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VOQOTD: Elvin’s advice to young drummers

  • January 3, 2014
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“PRACTICE, and play. Play any kind of music anywhere, weddings, carnivals, dances, circuses. Play and make sure that you give it your best. Be the best out there. I’ve played burlesque shows and recently I […]

  • ballads
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  • Reed interpretations
  • syncopation
  • Ted Reed
  • Todd's Methods

Doubling up a ballad feel with Syncopation

  • January 2, 2014
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Happy new year, everybody. I’m practicing a lot of slow tempos lately, so here are some Reed interpretations that will be familiar to all jazz students, written out to suggest double time during a ballad. […]

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