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Congratulations to Eric Wu for winning an All-State Northern California Honor Jazz Band Audition. That's quite and accomplishment! Eric...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Linus for passing Level 1 at his first drumset exam at Trinity College program. This year the exam was conducted...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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Transcription
Michael, my student, is a big fan of the band Nevermore. He decided to learn the song called She Comes in Colors. The song features a lot...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Mar 5, 20201 min read
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Vinnie Colaiuta
I just had an interesting discussion with one of my students. He came up to me and said: "I really like Vinnie Colaiuta. He is an amazing...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Mar 4, 20201 min read
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Duet
Kabir, my 7 y.o. student, decided to compose a duet for 2 snare drums. What is interesting is the fact that he wrote it in 3/4 time...
Leonid Sokolovsky
May 8, 20191 min read
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Cute card and a chocolate bar from one of my students :)
Cute card and a chocolate bar from one of my students :)
Leonid Sokolovsky
Apr 25, 20191 min read
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Student's question
One of my students asked me a question: "Have you had any experience with Remo Suede drum heads?" My answer: I used Suede heads for a...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Apr 8, 20191 min read
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Fun marimba performance by Rishi
We decided to make a quick recording of a classical piece arranged for marimba. Rishi and I had a lot of fun playing this composition....
Leonid Sokolovsky
Apr 2, 20191 min read
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to our student Matthew G. for passing Level 7 Trinity College international music Exam in London! Matthew is originally...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Jan 17, 20191 min read
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Interesting question from one of my studens
Question: "Do the resonant tom or snare heads ever wear out? Do you ever have to replace them?" My answer: Resonant tom heads don't...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Nov 1, 20181 min read
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Leonid Sokolovsky
Nov 22, 20170 min read
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Percussion Presentation
I just had an opportunity to volunteer at one of the local elementary schools. The school has no music program due to budget cuts, so I...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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Another interesting student's question:
Q: "Have you ever had any experience with mahogany snare drums? What's your opinion about the sound, etc?" My answer regarding Mahogany...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Sep 6, 20171 min read
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Nice memories
Just went through my bookshelf and discovered a book of Tchaikovsky's "Children's Album" for solo piano. Some of the compositions I...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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Fun drum cover by Alicia
We just recorded another drum cover with one of my students. She did a great job! Just about a year ago we recorded an easy song by...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Feb 7, 20171 min read
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A new drum cover by Thomas
Welcome to another video! Thomas decided to do a drum cover of Green Day's "Last of the American Girls". Even though the song is not very...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Sep 23, 20161 min read
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Another fun teaching day
Brian, one of my percussion students, had an upcoming birthday a few weeks ago. I asked him: "What gift would you like to get for your...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Sep 20, 20161 min read
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Exciting performance
Here is our next project: Murdoch decided to work on the song "Kill the King" by Megadeth. The process of learning and recording was...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Oct 27, 20151 min read
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My students are really fun.
Just got a fun quote from Ryan, my 7 y.o. percussion student: "My grandma just had her 70th birthday, and she looks very young and...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Oct 27, 20151 min read
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And the winner is...
Well, it’s time to announce the winner (please check a previous student competition blog article published on June 5). To tell the truth,...
Leonid Sokolovsky
Jul 26, 20151 min read
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