Wednesdays 6:30–8pm (4/8–6/3)

Wednesdays 6–7:30pm (7/8–8/12)

Wednesdays 7:45–9:15pm (7/8–8/12)

Thursdays 6–7:30pm (7/9–8/13)

Thursdays 7:45–9:15pm (7/9–8/13)

Brushes are among the most effective and essential tools available for drummers when playing in an acoustic jazz context. This workshop provides an overview of brush techniques and concepts, including basic time patterns, variations, accents, textural possibilities, articulation and finger control. Additional areas of discussion include the ways that brushes can open one’s playing up …

The vast majority of music students of every level of experience a sense of frustration with their progress—whether feeling their improvement plateau, or feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work needed to advance, or feeling guilty for not having more time/motivation to devote to practice. While some students find ways to channel this frustration to …

Great drummers are said to “know their way around the kit”, meaning their playing has fluidity & control even when playing fills or solo ideas. An effective way of developing this fluidity is the practice of hand/foot patterns, which are short loops of notes that can be applied in any rhythmic context, and can be …

Metric modulation is the process of shifting from (or implying a shift from) one tempo or meter to another through the use of various subdivisions and polyrhythms. It has become a fairly standard technique in contemporary jazz performance and composition over the past few decades. This workshop serves as an introduction to various practical applications …

Thursdays 6 – 7:30pm (9/24 – 12/3, no class 11/26)

Thursdays 7:45 – 9:15pm (9/24 – 12/3, no class 11/26)

Wednesdays 6–7:30pm (1/13–3/17)

Wednesdays 7:45–9:15pm (1/13–3/17)

Thursdays 6–7:30pm (1/14–3/18)

Thursdays 7:45–9:15pm (1/14–3/18)