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Category: Musicians Notepad

Not a metal guy …

Ok, I know a thing or two about metal, but I’d have to up my chops before pulling a Vinny Colaiuta and recording the next Megadeth record. Anyway, Musicians Notepad is launching a new column in which we explore how to teach the kinds of things we may not know a lot about or be comfortable teaching. In the first episode, I’m not a metal guy.

 

Groove Of The Month Fiasco

The first thing you’ll notice about October’s Groove Of The Month is the disclaimer at the beginning of it. Due to copyright restrictions we were not able to put out a full version of the video and had to remove the official video from the background. You can see from the thumbnail what we were trying to do with it, and you can follow this link to watch our video with the official video playing next to it.

One of my favorite lesson ideas

This is one of my absolute favorite things to do in lessons as it makes the student think practically as well as creatively. This is part 2 of the Musician’s Notepad series “Adding Drums To Drummerless Songs”