coach: Social Media Is All About Your Approach - 04/24/11 11:38 PM
(Note: this is a repost for the groups I couldn't include on the first post)
In watching the new documentary on the band Rush ("Beyond the Lighted Stage"), I was particularly fascinated by the interview with drummer Neil Peart and legendary jazz drummer Freddie Gruber.    Peart, widely respected as one of the all-time great rock drummers, had studied with Gruber and when asked about his first lesson he said they didn't play drums...they talked about rhythm and motion and exchanged stories.
Then Gruber said the whole time during the lesson "We were behind the set of drums the whole time...because … (2 comments)

coach: Facebook and Social Media - It's All Jazz - 04/24/11 11:31 PM
In watching the new documentary on the band Rush ("Beyond the Lighted Stage"), I was particularly fascinated by the interview with drummer Neil Peart and legendary jazz drummer Freddie Gruber.    Peart, widely respected as one of the all-time great rock drummers, had studied with Gruber and when asked about his first lesson he said they didn't play drums...they talked about rhythm and motion and exchanged stories.
Then Gruber said the whole time during the lesson "We were behind the set of drums the whole time...because how you approach what you play determines what you get."
That line has stuck with … (4 comments)