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This Is It
My wife and I went with some friends to the Michael Jackson documentary the other night. Wow. It’s great. Go see it. I enjoyed the film on a few different levels. For starters, all the foota… more →
Steve Goold
This Is It
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stevegoold wrote 1 week ago: My wife and I went with some friends to the Michael Jackson documentary the other night. Wow. It … more →
The Eraser
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stevegoold wrote 9 months ago: This morning I was listening to Thom Yorke’s solo record, The Eraser, and it reminded me of so … more →
The Playbook
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stevegoold wrote 10 months ago: I was talking with a student a few weeks ago about the AEDSK list, and why I posted it. Basically, t … more →
A Lesson at LeTourneau
stevegoold wrote 10 months ago: I just got back from Longview, Texas. The Jason Harms Quintet performed at LeTourneau University las … more →
Improvising: The Creative Process
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: You’re going to find A LOT of essays on “the creative process.” It’s a big d … more →
Practicing, pt. 2
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: I titled this post as “Practicing, pt. 2″ because it’s a follow-up (and somewhat o … more →
Fuzzy Slippers
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: I’m doing some session work again this week… and it’s at another studio that I … more →
Surgery vs. Basketball...
stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: The following post is an analogy that I often use in teaching my private lessons, and it should be r … more →
Less Is More
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: For those who don’t know, the “less is more” principle revolves around the idea th … more →
The Subconscious "List"
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: In order to get to my studio space at Northwestern College, you have to walk through the Visual Arts … more →
Getting Gigs...
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: I often have students ask me how to get gigs. My answer is usually not what they want to hear… … more →
Focus
stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: Playing music is a mental game, not a physical one. I say this all the time in my private lessons, a … more →
Practicing
stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: I was recently talking to a friend about practicing, and we decided on this definition: Practicing i … more →
Hit the drums in the center...
stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: A revolution in my thought process for playing drums took place when I was in high school at a regio … more →
Brushes
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: My brush technique is definitely the weakest aspect of my playing. I have been attempting to address … more →
Perspective
stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: It is important to acknowledge the difference between sitting behind the drumset and sitting in the … more →
A Good Teacher
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: I was basically self-taught for my first 8 years of playing drums. I learned everything about the d … more →
Make sure you SOUND GOOD.
stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: There are two tasks in playing the drums (or any instrument for that matter): 1) overcoming the phys … more →
Multiple Personalities...
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stevegoold wrote 1 year ago: So, I’ve posted a couple times this week about this record I’m doing right now. It … more →
