Carl Allen Online :: Jazz drummer and educator

Every clinic is designed specially for the needs of the musicians in attendance however here is an outline of what will be discussed and demonstrated.

“How to Become a Musician Who Plays Drums” (A Jazz Perspective)

Topics to be discussed:

Time and it's variations
Playing from a melodic perspective
Soloing and Grooves
Back to Basics (for all levels)
Keeping the Gig (after you have gotten it)
The Business of Being a Musician
and more…..

Listed below is a partial list of places where I have given clinics and/or masterclasses:

UNIVERSITIES & SCHOOLS:

Long Island University (Brooklyn, NY)
New School University (New York, NY)
Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA)
Roosevelt University (Chicago, ILL)
Cal State - Los Angeles
Cal State - Hayward
Cal State - Fresno
Cal State - Northridge
Cal State - Bakersfield
Cal State - Fullerton
Cal State - Berkely
Cal Arts Los Angeles (Valencia, CA)
PIT (Hollywood, CA)
Los Angeles Music Academy (Pasadena, CA)
Hartt School of Music (Hartford, CT)
Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT)
University of Southern California
UCLA
Capital University (Columbus, OH)
Northern Illinois University
Michigan State University
The University of The Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Northwestern University
University of Dayton (OH)
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Webster University (St. Louis, MO)
Georgia State University
North Texas State University
San Francisco State University
University of Northern Iowa
Bowling Green State University
Massey University (Wellington, New Zealand)
Christchurch Polytech (Christchurch, New Zealand)
North Boys High School (Sydney, Australia)
Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Sydney, Australia)
Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Holland)
Moorpark High School (Moorpark, CA)
Centerville High School (Centerville, OH)
Mac Arthur High School (Houston, TX)
Aguora High School (Aguora, CA)
Northcote College High School (Auckland, New Zealand)
University of MO - Columbia
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Virginia Commonwealth University
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
University of Notre Dame
Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)
Stanford University
Sonoma State University
Bethune-Cookman College

MUSIC STORES:

Gorby's Music (South Charleston, WV)
The Drum Pad (Palatine, ILL)
Cascio Music (Milwaukee, WI)
Tony's Drum Shop (Green bay, WI)
Drum City (Auckland, New Zealand)
The Drum Shop (Portland, OR)
Drum Center of Indianapolis
Houston Percussion
Mozingo Music (Ellisville, MO)
Farrow's Music (Grand Rapids, MI)
The Percussion Center (Fort Wayne, IND)
Granny's Music (Oklahoma City, OK)
Gelb Music (Redwood City, CA)
Crazy Music (Columbia, MO)
Mom's Music (Lousiville, KY)
Billy Hydes Drum Craft (Sydney, Australia)
Hauer Music (Dayton, OH)
Explorers' Percussion (Kansas City, MO)
The Percussuon Shop (Evanston, ILL)
Daryl Stuermer Music (Milwaukee, WI)
Strings n' Things (Cincinatti, OH)
Jim Laabs Music (Stevens Point, WI)
Everything Musical (Columbus, GA)
Lafayette Music Co. (Lafayette, GA)
Columbus Percussion (Columbus, OH)