The Tempo Dispatch Archives
DRUM SET LESSONS VIA E-MAIL

Bill Powelson's School of Drums

(Absolute Beginners thru Ultra Advanced)
The Complete Tempo Dispatch Archives
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These are the old issues of the e-mail 'newsletter' drum lessons. They have all been offered in the 'Tempo Dispatch' (newsletter) at one time or another. Some of these lessons later became html (web page) lessons too. You are seeing them here in their original form. Many of the ads and links in these archives are no longer valid. This list of lessons has grown with time.
Disregard all the old ads. I'm presenting the old newsletters as they actually appeared at the time the were issued. Most of the old ads are no longer valid, though each of the lessons should be of benefit to almost all students. Just focus mainly on the lessons and feature-articles.

1997

#1. Jan. 1997 Feature Article # 1: Creativity Vs. Academics.
#2. Feb. 1997 Feature Article # 2: The Beauty Secrets of Simplistic Drumming.
#3. Mar. 1997 Feature Article # 3: SOLO TIPS & FAQ.
#4. Apr. 1997 Feature Article # 4: IMPROVISED FILLS
#5. May 1997 Feature Article # 5: SOLO TIPS II
#6. Jun. 1997 Feature Article # 6: Getting That First Gig
#7. Jul. 1997 Feature Article # 7: Beating the Monster Players to that 'Dream Gig'
#8. Aug. 1997 Feature Article # 8: Tuning Opinions (Bass Drum)
#9. Sep. 1997 Feature Article # 9: CUT-TIME 2/4 (POLKA)
#10. Oct. 1997 Feature Article # 10: Jamming!
#11. Nov 1997 Feature Article # 11: Special Help with FATBACK
#12. Dec. 1997 Feature Article # 12: Tuning Tips

1998

#13. Jan. 1998 Feature Article # 13: 'Write' & 'Read' drum notation.(Part I)
#14 Feb. 1998 Feature Article # 14: 'Write' & 'Read' drum notation.(Part II)
#15. Mar. 1998 Feature Article # 15: Solo Techniques (Triplets)
#16. Apr. 1998 Feature Article # 16: Feeling The Backbeat
#17. May 1998 Feature Article # 17: PERFECTION / Internal Clocks & Rudiments
#18. Jun. 1998 Feature Article # 18: THE 'UNIVERSAL' SONG COUNT
#19. Jul. 1998 Feature Article # 19: DUMP THE TABS AND JAM!
#20. Aug. 1998 Feature Article # 20: STICKS, PEDALS & SOUTHPAWS
#21. Sep. 1998 Feature Article # 21: CYMBAL TIPS AND TRICKS
#22. Oct. 1998 Feature Article # 22: Personal Musical Tastes VS The Real World
#23. Nov. 1998 Feature Article # 23: DRUM SOLO MAGIC!
Special Bonus: Drum Set Assembly (Out of the Box & Under the Tree.)
#24. Dec. 1998 Feature Article # 24: PLAY PERFECT FILLS . . . Always!

1999

#25. Jan. 1999 Feature Article # 25: First Night On A New Gig! (Calming the jitters!)
#26. Feb. 1999 Hi Hat Tips!
#27. Mar. 1999 Reading Notation: Helpful Tips!
#28. Apr. 1999 Development & Control
#29. May 1999 Tempo Teamwork!
#30. Jun 1999 Learning to Learn!
#31. Jul 1999 Double Bass and Song Ending Tips
#32. Aug 1999 The Quest For Perfect Fills
#33. Sep 1999 Using (open) 32nd-Note Rolls In Mid-Song
#34. Oct. 1999 READING DRUM NOTATION: A Practical Perspective
#35. Nov. 1999 Overcoming Stage-Fright
#36. Dec. 1999 Improving Coordination

2000

#37.Jan 2000 Swishing the Hi-Hat
#38.Feb 2000 Warm-Ups & Practice Rituals
#39.Mar 2000 PRESS ROLLS & RUFFS
#40.Apr 2000 Adapting 'Ruffs': Making Funky, Funkier!
#41.May 2000 MORE . . . Drum Solo Goodies
#42.Jun 2000 Rudiment Applications / Drumset
#43.Jul 2000 "Feeling The Groove"
#44.Aug2000 "The Birth of Rhythmic Ideas"
#45.Sep 2000 "#1 Secret to Drumming Success"
#46.Oct 2000 "DRUMMING MATH = SWISS WATCH TIMING"
#47.Nov 2000 "Spice Up Your FILLS" (PART I)
#47b.Dec 2000 "Spice Up Your FILLS" (PART II)
#48.Dec 2000 Two free drum lessons this month

2001

#49.Jan 2001 Buying Drums - Getting ROI
#50.Feb 2001 DRUMS: Faster Fills+MORE FUNI
#51.Mar 2001 DRUMS: USING 'FLAMS' AS FILLS
#52.Apr 2001 QUIETER PRACTICE DRUMS
#53.May 2001 DRUMS: Sight-reading tips
#54.Jun 2001 DRUMS: Snare Rattle / Partial Remedies!
#55.Jul 2001 DRUMMING APTITUDE / SELF-TEST
#56.Aug 2001 Maintaining your PASSION-4-DRUMS.
#57.Sep 2001 Counter-Rhythms and Poly-Rhythms
#58.Oct 2001 TD #58: TWO DRUM LESSONS this month
#59.Nov 2001 FAST TEMPO FILLS / Punk and Jazz
#60.Dec 2001 TD #60: Drumset Bargain Hunting!

2002

#61.Jan 2002 TD #61: Coordination Solutions (Drumset)
#62.Feb 2002 TD #62: Rudiment help (Drumset)
#63.Mar 2002 TD #63: Common sense & drumming improvement (Drumset)
#64.Apr 2002 TD #64: Drumming Imagination
#65.May 2002 TD #65: Working the Cymbals
#66.Jun 2002 TD #66: TIME SIGS: 6/8 vs 4/4?
#67.Jul 2002 TD #67: More help with Rudiments/Fills?
#68.Aug 2002 TD #68: Coordination / Age / Tuning Tips
#69.Sep 2002 TD #69: Tips for improving the WEAK-HAND.
#70.Oct 2002 TD #70: 32nd Doubles, / Fills n Solos
#71.Nov 2002 TD #71: Tempo perfection
#72.Dec 2002 TD #72: Drumming Stats/Female

2003

#73.Jan 2003 TD #72: DRUMS / Punk, Metal, Reggae, Jazz.
#74.Feb 2003 TD #74: Mastering Bass Techniques without drums.
#75.Mar 2003 TD #75: Teach to learn.
#76.Apr 2003 TD #76: Mastering Independence / Drums
#77.May 2003 TD #77: UNDERSTANDING BEAT-NAMES
#78.Jun 2003 TD #78: DRUM CHARTING & COUNTING, TIP

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