Clinics
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)