Alana Dym, a Lady Who Likes to Drum - Part 1

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Are there any girls out there who just love to hit on drums? Of course there are, but for some reason the world of percussion still seems to be a (at least the stereotype is it’s a) BOYS world. So…. Today’s podcast begins a series of interviews I will do with female percussionists from around the world. The first interview is with a lady from Miami, Florida by the name of Alana Dym. What you will hear is the first part in a…

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Student Recording Project #3 = A Little Lady Drumming!

Little Lady Drummer

Today’s post is about a Little Lady (here’s a song I wrote about this Little Lady) having a blast while playing percussion. The featured musician is a young lady who thoroughly enjoys music, percussion, singing and dancing. You will hear her laughing, yelling and singing quite a bit throughout this brief podcast. This recording is the third and final recording project from those summer sessions. Thanks for visiting the site and I hope you enjoy today’s podcast!

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Student Recording Project #2 = Silly Microphone Tests!

Recording Project Number Two - 08-2010

The Rhythm Center offered a series of “miniature” group lessons this Summer and at the end of the summer session we decided to do some recording projects. Here is a podcast about the second recording project we did in the studio. The musicians in this recording are two young men who worked together throughout the summer. These young men started the summer a bit timid but as each lesson passed they became more and more extroverted. Every student I had this summer kept me smiling and laughing with their humorous personalities. I like to call this project the “Testing Testing Tap Tap Tap,” project.

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Student Recording Project #1 = Tons of Fun!

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As summer classes drew to a close and the school year approached The Rhythm Center turned into a private recording studio for my students. The podcast attached to this post includes Recording Project #1. The musicians performing on this project are two young brothers who started percussion lessons two months ago. These young men kept me laughing a great deal over the last few weeks. I like to call this project the “Rock On!” project. You’ll hear why when you listen to the podcast.

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Get the Children Involved!

David drums at UMC

So why would you want to perform a drum solo alone when you could perform a drum solo with a group a young students? Of course, you wouldn’t want to perform alone so this is why I invited some of the audience to play drums with me during a recent education concert.

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