Drum Lessons, ages 4 to 400

A note to parents and child guardians. Steve's Drum Lessons began prior to him graduating high-school. We report. 

   In 35 years of teaching we have seen it all. Rock-n -Roll ain't nose pollution but it is a cesspool at times, theaspians are about the only theater artists to  out cesspool the "professional" environment of the music industry. Stay vigilant in the screenings of your child's mentors. To keep it clean we recommend you participate in your child's music and lessons as much as possible. We like padded rooms with doors with windows in'em, so you can observe the lesson in progress. The blessings outweigh the curse, just know the curse is present where the high energy of live entertainment exists.  It makes people a little Lolo. .

      Drummer Steve Campbell's first teaching gig was Treble Cleff Music and later Hume Music in Lawrence KS.  Big Dudes Music City hosted Steve's Drum Lessons in Kansas City for 3 years.

   Stagedoor Productions hosted Steve's Drum lessons in Sydney Australia in 1999 for almost 2 years. 

     Bounty Music of Maui Hawaii hosted Steve's Drum Lessons in 2001 and Music & Sound of Sugarland TX, All Pawn/ Katz Guitars of The Woodlands TX hosted Steve's Drum Lessons in Texas until Independent Media Promotion opened I.M.P Studios in the Woodlands.  

This little section is for the prospecting. A beginners approach. Steve's Drum Lessons would like to share strategies for the almost committed,  the newly enthusiastic or the "talentless" dreamer".  Obviously the later being complete bullshit. While the commitment is expensive,  time consuming, and frustrating the reward is almost instant and infinite. 

      We encourage the curious to jump in totally unprepared. Whether you're lacking equipment,  space, finance, knowledge of the art , even limbs , Steve's Drum Lessons has some free tips to get you started.

Learn how to hold your sticks and mallets before you must unlearn poor technique. Do this now. Whether it's Big Band Jazz or Taiko THEY DO IT FOR A REASON never embellish upon this learning, wrist damage can result in surgery. 

Watch Dave Weckle first THEN Tommy Lee

No drummer ignorant of basic music theory has much fun for very long. The accomplished tonal instrumentalist has obsessed about the intervals and relationships of vibrations and it usually shows in their compositions. If and when that can be combined with poetry and a songwriter is born, there's a drummer that feels like a monkey for half steppin' . It's the truth. String players are often the envy of a drummer that knows how potentially rewarding a classical music education might be if the navigation of composition was easier,  and possible.  So..

Aquire a Bell Kit. That's priceless advice from a seasoned pro looking  through the rear view mirror. 

Reading notation is going expedite your study and progress period.Concert Percussionist, Drumset, and Drum Corps will require this knowledge to synchronize and communicate. So , learn it , read it write it , speak it and PLAY IT!

Two minutes of everything you know or learn tomorrow. 30 minutes minimum daily encompassing previously learned techniques, patterns and cadence, or beats. Attention to the simplest thing , more focus and attention on the most difficult things. One day a week, one 4 hour rehearsal. It's o.k. to zone out, wake up from your own trance from the repetition of the beat you were playing,  you're on your way. When you think its time to play to recorded music, play to a metronome,  humbles us all the time.  Learning during the age of the cassette tape probably helped adjust to intoxicated bandmates.