Photo Credit: Image by rawpixel.com Whether you are thinking of starting your own music leaching business, or looking for ways to improve the management of your self employed music lessons business, these 10 tips have been written with you in mind. All of these bits...
Photo Credit: Owen Byrne Hi Hats Beginners often play the hi hat too loud, and sometimes this is down to where they are hitting on the hi hat cymbals rather than how hard they are hitting. As a result, their playing sounds messy, and their sticks wear more quickly. If...
I teach drums quite a lot in different schools, and one thing that has been neccesary is drum mutes to go on the drums to reduce the volume of the kit. One problem that has occurred is sometimes the pads fall off the toms or snare when playing. To solve this problem,...
Having visited various rehearsal studios around the UK, I have seen this happen so many times. I believe that it is a common thought to skimp on buying a bass drum impact pad, and choose gaffa tape instead. Please don’t do this!! The idea of the pads is to...
Photo Credit: Dejan Krsmanovic A good drum kit can cost thousands so even if you have had one bought for you, look after it! Make sure to tell your band mates not to do destructive “rock moves” on it like smashing their instrument on it, standing on the...