The Iron Horse All Aboard The Momentum Train, Full Steam Ahead!

Did you know, the trains of yesteryear needed a tremendous amount of energy and fuel so just to move a few feet?!?! However, once they got rolling, they were unstoppable because the had the power of momentum working for them. In much the same way, find your momentum with your practice routine. It takes effort, but once your moving, you’ll be grooving.

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Events worth checking out! 8/5- Meet & greet with Impression Cymbals at Rocky’s Music Studio.

Bobby A’s Gigs! Where’s Bobby A performing next? Find out HERE.

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VIDEO OF THE MONTH Featuring:

Your's Truly :)

TIP OF THE MONTH Don’t let the summer months slow down your momentum.

It’s easy to downshift your gears when you feel like you’re on summer break.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind. - Bryant H. McGill

BOBBY A DRUMS BLOGZINE VOL. 1 ISSUE 07-18 JULY 2018

Bobby’s Beat!! www.bobbyadrums.com

Billy Cobham Pure Power

Mike Haid, a writer for Modern Drummer Magazine, summed it up best when he wrote:

“Billy was a dude who looked like a bodybuilder was attacking an enormous drum kit with the power and speed of of Muhammed Ali during a title bout!”

Perhaps no other drummer has epitomized the musical genre know as “fusion” better than Billy Cobham. Combining the skill and musicality of jazz drummers before him with the raw power/energy of his generation’s rock drummers, Billy created a new sound on the drums that is still blowing people’s minds to this day. Fast and furious, yet delicate and deliberate. He’s the luxury bullet train of the drumming world! A huge influence to drummers worldwide!

Top 3 things that come to mind when I think of Billy Cobham.

1) Incredibly powerful sound and technique. His mastery of the single stroke roll is bar none!

2) Open handed playing style. Very Ambidextrous.

3) His very large and unorthodoxly set up drum kits.

“You either play or get played out.” -Billy Cobham

Bobby A’s favorite songs featuring Billy Cobham’s drumming are: Sprectum (Full Album); Inner Mounting Flame (Full Album); and Bird's Of Fire (Full Album).

“He played exactly the way I wanted to hear drums.” - Simon Phillips

“"Billy Cobham played some of the finest drumming I've ever heard on that record Inner Mounting Flame.” - Phil Collins

For a more in depth look on Billy, check out this link: Billy Cobham

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FEATURED DRUMMER YOU SHOULD KNOW JULY 2018

STUDENT OF THE MONTH Congratulations to Adam Winne for being selected as the SOTM for June. The first day Adam came for a lesson, he was certain he didn’t need them. Fast forward 6 years, and this young man is a learning machine. He’s been involved in many groups and ensembles in the capital region, he’s open minded and interested in all types of music, and he’s learned that to be good at this instrument, you must always be a student. Next up… college.

If you want to be the next SOTM, download a practice log HERE or ask me for one. It must be filled out and turned in at the end of each month for consideration. A prize and feature in the newsletter awaits.

For how to use your practice journal and why, read THIS.