John Evans, principal timpanist, is in his thirtieth season with The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. He received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University and a Master of Music degree from Temple University, where he was a student of Alan Abel, former associate principal percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
This is a great conversation that contains many lessons for aspiring professionals.
During the Wednesday Throwdowns, I try to lead the viewers through as many exercises as possible at varying tempi. Every so often a mini-sermon comes out, and this one I think is worth you time. (It’s all of two minutes long). You can tune in to our Monday live improv sessions and Wednesday Throwdowns on Twitch here.
Kennett Symphony conductor Michael Hall joins Bryan to discuss his thoughts on being a professional musician, good work/rehearsal habits, and a bit of drumming talk as well.
Learn more about studying with Bryan at: http://grooveksq.com.
It was two years ago on October 1, 2018 that grooveKSQ opened its doors to aspiring drummers and percussionists. This is a thank you message to all the aspiring musicians who have or are studying here, and especially their families for their support and also to our donors and financial supporters who recognize the value of arts education and community building through the arts.
I am very much looking forward to year three and beyond. One great way to stay in the loop is to join our email list, by texting GROOVEKSQ to 66866 on your smartphone. If you are interested in studying at groove, or want to know more about any upcoming programming, please email me.
Congratulations are in order to David R, who has been prepping for his University jazz program audition here at grooveKSQ. As one progresses through high school and into the college and university ranks, the material gets tougher in all subjects. This is also true with music schools and the audition process gets more and more competitive as well at the university level.
So, those going through University auditions know that they have two challenges: 1) harder audition material, plus 2) more competition. The audition material David had to navigate was some serious stuff.
David worked hard to prep all the audition material here at groove and once he was ready, we filmed and recorded his audition video here at the studio.
Again, we see that hard work pays off.
David was accepted into the jazz program and University of Delaware for this Fall semester. Congrats, David!!
One more way grooveKSQ can help young musicians advance their craft is by providing professional video and audio recording services in house!
The studio upgrades were designed to both facilitate distance learning and provide young musicians with a way to record themselves for solo performances or collaborations with other performers. grooveKSQ can now work on Protools (or any other DAW) based projects remotely.