ISSUE #27 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/  March 5, 1999 _____________TEMPO DISPATCH _____________ Newsletter For Drummers and Drumming Enthusiasts     Copyright Bill Powelson 1999 all rights reserved. ___________________________________________ ____________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'__________ Tips * Tricks * Hints * Ads * Freebies * Lessons * __________NOW 1,750 SUBSCRIBERS!__________ "THE TEMPO DISPATCH" is a FREE publication Originating From BILL POWELSON'S,            HOMESTUDY INSTITUTE OF DRUMS ____On The Web * Where Beginners Learn FREE ___ http://www.studydrums.com/drummers/bphome01.html             E-MAIL drums01@att.net _____________________________________________ The focus and intent of this publication is to unite, enlighten, instruct and entertain all the percussion enthusiasts of the Internet. For REMOVAL, simply hit reply and type REMOVE on the subject line. _____________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS  What is in this issue? Contents       1. Feature Articles             Reading Drum Notation:  More helpful tips             HIDDEN WEB SITE NEWS: (for paid members)       2. Humor :)  (: Cool Bumper Stickers :)       3. Advertisements       4. Drum Instructors Wanted!       5. Special Message for Paid Mac Students ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________| MORE HELPFUL TIPS FOR LEARNING TO READ                    DRUM NOTATION      To gain proficiency with sight reading is an art in itself.  It takes practice . . . and a lot of it.       My course offers a super start in the right direction . . . The course will have you reading most material in only a few days. The trick to perfection is doing it a lot!  Again, the course comes through with flying colors!  The lessons are all stair-stepped in such a way that the reading skills are honed as you discover all the new, interesting and useful material. USEFUL IS THE 'KEYWORD'!      I think 'useful' is the keyword to the whole thing. It is difficult to focus on material that may not help us on the gig.  Line after line of boring study will drive anyone up the wall.  However . . . all the lessons in the course may be applied directly to your playing style . . . you will be growing as an 'ear' player . . . while you master the reading skills.      Also, in my newsletter archives . . . you will discover that I am one of those drummers who learned to play and was making a great living behind a drum set, a VERY long time before I developed the ability to read.      I'm an old 'seat-of-the-pants', 'ear' player myself!  I learned to play in the garage and began playing gigs at around age 14.  I didn't look at any formal training until my mid 20s . . .  (After I had already been to Vegas and put a few hard years on the road with the road-rats, haha.) REVERSE APPROACH TO READING . . .      I learned to read in a totally reverse way!  By writing!      Back in January and February of 1997, I wrote a couple of newsletter articles that many students have found helpful towards developing their reading skills.      I will happily send those two articles to anyone who asks for them.  Just drop me a note at: and ask for TD #13 & #14.  I WILL SEND THEM TO ANYONE FOR FREE! .      Hopefully as you study those articles and see where I'm coming from, it will be enough to prove that reading drum notation is much easier than you thought. I can help a great deal.  But, again be forewarned, much will depend on your own determination and effort if proficiency at sight reading is to be achieved.      I have a lot of that kind of material in my $35.00 homestudy package.      Be sure to check out the contents of my hidden secret website portion of the course at:      http://www.studydrums.com/drummers/contents.html     That is only the tip of the $35.00 iceberg . . .     The course also includes all the following newsletter lessons . . . and this list is growing at a rate of one new lesson per month . . .           ***  CONTENTS ***              OLDER ISSUES                 OF THE             TEMPO DISPATCH                 (Newsletter)         Feature Article Titles TD # 1.   Creativity Vs. Academics TD # 2.   The Beauty Secrets of Simplistic Drumming TD # 3.   SOLO TIPS & FAQ TD # 4.   Improvised Fills using the Hi-hat TD # 5.   SOLO TIPS II TD # 6.   Getting That First Gig TD # 7.   Beating the Monster Players to that 'Dream Gig' TD # 8.   'SCAVENGER HUNT'   Hidden website lesson: 16th 4/4 TD # 9.   CUT-TIME 2/4 (POLKA) TD # 10.  Jamming! TD # 11.  Special Help with FATBACK TD # 12.  Tuning Tips TD # 13.  Learning to Write & Read drum notation.(Part I) TD # 14.  Learning to Write & Read drum notation.(Part II) TD # 15.  Solo Techniques (Triplets) TD # 16.  Feeling The Backbeat TD # 17.  PERFECTION / Internal Clocks & Rudiments TD # 18.  THE 'UNIVERSAL' SONG COUNT TD # 19.  DUMP THE TABS AND JAM! TD # 20.  STICKS, PEDALS & SOUTHPAWS TD # 21.  CYMBAL TIPS AND TRICKS TD # 22.  Personal Musical Tastes VS The Real World TD # 23.  DRUM SOLO MAGIC! TD # 24.  'PLAYING PERFECT FILLS': All mysteries solved!!! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL:           Putting a New Drum set together (Out of the Box) TD #25.   First Night On A New Gig! (Calming the Jitters.) TD #26.   HI-HAT Tips and Tricks HIDDEN WEB SITE NEWS: (For Paid Members only)      All of the above Tempo Dispatch titles are now available online at the hidden site.  To find them, go to the bottom of the 'Lesson Menu', click on 'More Drum Lessons . . .', then scroll to the bottom of the second 'Lesson Menu' and click on the hypertext that reads:     The complete Tempo Dispatch Archives: Updated Jan 1999. 26     While you are there, check out E-M LESSON #8: 'Swing'.  It is also new. ______________________________________ |_________THOUGHTS & GRINS__________|    ***  ACTUAL BUMPER STICKERS *** "Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine." "As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools" "Sometimes I wake up grumpy; Other times I let him sleep" "I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather.... 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END OF TEMPO DISPATCH #27  March 5, 1999