but one that worked well. Next month, expect some refinements so I can deliver a better remote experience. Of course, the idea is to build a community with everyone in the same room, but we can only do our best under the circumstances we have.
New artists added to the playlist: Miles Davis, Tony Tixier, Buddy Rich and Joni Mitchell. You can check out the Virtual Vinyl Spotify playlist below. Enjoy and stay tuned for the next event Virtual Vinyl in May.
Another Sunday Night Challenge: Fun with 5lets
In this week's Sunday Night Challenge, we look at some 5let combinations that can really add a different flavor to your drum set fills. First the basics - let's get some sticking combinations in our hands then this week we are going to apply them to the drum set later in the week.
The grooveKSQ 5let Challenge 04-05-20 by Bryan Tuk on Scribd
GrooveKSQ is Kennett Strong
We have all been hit hard in one way or another by the current public health crisis, as well as the temporary business closure orders from the Governor.
GrooveKSQ is proud to team up with some of our neighboring small businesses in the Kennett Strong program. This program enables supporters to purchase gift cards to participating Kennett merchants at a discount, while helping to support the participating small businesses that are vital to our communities.
Click the pictures for more details. And thank you for your support throughout this crisis! Stay safe, everyone.
