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Charlie Lim is simply put, a world class musician. Many who've worked with him / been around him in a musical setting would attest to...

I’m going to say something at the beginning of this post which I think has been the one defining thing I believe it’s my job as an...

Years ago, when I was actively teaching drums in a tertiary level music school, I gained a reputation for being an extremely no nonsense...

As some of you may know, I've been working on a book on drumset technique. In a world of pedagogy filled with a multitude of technical...

Utha Uthaiyan Kumanan, also known as BlackBeard, is one of the coolest, most handworking, efficient and most importantly EFFECTIVE sound...

The absolute number 1 best way for a drummer to improve is to get into situations where he gets to interact with great musicians who...

I know it's been a while, life has been extremely crazy as of late! However I just got off guest playing for the one and only Charlie Lim...

Marriam Webster defines syncopation as "a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing...

I'm going to preface this post by going to tell you it's going to seem touchy feely, it has nothing to do with chops, and i'm going to...

It's a running joke amongst many of my students that they come to me to learn about jazz drumming, and I'm the person that makes them...

Often, we get into musical situations where the people around us are not at the level we want them to be. At this point, we have a few...

It's kind of what you think, but not exactly. Quite often I'm helping students to work on their time, but they don't ask me to help them...

Key Notes to Understand : In what i refer to as "strict" snare drum technique, there are only 2 possible starting positions for each...