The “Weekly Lessons” collection was the result of a 2016 idea to create a series of short videos, each in one take without a script or edits. The 36 videos that resulted from this project are 10 minutes or less in length and on topics I commonly discuss with private students. These videos can be used for your own personal development or shared with students in a lesson or percussion class setting. The entire playlist of videos (and much more…) is on my YouTube channel.

Basic Strokes
Stick Control
Stroke Types
Playing Accents
Using the Back Fingers
Rhythmic Grouping
Tips for Practicing Rudiments
Snare Drum Traditional Grip
The Regimen
Scales
Mallet Position
Adding Modes to Your Scale Routine
Vibraphone Pedaling & Mallet Dampening
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Burton Grip
Stevens Grip
Traditional 4-Mallet Grip
Marimba Chorales
Timpani Basics
Timpani Sound and Stroke
Timpani Muting
Timpani Rolls
Triangle
Tambourine
Shakers
Djembe
Cajon as a Gateway to Drumset
Basic Drumset Rock Beat
Basic Drumset Swing Beat
Basic Drumset Bossa Nova
Basic Drumset Samba
Brush Basics
Drumset Permutations
Keys to a Successful Drumset Audition
Coach’s Eye App
Replacing a Drumhead