ISSUE #73 \__\__\___TEMPO DISPATCH  ___/__/__/ Jan 5, 2003          Monthly Newsletter / DRUM SET LESSONS   Copyright Bill Powelson 2003 all rights reserved. ________________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'______________ * Tips * Tricks * Hints * F*r*e*e Drumset-Lessons * __________NOW more than 13,500+ SUBSCRIBERS!__________ IN THIS ISSUE . . . (TABLE OF CONTENTS . . .) (TWO FEATURE ARTICLES): (Drum set techniques) 1a.  SPECIAL HELP WITH PUNK, METAL, JAZZ, REGGAE, FUNK, C&W, GOSPEL, etc., etc. 1b. TIPS FOR READING Drum Notation. 2. PERFECT TIMING?  It's essential to your success!    What's a Groove Guide?    Don't know?  (Click here) http://www.studydrums.com/z.html 3. Humor: 'REPEAT AFTER ME . . .!' 4. Play the new DRUMMERS TRIVIA GAME. *  NEW!     ***  CHAT ABOUT DRUMS! ***    ONLINE CHAT FOR DRUMMERS ONLY:    E-mail a drummer friend and invite them for an online chat! http://pub9.bravenet.com/chat/show.php?usernum=762461667cpv=1 __________________________________ |____2 FEATURE ARTICLE/LESSON(S)__| PART 1a.  SPECIAL HELP WITH: Punk, Metal, Jazz, Reggae, C&W, Funk, Gospel, Rap, Hip-Hop, etc., etc.      I'VE NOTICED from incomming e-mail . . .      A HUGE number of VERY dedicated drum set students are ONLY interested in learning to play ONE OR TWO of THEIR favorite styles of music, like Punk, Metal, Reggae, Jazz, Blues, C&W, Religious, Gospel, etc., etc.     That's 'cool'!      I agree with that perspective COMPLETELY! ............................................................ BUT . . .     IT'S AS IF these people believe that their particular FAVORITE music styles are vastly different in some way, from ALL THE OTHER MUSIC STYLES (GENRES) IN THE WORLD.     Those poor disillusioned people couldn't be more wrong! .............................................................   * * *  PLEASE BE AWARE * * *     Your FAVORITE music style is really not much different than ANY other music style you may choose to study and play.     ALL  DRUMMERS need a WELL ROUNDED KNOWLEDGE BASE, no matter which style of music they may prefer.      Knowledge is knowledge!     Technique is technique!  We'll need all we can get OF BOTH, regardless of our musical preferences and tastes.     YES!     I DO TOTALLY AGREE that ALL students should pursue THEIR OWN 'FAVORITE MUSIC TASTES', in the beginning!     IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO DO THAT!     But, don't MISS the following point . . .     LEARN THIS VERY IMPORTANT FACT, RIGHT NOW!      * ALL MUSIC follows the SAME rhythm patterns.       * If we drummers KNOW those patterns, it'll mean we can EASILY play 'ANY AND ALL' MUSIC, . . . ANY TIME! THE POINT . . .      * As we learn to play our own personal favorite music styles . . . we are ALSO learning ALL OTHER music styles at the SAME time. OR . . . Said another way . . .      * ONCE WE'VE BECOME GREAT AT OUR CHOSEN FAVORITE STYLE(S) . . . WE'LL BE ONLY STEPS AWAY FROM BEING GREAT AT 'ANY' STYLE.      Jazz, Metal and Punk styles are a big part of that process, and they are ALL covered, within this COMPLETE 115-lesson course . . . FOR EXAMPLE:  HERE'S YOUR PROOF!     (Here's some special, specific, help with PUNK, METAL AND JAZZ.)      PUNK, METAL AND JAZZ STYLES are 'often' based in QUARTER-NOTE 4/4 beat patterns or CUT-TIME 2/4. (Both beat structures are essentially the same thing, . . . generally speaking.) X X X X <--- HAT   S   S <--- SNARE B   B   <--- BASS       This does NOT mean that ALL the music in those styles will be based totally or entirely in QUARTER-NOTE 4/4 or 2/4.      It's more like . . . A given PERCENTAGE of the music in those styles will require full and complete knowledge of Quarter 4/4 (or Cut-time 2/4) beat variations.  We'll still need complete knowledge of ALL OTHER beat/roll structures too! NOTE:     There are potentially 65,536 variation possibilities within the above Quarter-note 4/4 beat structure (ie; Punk, Metal, Jazz.)      How many of those 65,536 variations can you play RIGHT NOW?     TO FURTHER YOUR ABILITIES WITH 'QUARTER-NOTE 4/4', PAID MEMBERS MAY GO HERE: http://wwwc.catalog.com:82/drummers/hsdrum/ccrtde4.html MORE ABOUT PUNK, METAL AND JAZZ . . .     *  NEARLY AN INFINITE NUMBER OF FILL OR ROLL TECHNIQUES are possible within QUARTER-NOTE 4/4, too! (ie; I'm STILL talking about Punk, Metal, Jazz!)      *  The GOOD NEWS is, those same fills and rolls may also be useful within (nearly) any other beat framework TOO.  There's a LOT of bleed-over, or interchangability . . . with ALL the fills.     WHAT'S THE POINT?     *  Master ALL fill TECHNIQUES . . . then play them ANYWHERE, ANY TIME, IN ANY SONG as needed! HOW DOES IT WORK?     (FOR PAID STUDENTS ONLY:     Master these 8 fills (below), and gain a million (OR MORE) other fills by proxy!     TAP THE MOTHERLOAD of ALL fill techniques, in this lesson . . . http://wwwc.catalog.com:82/drummers/hsdrum/fillsc.html REGGAE:      REGGAE is primarily based in 8TH 4/4 (aka; 8th 'ROCK) Remember, there are 4.3 BILLION potential variations of that beat framework, which will also include Funk, Fatback, Soul, C&W, Gospel. . . (and nearly ANY genre we might mention.)      YES!       IT'S TRUE!       BELIEVE IT!      *  But . . . there's one subtle difference between REGGAE STYLES . . . and ALL the others!      *  Reggae drummers tend to attack the 4.3 Billion possible 8th 4/4 variations a little differently . . .      WHAT IS THAT SUBTLE DIFFERENCE?      PAID STUDENTS WILL FIND THE ANSWER, HERE: http://wwwc.catalog.com:82/drummers/hsdrum/ccrtska.html      UN-ENROLLED STUDENTS: Here is what you DON'T KNOW: http://www.studydrums.com/contents.html      IT'S YOUR FUTURE!      You should enroll . . . HERE: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html      I try very hard to make these lessons BETTER than private lessons . . . Most of the paid students agree that it IS MUCH EASIER to learn from this course . . . than with EXPENSIVE, private, one-on-one, weekly lessons.      WHAT IF IT'S TRUE? ......................................... FEATURE ARTICLE / PART 1B . . . PART 1b.  *  Tips for READING NOTATION:     An extremely heavy majority of the E-mail I receive, comes from dedicated drum students (young and old) who desire to improve their SIGHT-READING SKILLS . . .     It seems that I might help those people most, by RE-AFFIRMING the following . . . READING DRUM NOTATION:      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 GREAT DRUMMERS!       Playing FROM THE HEART, (BY FEEL) is JUST as important! In fact, it 'may' be MORE Important! CONCLUSION:      WE NEED BOTH ARTS! A SENSIBLE SOLUTION . . .      If we are learning PRACTICAL, USEABLE ONSTAGE techniques as we READ . . . then the inherently boring process of reading becomes FUN, as we also STREAMLINE our ability to PLAY FROM THE HEART!       This ONLINE Homestudy Course is designed to teach you to read in exactly this SAME, FUN, PRACTICAL WAY. POINT:       *  Every morsel of written notation in the course has been taken directly from onstage experience over a 50-year developmental process, (both, onstage and in my own private teaching studios!)      You'll absorb it ALL, like a sponge . . . BECAUSE IT'S FUN!       EVERYTHING YOU'LL LEARN . . . WILL BE, PRACTICAL, USEABLE 'ONSTAGE' KNOWLEDGE!      THE MAIN FOCUS HERE, IS TO TEACH YOU TO, 'PLAY FROM THE HEART' AND 'READ DRUM NOTATION' TOO, as you have a GREAT TIME, jamming with YOUR favorite recordings!     * Jamming with recordings will help prepare you for the pro-gigs to come later.     * By learning those jamming techniques via WRITTEN NOTATION, we will accellerate and expand your learning-curve in TWO  DIRECTIONS at the SAME TIME.     EVERYTHING . . . you'll study in this course is SOMETHING YOU WILL NEED, as you PLAY FROM THE HEART, in the REAL PROFESSIONAL WORLD of pop music (ALL STYLES), and with live onstage professional 'live' bands OF VIRTUALLY EVERY TYPE, STYLE AND GENRE.     Isn't THAT your goal?      It SHOULD be!      It's all in THE DESIGN of this course!      So . . . if your reading skills are weak . . . start at the URL below:     THIS IS THE ONLY 'READING LESSON' YOU WILL NEED FOR MANY LESSONS TO COME!  TRUST ME!  BY THE TIME YOU HAVE FINISHED THIS COURSE . . . YOU'LL NOT ONLY BECOME AN EXCELLENT READER . . . YOU'LL ALSO, (and more importantly) BECOME A GREAT PLAYER!  www.studydrums.com/drummers/read01.html     PAID STUDENTS MAY ALSO WANT TO VISIT THIS 'MORE IN-DEPTH', NOTE-VALUES AND NOTATION LESSON . . . http://wwwc.catalog.com:82/drummers/hsdrum/notevals.html     AND . . . HERE IS A 'MORE FUN', MORE USEFULL WAY TO LEARN TO READ THE SAME (GENERAL) MATERIAL ABOVE . . . http://wwwc.catalog.com:82/drummers/hsdrum/fillsc.html .......................................................      Here ONLINE . . . Many of you may find it easy to absorb SEVERAL lessons per week, while others may need several weeks on each lesson!       THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE of online lessons!      The (very low) $49 cost is the same for EVERYONE. DO THIS!      Tally the amount of money you'll spend YEARLY with a PRIVATE INSTRUCTOR . . . then compare it to the (current) $49.00 you'll spend (ONE TIME), here!      Don't you agree that a PRICE INCREASE IS WARRANTED?  Look for it to happen, SOON!     ANY TIME YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO OBTAIN 50-YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE FOR $49 . . . DO IT!!!     You won't find all this info in ONE PLACE for less than $49!  Trust me!  You will pay 10-times that amount over the long-haul, if you don't sign-up and get now!      We're talking about an ENCYCLOPEDIA of ONSTAGE drumming knowledge, here.  ........................................................ NOTE:      Not all the lessons are F*r*e*e.  Many of the BEST HIDDEN LESSONS do not appear at the public-site at all. They're hidden, and they are not mentioned anywhere PUBLICLY, except on the 'Contents' page at: http://www.studydrums.com/contents.html      This 115+ lesson course provides the knowledge you'll need as a working-pro when playing in a band . . .     * * * ANY BAND * * * ANY MUSIC STYLE! * * *     My sole objective as a teacher is to help get you playing 'YOUR MUSIC' in a LIVE BAND, as soon as possible.  Then, I also hope to teach you how to hold and keep your job, as long as you may want it.     This course has been structured and streamlined to accelerate those objectives. ......................................................     Think of this thing as PRIVATE DRUM LESSONS, online. That's exactly what it is, but YOU set the pace!  :>)   ...................................................... PURSUE YOUR DREAMS WITH PASSION.  BEGIN THIS ONLINE DRUMMING-CORRESPONDENCE-COURSE TODAY. ORDER THE COMPLETE, 115+ LESSON, ONLINE DRUMMING COURSE, FOR ONLY $49 In US funds, while the price lasts. FOR A LIMITED TIME . . . To ORDER NOW FOR $49, with your credit card, from anywhere in the World . . . go here: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html ................................................ ($77 is the NEXT PROJECTED PRICE INCREASE, and it is ALREADY occurring in some sectors of my advertising!) ................................................     I am currently and always adding new lessons. Buy the course now for only $49. Get everything, (including all FUTURE UPDATES) at this VERY limited low price . . . (or wait and pay more.)     The $49 charge will also guarantee that you'll receive any and all of these newsletter-lessons without charge. _______________________________ |____WHAT'S A GROOVE GUIDE?_____| FIND OUT HERE . . . http://www.studydrums.com/z.html *** ANOTHER SPECIAL BARGAIN *** ORDER YOUR GROOVE GUIDE NOW, AND GET MY 115-LESSON $49 COURSE IN DRUMSET TECHNIQUES, as a  TOTALLY F*R*E*E* B*O*N*U*S: (Includes ALL of the newsletter lessons, too.) ORDER A GROOVE GUIDE AND GET IT ALL! https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html  _________________________ |____Train yourself to___| TEACH DRUMS *** THE DRUM INSTRUCTORS GUIDE *** If you have some stage experience, why not TEACH DRUMS? Teach my methods in your locality. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW! Great i*n*c*o*m*e p*o*t*e*n*t*i*a*l, in most areas of the world. TO ENQUIRE: Mention The Instructors Guide in a note to Bill Powelson _________________________________ |________TONGUE DRUMS? __________| WHAT'S A TONGUE DRUM? *  IT'S THE PERFECT GIFT FOR DRUMMERS WHO ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING! *  IT'S A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE. *  IT'S ALSO A GREAT LITTLE TOY FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS! FIND OUT HERE! http://www.studydrums.com/tngdrm01.html _________________________________ |_____AD SPACE AVAILABLE ________| This space is available.  Reach 13,500+ avid drum-buffs per month, with YOUR drumming related ad. INQUIRE:  drums01@att.net _________________________________ |___________HUMOR? ______________| EVERYONE, PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME:    1. I will NOT get bad luck, lose my friends,   or lose my mailing lists if I don't forward   an e-mail.       2. I will NOT be blessed if I DO forward a e-mail.       3. Bill Gates is NOT going to send me money,   and "Victoria's Secret" doesn't know anything   about a gift certificate they're supposed to send.       4. Ford will NOT give me a 50% discount even    if I forward my e-mail to over 50 people.       5. I will NEVER receive coupons or freebies   from Coca Cola, Cracker Barrel, Old Navy,   (especially Microsoft) or anyone else if I   send a e-mail to at least 10 people.       6. The phrase "This really happened..."   is never true ... NEVER--NEVER !!       7. There is NO SUCH THING as an e-mail   tracking program, and I am not STUPID   enough to think that someone will send   me $100 for forwarding an e-mail to 10   or more people.       8. There is NO kid with cancer through   the Make-a-Wish program in England   collecting anything!       9. The government does not have a bill   in Congress called 901B (or whatever   they named it this week) which, if passed,   will enable them to charge us 5 cents for   every e-mail we send.     10. There will be NO dancing, singing,   waving, colorful flowers, characters,     or other program that I will receive   immediately after I forward an e-mail.   ZILCH, NONE, ZIP, ZERO, NADA!       11. The American Red Cross will NOT   donate 50 cents to certain individuals   dying of some never-heard-of disease   for every e-mail address I send this to.   The American Red Cross RECEIVES   donations.       12. And finally, I WILL NOT let morons   guilt-trip me into sending things by telling   me I am not their friend or that I don't believe   in God. God seemed to get along okay   before e-mail! ..................................................     Now, repeat this to yourself until you have it   memorized,       Then send it to at least 5 of your friends before   the next full moon or you will be constipated for   the next three months and all of your hair will   fall out.   Thanks (again) to:  Jim Casey . . . vermontdrums.com ....................................... If you enjoy this e-zine, please enroll or pay for your subscription!  It takes good people like YOU to keep this LABOR OF LOVE alive! NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION, HERE: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccardnl.html COURSE ENROLLMENT AND/OR GROOVE GUIDE, HERE: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html _________________________________ _____PAYMENT METHODS_____________| 1. CREDIT CARD: Order via our secure servers: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html 2. 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