This is an email I just received and it's totally related to How to Choose Drumsticks.
From: Mark Feldman <mark@bangthedrumschool.com>
Date: Nov 25, 2024 7:29 AM
Subject: I Wish I Could Tell This To My 8 Year Old Self
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Hello Friends -
I was lucky enough to go to a private middle and elementary school in
NYC as a kid.
I recall that we were first introduced to foreign languages when we
were about eight years old.
The teacher told us that we could pick Spanish or French.
"You can pick whichever one you want," she told us.
Like a bonehead, I chose French.
The reason I think it was bad decision is that I never---seeing as I
reside in the USA---have the opportunity to speak or otherwise use
this language skill.
It's pretty much useless to me.
Sure, when I went to Paris, I used it.
But so what?
If someone had just properly advised me as a youngster, I would have
taken Spanish instead.
Now, that would have been useful!
But French? Nope. I wasted my time on that.
Well, you could argue that I learned how to learn or that my brain
was "exercised" or developed because of learning French.
And you'd probably be right on that score.
But, I still would have gotten a lot more utility out of having
learned to speak Spanish.
I wish my parents had advised to learn Spanish instead, but they
didn't. Not that I can blame them; I probably came home from school
one day and simply informed them, "hey mom, hey dad...guess
what? I'm learning French in school!"
They probably just heard that and said, "oh, that's nice,
Mark."
So, I can't blame them.
Even as a kid, you don't always get all the guidance that you need or
want.
Sometimes it's the same with drumming.
I may have told you the story of a teacher I had who taught me a
technical thing that was absolutely wrong. And I spent hundreds of
hours practicing that way.
It was John Riley (if you don't know him, look him up) who showed me
the correct way, but it was absolutely brutal having to undo all of
that ingrained muscle memory from learning the wrong thing.
I won't mention the name of the person who showed me the wrong thing
here....just because he doesn't really teach anymore so none of you
are in "danger."
But the tale I've just told really proves that it's incredibly
important to get good guidance.
Do any of you feel confused about how to learn the drums from the beginning?
What do you even do first?
What should you spend your time on?
What are the correct details of hand technique? and foot technique?
There's a lot of stuff to learn and you need someone you can trust.
That's why I made the Drumming for Absolute Beginners online
video course.
You
don't want to waste time on the wrong stuff!
I'm ready to help you with this.
I'll give you the info you need; I'll teach you everything! You
won't have to worry about that.
Step-by-step; if you want to learn the drums all you have to do is
follow my instructions. It's really easy. I've made the whole thing
super simple.
This
course will take you from
Point A = I don't really know how to play
to
Point B = I can just sit down behind the drums and play off the
top of my head (and sound great doing it).
Like I said, it's our online video course called "Drumming
for Absolute Beginners."
It's step-by-step and it's based on my system of learning called
The 5 Pillars of Drumming® (which is actually a registered
trademark--it's for real).
Do it at home at your own pace. You'll get results. Just follow
the steps.
Go here to sign up now:
https://bangthedrumschool.com/drumming-for-absolute-beginners-course-now/
Thanks
for reading.
Regards,
Mark
Feldman
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