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Drumming Conclusions

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The Cable Tv Taping

Feb 21, 2012 Thorny Swale performed 5 of my original songs at Northwestern Community Television (http://www.nwct.org/) a public-access cable station west of Minneapolis. This great opportunity came through a partnering between NWCT and the Minnesota Association of Songwriters (http://www.mnsongwriters.org/), of which I am a member. "Minnesingers" the original music program consisting of MAS performers is the brainchild of MAS member and NWCT Executive Producer Rita Fox. This was an amb

Donna

The Cable Tv Taping

Feb 21, 2012 Thorny Swale performed 5 of my original songs at Northwestern Community Television (http://www.nwct.org/) a public-access cable station west of Minneapolis. This great opportunity came through a partnering between NWCT and the Minnesota Association of Songwriters (http://www.mnsongwriters.org/), of which I am a member. "Minnesingers" the original music program consisting of MAS performers is the brainchild of MAS member and NWCT Executive Producer Rita Fox. This

Donna

Singing Drummer As A Singer-Songwriter

It's been a long time since I've written here. Paradoxically, my drum life has been very busy and engaging. Often times the work behind the scenes is the only work. And now it seems I've come full circle, yet for the first time, in seriously planning to do a significant project as a singer songwriter playing drums. In 2008 I began playing drums "in earnest" following a scant 3 years prior to that, and a 12 year break prior to that. Probably the most courageous thing I ever did was to commit

Donna

Lefty's Are Special / Sitting In With The Swamp Kings Tonight

Make new friends but keep the old; those are silver, these are gold - Joseph Parry d.1903 I am the daughter of two left handed parents. It was normal, being around those opposite-handed to me. It so happens that the two gentlemen equated in my mind as the drumming buddies are left handed. Martin Applebaum was walking down an alley one day and heard drumming from a garage. About 14 at the time, he investigated who was behind the kit. It was 12 yr old me. Martin had curly hai

Donna

Easy Drumming Self Evaluation

Tonight I wanted to check my technique (hands). I felt like standing up so I put the old-fashioned practice pad (triangular type wood-block base with roughly 4" square rubber pad) on top of a waist high dresser. Propped in back against the crash cymbal I placed a 3'x2' mirror. Great view from neck to waist so shoulders, neck muscles, arms, hands, sticks, pad in perfect view. I practiced w/ the metronome on one setting, fiddling around w/ as many different even fractions of speed po

Donna

Vital (Studio) Lessons

Recently I've learned some of the most important lessons ever in my musical life. Music Vacation About 7 days ago what began as an impromptu conversation and wish for me maybe laying down a drum track for friends' material turned into a plan for one of my songs being recorded. I wasn't entirely sure until mid-week beforehand that it would actually go down, but I began the prep early in the week anyway. Another big chunk - guitar, drums and vocals. This is an account mainly

Donna

Smiling Upon Entrance!

Hey All, I've graciously been given a vehicle -- this! -- more precise for those vain musical reflections I like to write, specifically "drumming conclusions" (as the Giver, John Moxey, has called them). Songstuff has been a huge help to me. It's not everywhere where one is welcomed, accepted, helped, encouraged to become and develop. From that, I was enabled to develop an introspection. Blogging or writing ongoing posts have been a map & guide: to confer with myself s

Donna

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