Drum It With Brummet

  Do You Want to Be a Musician   ...Or Just Learn to Play Songs?  * Written by:  Denver Chetty is a musician, music teacher and entrepreneur.  Whenever I meet a student for the first time I ask them a few questions:  - Why do you want to learn to play the guitar?  - What's your favourite type of music?  Who are your favourite artists/bands?  - Do you want to be a musician or do you just want to learn to play songs? The last question always baffles them. The common response to that question is: - " Is there a difference? " The answer is " Yes, there is a huge difference... to me anyway ." If a student just wants to learn to play songs then I find the songs that they like, work it out in different keys and then teach them the chords and anything else that they need to play the song exactly the way they hear it. This method is very productive in them learning to play the songs they love and in building a repertoire very fast. In a year some...

Tips on How to Teach Music to Children With Dyslexia  It is very important to make it clear at the start that dyslexia is not the result of low intelligence, although it is possible for someone of low intelligence also to be dyslexic. A teacher may be totally baffled by the child who does not respond to teaching methods that are successful for most of her other pupils, especially as there is no obvious reason for the pupil's lack of progress. At the outset, it is important to begin with a subject that encourages a pupil's confidence. For example, during the first lesson why not spend some time getting to know each other and to find out what fires their imagination. Aural tests can be given in every lesson, although the teacher can test the pupil without him even realizing it. For example, when he plays a piece of music, the teacher can stop him midway and ask him to sing the last note or clap in time to the last bar. Dyslexic pupils constantly lose their place whilst playing, e...

  * Curious about Brummet Media Donations?  Your support of our work is appreciated.  To this end we donate 10% of  Brummet Media Group  earnings annually to numerous pet rescue, garden, literacy and wildlife non-profit organizations over the many years... Including : Canadian Wildlife Federation, Pollinator Partnership, North American Butterfly Association, Seeds of Diversity, Creston Valley Wildlife Management Fund, Creston's Pet Adoption And Welfare Society, Granby Wilderness Society, SPCA, and the National Wildlife Federation...  among a few other causes and charitable events, school music and music therapy causes that we have donated product, time, services and art to.  Learn more about Dave's  Drum It Forward  program for public school music rooms. *Shout out to all the wonderful musicians over the years sharing their excess drum and percussion odds and ends that have enabled Dave to donate his services to public and private school clas...

Preparing For A Cruise Ship Musician Job Audition * By Geoffry Sinker, a full-time music teacher with over 30 years experience. He teaches private and online using Skype. He has travelled extensively during his career performing in bands around the world. He has written many articles on learning the guitar and has been featured in numerous websites including ultimate-guitar.com . Find more about Geoffry at: http://www.skypeguitarlessonsonline.com   In this article we will look at working on a cruise ship and the type of preparation needed to land the job. OK, now you've been playing in bands for a number of years and you might have graduated with a degree from one of the excellent music academies around the various countries. You have decided that you want to have a career as a professional musician, so what is your next step. Well, one of the options you might consider is a musician on a cruise ship. Large cruise ship companies operate all year long and are always very popular wit...

  Since this particular blog is new... we thought we'd offer a little teaser introduction to  Dave Brummet, drummer and percussionist, mastermind behind this blog.  Dave brings a wide variety of experience and passion into drumming and shares this knowledge by  teaching  others through private lessons and group workshops.  As a drum doctor, Dave offers  repairs , tuning and customizing for most any drum or percussion instrument.  View previous  performances,  some of the  instruments  Dave has built and some press  clippings and accolades .

  -- Quote of the Day --  Mark once appeared as a guest on a talk radio show that Lillian hosted many years back, and this is a quote from that interview: “…I received a phone call from Dr. Robert Jones (former consultant to NASA) and he’s been studying my music... He said: “we’ve been doing preliminary studies on your music  and we’ve found that your music has frequencies that actually void negative energy fields and promotes a higher level of consciousness.” ~ Mark Romero ~~  www.BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Hi Everyone!!  Welcome to Dave Brummet's new blog (sometimes maintained by Lillian Brummet, too).  Here you will find music-related quotes, articles, interviews, product reviews, amusing stories, memes and whatever else we feel will interest our readers.  If you are a musician or design instruments, or a music store, we'd love to network with you! Please feel free to reach out to us anytime via the links on the left hand side bar. :)  ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~