The Readers’ Poll Contest If you can remember, back in March I had a readers’ poll contest where I asked the Snare Drum Reviews community what they’d like to see next. Thanks to all of you who gave me your ideas and opinions. They will help me build a better site in the coming months […]
Blog
Finding Other Musicians
Finding Other Musicians: Setting Expectations Put simply, musicians need other musicians to keep growing! Finding other musicians can be tricky for anybody. Depending on where you are in your drumming experience, you may have already built your drumming/player community, had a lapse and need to re-build, or are considering venturing out for the first time. […]
Getting Back Into Drum Training
Back To The Woodshed When I returned to drumming after almost a 14 year hiatus, I made a very clear decision to start my drum training from the beginning. I had no intention of resuming where I had left off. There was no focus placed on revisiting old patterns or songs. It was to be […]
Getting Your Drum Kit Back
Getting Your Drum Kit Back So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and get that drum kit back? Good for you! Maybe you’ve purchased a new practice pad, sticks or a drum magazine or two. Maybe you’ve even decided to take some lessons? Cool! Now, it’s time to think about getting that drum kit back. […]
My Journey Back To Drumming
Background After a 10 year period of dedication to music and drumming, I came to a significant fork in the road. My then current business project came to sudden stop. I was already no spring chicken and a game-changing decision had to be made. As The Clash so succinctly asked, “Should I stay or should […]
Introducing Steve Feldman – Our Newest Snare Drum Reviews Team Member
Who Is Steve Feldman Anyway? Note from Jeff: I have been searching for some time for somebody to share the mission at Snare Drum Reviews. I’ve been looking for somebody who was a long time drummer, was at least a semi-professional and somebody who has been around long enough to have life get in the […]
What Makes a Great Drummer?
What Makes a Great Drummer? Every time we watch a master like Bill Bruford or Neil Peart play we find ourselves wondering “How the hell did he get so freaking good?” That’s exactly the subject of this post. What makes a great drummer? Just like what makes a great anything, the answer is not black […]
Neil Peart Anatomy of a Drum Solo
Neil Peart On Music Radar I recently read a very good interview with Neil Peart on musicradar.com. They caught him in New York preparing for his appearance on Late Night with David Letterman show. He was to finish off “Drum Solo Week” on the show and he had some problems to solve. Not the least […]
Starting A Drum Circle
A Drum Circle Can Be Fun And Therapeutic There are very few activities that have the ability to bring people together, let them have some good clean fun and help to relieve stress at the same time. Drum circles have been doing this in communities both tribal and modern forever. There’s just something indescribable that […]
4 Cool Snare Drum Solos
4 Cool Snare Drum Solos I wanted to post a few of my favorite snare drum solos for you to enjoy. Ivan Pacheco The first one is Ivan Pacheco. Check out the showmanship. I mean playing with your elbow? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1WKmoUrDiQ Casey Brohard Next up is Casey Brohard from the 2005 DCI. The video quality is […]