You've finally given in to all of your teachers and peers telling you that the only way to learn to play jazz is to transcribe solos. Now you've found a player you love, and have lifted a solo or two off of the records and can finally say that you have a certain amount of vocabulary ready to go when you play your next gig! Unfortunately, you're not really done yet. Over the next few posts, I'd like to write about a few ways to use some of the language you've picked up and get

Ah yes, the buzz roll. A true staple in the drumming world, no matter if you're a jazz drummer, an orchestral musician, or a metal head. I've figured out that in my own playing and all of my students playing that there's a few common issues with most drummers buzz roll, and all of those problems can be grouped into one of three categories. It's pretty often taught to wind players that with any long note, you have three parts. 1. Attack 2. Sustain 3. Release Well, a buzz roll

Whoa there! Scandalous! OF COURSE THEY SHOULD. Right? Well, maybe. Here's what I know for a fact though: 80% of Americans are in some form of debt Average student loan debts are about 40 grand. The average musician makes a little over 35,000 a year HOWEVER, of that study only 33% of those surveyed made most of their money (75%) from music. In other words, music is a side hustle for most of those people. Those are the facts that can easily be Googled. I also have some anecdot