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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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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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Freddie Gruber’s Drum Lesson on Buddy Rich’s Table Top

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Yesterday, driving, my drum lesson with Freddie Gruber came to mind. He was in NYC for a limited time and seemingly impossible to get to do the Modern Drummer interview he said he would do. Our last chance took … Continue reading →

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