ISSUE #34 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Oct 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 2,200+ SUBSCRIBERS!___________ THIS NEWSLETTER IS TOTALLY FREE 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 _____________________________________________ Removal Instructions For instant REMOVAL, simply hit reply and type REMOVE on the subject line. _____________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS What is in this issue? 1. Feature Article: READING DRUM NOTATION: A Practical Perspective 2. Advertisements 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. Hidden Website News (For paid members) 5. Humor ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________|      READING DRUM NOTATION: A Practical Perspective      Reading drum notation is a SEPARATE ART from PLAYING.  Remember that always!  It takes a lot of 'reading' practice to become a proficient reader.  The MORE we read . . . the better we get at reading.      On the other hand . . . proficiency with reading does not guarantee that we will also become GOOD DRUMMERS!       WE NEED BOTH ARTS! HERE'S A SENSIBLE SOLUTION . . .      If we are learning practical, useable material as we read . . . then the inherently boring process of learning to read becomes fun!  We become better readers as we learn practical and useable PLAYING techniques.  TIP:      Focus your reading practice only on material that will also help your natural PLAYING skills.  I've found that far too many drum instruction methods offer line after line of non-sensical rhythm patterns that may never have any practical use in the real world.  Who needs boring 'notation' exercises that lead nowhere and offer no practical value?      The lessons in this online course are all designed to teach you to read, in a fun, practical way.  Every morsel of written notation in the course has been taken directly from onstage experience! EVERYTHING! Each lesson . . . you will study in this course is something you will need in the REAL PROFESSIONAL WORLD of pop music and live onstage professional performing.  It's all in the design of the course!       As you step through the lessons from beginning to end . . . you are not only learning to read notation in A FUN, PRACTICAL way. You'll also be learning valuable and essential PLAYING SKILLS you will need in the very real professional world where the musicians tend to play memorized techniques and formulas from the heart . . . with their eyes closed!      So . . . if your reading skills are weak . . . start at the URL below: www.studydrums.com/drummers/read01.html      Take the simple 5 minute reading lesson (above) before doing anything else.  It will teach you the EASY basics of reading drum notation first.  It will set you on a FUN path of learning PRACTICAL PLAYING TECHNIQUES . . . Techniques that will get you playing by 'ear' AS you are learning to read!  Each new lesson you study after that will not only perfect the reading skills gradually . . . BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY . . . each new lesson will teach you the exact tricks and techniques of the trade you'll be needing in the real world, if you hope to play unrehearsed, unwritten music by the seat of your pants . . . like all us pro drummers do it on a daily basis.      THINK ABOUT THIS A LONG TIME . . .      As you watch your favorite drummers play in videos, in concert or on tv:      *  How many are actually reading?      *  Did they read an MEMORIZE the notation or are they playing 'by-the-seat-of-their-pants' using some other MAGIC formula?           Those drummers are playing by 'feel'!  They're using the same formulas you'll find in this course! Sure, most of those drummers can read notation!  But, they use notation as it was originally intended to be used.  Notation should be used as a TOOL FOR LEARNING practical onstage formulas and techniques!       When we study with this DUAL OBJECTIVE in mind, we kill two birds with one stone.  The reading improves as we study . . . and we learn the much more important, PLAYING SKILLS that ALL working drummers use!  That's the hidden value of this one-of-a-kind course.     Want some proof?  Check out the complete course (contents) at: www.studydrums.com/drummers/contents.html       Please go there and take the time to read that page all the way to the bottom.  It's a lesson in itself as you get closer to the end.  It's like looking at a map of your future behind a set of drums whether you become a paid lifetime student of this method or not. Do it for your own sake.  Then . . . ask yourself what you'll need to know to become a pro.  (HINT: it's the same answer!) QUESTION:       Would you take a trip to unknown destinations without a map?  You'll need to know WHERE YOU ARE and WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.  My 'CONTENTS' page will show you exactly that.       Each of the 65+ lessons in this course are loaded with the same kind of practical knowledge I've talked about above.  I'm very passionate about making all this as easy as possible.  ONLY $49 (In US funds)      To order my complete homestudy course now, with your credit card, from anywhere in the World . . . go here: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html ................................................. MESSAGE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS . . .      The credit card companies will perform any necessary currency conversions automatically. BUT . . . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CURRENCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US DOLLARS AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY . . .       Check the  currency exchange rates, by visiting: Xenon Labs: The Universal Currency Converter(tm) TO USE IT . . .       Enter $49 and USD at the top of the form, then find your own currency in the 'INTO' box below that, and click on 'Perform Conversion'.  A few seconds later, you'll see how much the course will cost in your own currency if you live outside the U.S. .................................................. If you aren't a paid LIFETIME MEMBER yet . . . 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