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A daily drum exploration Ken Hada Daily Drum Journey is an exploration of drumming. In the first place, I am a drummer who played for most of my life. After, my dad died I quit drumming. Finally, 20 years later I am drumming again. And by the way, I am 59 years old and yes …
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Practice or Marketing which will lead to a profession in drumming? Devote 80% of your time to getting jobs. And 20% of your time to becoming a better drummer. Or Devote 80% of your time to practicing drums. And 20% of your time marketing your drumming?.
Ken Hada Songwriting Sessions I am posting complete unedited takes of my recent songwriting sessions. In the hope that you will see a person writing music with drums, keyboards, and computers. As a result of this candid artistic process, you will be inspired to write your own music. Further, these videos have all kinds of …
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Ken Hada Drums Paradiddle Permutations. A series of video clips on paradiddle permutations and drumset. Many years ago I attended a David Garabaldi Master clinic. In fact, this was at Hanich music. To start, my drum teacher Roy Burns told me about this clinic. And I remember a room full of drumsets. In fact, I …
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Meeting Tony Williams was a special moment in my life. Even though at the time I didnt realize how much of a force he was. As a matter of fact when I was young, I used to follow all these famous drummers. In fact I studied with Chad Wackerman. And I loved Terry Bozzio’s drumming. …
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I first studied drums with Roy back in 1982 or so. At that time he was just starting his company Aquarian Drumheads. He taught me about drumming with the help of his books and his mentors books (Jim Chapin). And he also taught me how the mind and emotions could interfere with one’s natural capacities via books like “Zen and the Art of Tennis”.