Spent some time this evening getting the 4 piece set up dialed in with the recording software... this is the set up that the students here use and our production value on the student recordings is now much higher than before.
To get the full effect, use good headphones when you watch this!
Always striving to be better in every facet. Always forward.
Frustration is something that we ALL encounter in different phases of life. It could be work, it could be school, it could be something personal. It does happen to everyone.
Frustration, in some ways, is a positive thing, and I’ll explain why in one minute.
From a teacher’s standpoint, the level of a student’s frustration is something that I pay very close attention to. There is hard work, and there is fun.
We want to balance the hard work aspect of studying an instrument with the FUN aspect of studying an instrument. There should always be some of both to keep the student engaged and moving forward.
Why is a little frustration a positive thing?
Because it shows that the Student cares about what they are doing and they want to do a good job and they are willing to spend the energy required to do a good job. That is a huge positive.
If you ever have any questions about this or other aspects of the studio, please email me or DM me. Thanks for your support.
The studio is proud to announce an expansion of our services: commercial audio production. The workstation makeover was done in part to facilitate this. With the addition of the first of several Electro Voice RE-20s (pictured), the studio now has vocal production capabilities on par with broadcast radio and television.
If you have needs for professional voice overs, or are interested in learning podcasting or are a spoken word artist, or are interested in creating audio content for your business website or business content, contact us to talk about your project. We can produce audio content with male or female voice talent in English and in Spanish.
Our production portfolio is available upon request.
Working drummers often have to learn songs quickly, and then perform them well for an audience. This is a skill set that we work on here at grooveKSQ. Watch the video to see this concept in action!
A musician’s ears are every bit as important as their hands and feet and technical ability to produce musical notes on their instrument. Here at grooveKSQ, we focus on ear training quite a bit because sharp ears to a musician are what a sharp palette is to a chef: incredibly useful!
How do we strengthen a student’s listening skills? One method is the use of rhythmic dictation exercises.
Rhythmic Dictation (“RD”) is one of the skill sets that intermediate and advanced students work on here at the studio. Quite simply, RD is the process of 1) hearing a rhythm blind (i.e. the student is using their ears only, not their eyes to process information), 2) decoding that rhythm in their head, and 3) writing that rhythm down with good musical notation. This type of ear training is generally not taught in high school music classes in the way it is here at the studio in terms of the level of difficulty. As an added bonus, not only does this process strengthen the ears, but a happy byproduct is the students get to work on their notation as well.
Ear training (or aurals) is a required subject in every undergrad music education program. For those students studying marimba/vibraphone here, we can work on melodic and harmonic dictation also.
That time AJ went 6 for 6 on his first rhythmic dictation exercise. Perfect scores go up on the studio fridge.
One of the cornerstones of the teaching philosophy here is a strong emphasis on rudimental playing, as that opens the door to many drumset concepts. In short, good technique and control makes the flashy drumset work easier to execute at a high level.
Below is a video lesson I posted for a student which resonated with quite a few people, it was one of the most viewed video lessons on the channel. Click here to subscribe to the studio’s YouTube channel if this interests you!