September 18, 2025
Ever had horrible flu that laid you flat? I was once out of circulation for a whole week. With no plans to do anything as I couldn’t, I remembered an exercise I’d heard about at […]
September 11, 2025
I’m not stupid and I’m pretty sure you aren’t either. We do though as human beings tend to overcomplicate things, don’t we? The KISS principle was born in the 1960s when U.S. Navy, engineer Kelly […]
August 31, 2025
In the mid-2000s, I had the privilege of playing drum clinics (workshops) alongside Dom Famularo (RIP) who at the time was celebrated as the Global Drum Ambassador. Dom, based in Long Island, New York became […]
August 26, 2025
By the age of four Yo-Yo Ma was playing Bach, by age seven he was performing for presidents. In his teens he had already played on the world’s most prestigious stages. Yo-Yo Ma was a […]
August 19, 2025
Immersive learning! What is it and does it work? Back in the mid-90s, I already had 15 years of experience as a professional drummer and rhythm was second nature to me. Then I stumbled across […]
August 13, 2025
I love this story! A few decades ago an eccentric conductor named Ernst Fischer was obsessed with speed, not in cars but in music. He believed that a piece played faster wasn’t just more exciting, […]
August 8, 2025
It’s no secret, I’m a reluctant gardener! My wife on the other hand loves pottering in the green and brown stuff. Whenever I do any gardening it’s because my wife can’t do it. So, if […]
July 29, 2025
Are you working towards a specific goal but not seeing the results you hoped for? Does your effort involve repetition yet your progress feels stagnant? You might be missing one powerful piece: Purposeful Practice? Unlike […]
