Congratulations to Eric Wu for winning an All-State Northern California Honor Jazz Band Audition. That's quite and accomplishment! Eric...

Congratulations to Linus for passing Level 1 at his first drumset exam at Trinity College program. This year the exam was conducted...

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...

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...

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...

Cute card and a chocolate bar from one of my students :)

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...

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....

Congratulations to our student Matthew G. for passing Level 7 Trinity College international music Exam in London! Matthew is originally...

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...

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...

Q: "Have you ever had any experience with mahogany snare drums? What's your opinion about the sound, etc?" My answer regarding Mahogany...

Just went through my bookshelf and discovered a book of Tchaikovsky's "Children's Album" for solo piano. Some of the compositions I...

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...

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...

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...

Here is our next project: Murdoch decided to work on the song "Kill the King" by Megadeth. The process of learning and recording was...

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...

Well, it’s time to announce the winner (please check a previous student competition blog article published on June 5). To tell the truth,...