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Supporting grooveKSQ Just Got Easier!

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We have been working hard behind the scenes to build grooveKSQ into a community partner that will provide percussion and arts education programming and performances for a long time to come. Our ability to do that, however, depends on financial support from the community, in addition to revenue generated from teaching individual and group lessons.

Finally, we can announce that grooveKSQ has entered into a fiscal sponsorship agreement with Fractured Atlas, which is one of the largest non-profit support organizations in the United States. What that means to you is that you can now make donations to grooveKSQ that are fully tax deductible.

Below is a video detailing our mission statement. Please take a look and then consider making a tax deductible donation to grooveKSQ. Many, many thanks for your support!!

Use your talents everyday.

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Freestyle Improvisation on the Drumset

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Structure is important in your rehearsal and your performances, and that is true of a performer on any instrument. Goals, lists, calendars are all tools to help keep you on a path towards achieving your performance goals.

But, one thing to keep in mind is the importance of freestyle improvisation on the drumset (or concert or marching snare, or piano, violin, etc., etc.). Letting your mind run free while your hands and feet create combinations seemingly on their own is extremely important to a musicians’ growth.

Freestyle improvisation is a great exercise for any drummer/percussionist out there building a solo piece for a performance or for an audition.

A Thank You to Woodland Percussion

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We want to thank our event sponsor, Woodland Percussion, for their support in making the June Student Recital possible. 

Woodland Percussion specializes in creating handcrafted percussion instruments. From basic hand percussion to custom stave snares and drum kits, each instrument is individually crafted, ensuring every piece is as unique as the musicians that play them. In addition to our own products, we are delighted to offer a number of unique percussion accessories from brands such as Evans, Vic Firth, Promark, Zildjian, Puresound, Lowboy Beaters, Keplinger Drums, Spinbal, Drumkubes, Big Fat Snare Drum, Latin Percussion, Tackle Instrument Supply Co. and many more! 

For more information, please visit http://www.woodlandpercussion.com to learn more.

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The Importance of Repetition With Purpose

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The Importance of Repetition With Purpose

When you are pursuing any amount of technical ability on a musical instrument, there is no substitute for hard work. Hard work, though isn’t enough. Once you identify the skills you want to work on, you have to develop those skills through repetition.

After all, drumming has a huge physical component to it: the mechanics of the player’s hands, arms and fingers, posture, relaxation, grip…the list goes on and on. Those aspects of a student’s playing are refined through repetition, which is a decidedly unglamorous thing to talk about, but it is indeed the key to greatness.