Author: Aaron B

Aaron B. is an award-winning teacher, as well as an active performing and recording musician and composer. He founded the Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble, the world’s first professional performing group comprised of musicians with developmental disabilities; has performed at the American Festival of Microtonal Music, MerleFest, and rock and pop festivals in Europe; and performs regularly with avant-garde legend Eugene Chadbourne. Aaron lives and teaches in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His Musika teaching profile can be found here
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Introduction to Hand Drums: Goblet-Shaped Drums

May 01 2017- POSTED BY Aaron B

In our previous installment, we looked at my personal favorite group of hand drums, the frame drums. Now we will […]

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Introduction to Hand Drums: Frame Drums

Mar 22 2017- POSTED BY Aaron B

The world of hand drums is a vast one indeed, with distinct types emerging in all parts of the world […]

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Great Percussionists (Who Happen to be Women)

Feb 03 2017- POSTED BY Aaron B

The follow-up to my last post, Great Drummers (Who Happen to be Women), seemed obvious- Great Percussionists (Who Happen to […]

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Female Drummers: Great Drummers (Who Happen to be Women)

Nov 23 2016- POSTED BY Aaron B

The importance of role models that an individual can strongly identify with is well-documented in all fields- but a cursory […]

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Principles of Basic Rock Drum Beats, Part 2

Oct 04 2016- POSTED BY Aaron B

In my previous post, I discussed the basic approaches to the construction of rock drum beats, focused primarily on a […]

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Principals of Basic Drum Beats for Rock, Part 1

Jun 29 2016- POSTED BY Aaron B

In spite of the seemingly limitless variety one can find in rock drumming, there are also virtually ubiquitous commonalities. In […]

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Why Drummers Use Stick Control

May 25 2016- POSTED BY Aaron B

One of the most enduring and venerated method books for drummers is Stick Control for the Snare Drummer by George […]

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Setting Up a Drum Set

Apr 21 2016- POSTED BY Aaron B

So you’ve just bought your first drum set, and right now you just might be staring at the pile of […]

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Choosing Your First Drum Set

Apr 12 2016- POSTED BY Aaron B

When choosing your first drum set, there are a few things to consider, and some points that can easily be […]

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