Brummet's Conscious Blog

A big note of appreciation for the great experience with the most recent public drum workshop at Angle Hill Studio ( a branch of BMG ) !!! Upcoming public workshops will be:  Nov 17 Dec 8 Jan 19 Of course you can schedule your private group drum workshop or lessons anytime you like. Visit the site for contact info.  ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Learning to Drum *Written by  Cat Harvey    ( http://www.copycatwriter.com )  Note : Did you see yesterday's post on teaching drums?. There are a variety of grip styles that can be used on the drumstick when playing the drums. Some constants are that they should be held between the thumb and index finger, about a third of the way up the stick. It's important that the sticks be balanced and allow for a good swing. Finding the balance is tricky at first, but becomes second nature as playing progresses. We'll look at the two main grip distinctions here. Traditional Grip This style grip is very common in jazz drumming and in corps drumming. Corp drummers carry their drum on their hip. It's difficult to use a matched grip, where the stick is held the same in both hands. Also, the traditional grip is a softer tap. Rather than gripping the sticks, they rest in the pocket of the thumb and index finger. Find the balance, and rest the stick on you...

Hello Everyone! Holiday season upon us and we are sooooooooo excited! lol We are just about to re-launch our business under the new name: Brummet Media Group. Just as we are coming to the launch, we are hearing from old and new drum students who must have caught the excitement vibe (ha ha) and what great timing! The new website will be launched in a few days, and as you can see we are about to get this blog going again. Get ready for networking ! woo hoo! By the way - we are really super excited to announce a new opportunity locally. We have now arranged to work with a local design studio who will be stocking our products as they come available. We may be holding some of our larger sized group workshops there too. I hope you have time to drop by this store - they are super supportive of local talent and seem to be really great people. Here's the post I put up on local FaceBook groups: Check out our new products now offered at https://www.facebook.com/puffindesign.ca/ ...

-- Chatter -- Well, I do feel a bit burned out in the brain so I think today I will start off with some yoga, walk the dogs and finish turning one of the 3 compost bins that we have... leaving the office work for the heat of the day and the evening. As many of you are aware, the release period of any book project is a huge endeavor. No matter how much planning goes into the release, there are always moments of scrambling and panic over technical glitches - which could be anything, really, from an image that isn't working to a link that goes nowhere...until things get ironed out over the first few days of a release. Pre-release announcements, press release production and direct contact mailings have been the focus of our office for the last 4 days or so. And at the moment I'm approaching burn out, lol. So I'll take a few hours to get some other things done, and be back in the office clattering away on the keyboard this afternoon. ...If you want to check out the new release ...