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How To Play A Drum Roll

I mean, who doesn’t want to be able to learn how to play a drum roll?  Everyone requests them, and they make every drum beat, fill, and solo sound way cooler!  The problem is, they are perhaps one of the most difficult techniques to learn and master.  This is a very basic outline for how

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How To Use The Damper Pedal On A Piano

For late beginner level through early intermediate piano students, a lot of focus is put on learning how to utilize the damper pedal and master the technique of connected pedaling. This post details an approach to introducing the pedal to students of this level in a way that can encourage natural development of pedaling technique.