Behind the Scenes
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Setting up a Private Drum Lesson Business.
Read more: Setting up a Private Drum Lesson Business.It’s been a roller coaster for the past 3 weeks, thinking about P37 Drums. I never thought I’d end up setting up my own private practice, but this new chapter of life has already taught me new things about myself, and how to deal with ambiguity, mostly. When I first decided to run this on…
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Playing with other musicians.
Read more: Playing with other musicians.I just finished about an hours’ worth of piano practice, rehearsing 2 mandarin songs. Boy are these songs tough! The average tempo of the tunes are between 140-160bpm. I’m preparing these songs so that I can jam with my students on their next lesson. Students come in often, requesting for songs that they would like…
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Accommodating to every students’ drumming needs.
Read more: Accommodating to every students’ drumming needs.It’s been about 5 months since starting P37. I took a considerable amount of time and late nights developing my personal drumkit syllabus, thinking that it would form the bulk of my classes; turns out I was completely wrong. Having a healthy number of regular drum students now, I find myself spending 80% of my…
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Making classes interactive for kids.
Read more: Making classes interactive for kids.Teaching kids is tough. There are 2 main aspects to balance when teaching kids: interest level and discipline. Teachers need to make the class engaging enough that young students find the classes fun, but at the same time not to compromise on the learning. Vice versa, we cannot expect the child to drill drum exercises…
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