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Freddie Gruber: How A Drum Student Hears Pt. 2

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Scott K Fish

I posted Part 1 of my exchange with Freddie Gruber here. During our interview, however, I stopped our hypothetical conversation and asked Freddie to use me as a real-life example. So this second part of our interview began after Freddie … Continue reading →

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Technology Helps Aspiring Visually Impaired Musicians

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Scott K Fish

New program aids visually impaired drummer Hannah Sparling, hsparling@newarkadvocate.com NEWARK – Before, 13-year-old Josh Shady had to tote around binders full of large-print music. If a song fit on one page for his classmates, Josh, who is visually impaired, would … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber: Finding Out How a Drum Student Hears

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpted from my interview with Freddie Gruber in late 1983 or early 1984. I don’t know how much of this excerpt is in that MD Focus on Teachers interview, but this excerpt differs in one respect. These are … Continue reading →

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Alan Dawson: My Best Drum Set

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange is from my interview with Alan Dawson for Modern Drummer’s January 1986 10th Anniversary Issue. Our interview covered much more ground than I could use in the MD piece. It’s fun to be able to share … Continue reading →

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Drummer Mike Johnston Pioneers Online Drum Teaching

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Mike Johnston marches to his own drum in the online education industry October 10, 2014 by Kate Brosseau Mike Johnston brought the beat to Big Kansas City with a live demo of just how legit a drummer he is. Johnston … Continue reading →

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