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When Preparation Meets Opportunity

When Preparation Meets Opportunity

All the students come with slightly different goals. Some want to be in a rock band with their friends. Some want to audition for a music program at the college or university level. Some come to the studio just to have fun. Some put the work in to be professional players. ALL of these goals are legitimate, and I’ll help you move towards your goals - whatever those may be. The important thing here is that the teaching objectives are defined by the students.

The students undertake all this preparation: hand speed workouts, ear training, repertoire work, etc., so that when an opportunity presents itself, they are ready to step in and do a professional job.

Audition Prep @ groove; My Favorite Kind of Email

One of the key services the studio provides is audition prep. It could be for your student’s school band, for district or regional orchestra or band, college or university music school, or marching percussion at the DCA, WGI or DCI level. It is all about preparation and hard work.

Below is a screen shot of one of my favorite kinds of emails:

Preparation and hard work does indeed pay off.

Dennis Chambers Clinic Roundup

The Dennis Chambers clinic was a terrific experience for our students and a lot of new friends who got a rare chance to see one of the best in the business up close.

Dennis talked a lot about the importance of playing with feel and groove versus showcasing your shops (i.e. playing as many notes as you can all the time).

Dennis performed with Oz Noy Trio later that evening to a sold out crowd and brought the house down.

grooveFEST Recap!

The students that participated in grooveFEST on Saturday at The Kennett Flash all did a TERRIFIC job presenting their performances. Playing solo drums for a live audience is not an easy thing - and they all handled themselves like pros. We has musical selections from almost every musical styles: rock, rhythm & blues, power pop, big band, rudimental, and a video montage showing one of our students playing xylophone, concert snare drum and timpani.

Below are some photos and the video recap will be up and posted by the end of the week.

To the students: THANK YOU for your hard work and your dedication.

To the students’ parents, families and friends, THANK YOU for your support today.

Video to follow soon…

Djembe Master Class Recap

One of the truly rewarding things about the studio is creating experiences that connect people who would otherwise never would have met. This is often what happens at our djembe master classes, which are hosted at grooveKSQ and facilitated by djembe master Pape Demba Samb.

Also, these events are FUN! Consider the exchange at the beginning of the video:

Pape: When I see Ed solo, he laughs.....why?

Ed: Because it's fun!

Exactly.

The djembe classes are a monthly occurrence, if you want to stay in the loop, text GROOVEKSQ to 66866 on your smartphone to join our email list.

Our next djembe master class is coming up Thursday, October 27th 7:30pm. Click the button below to reserve your seat.