ScottJacksonDrums

Drummer. @vicfirth Artist and Educator.
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How High or Low Do You Like Your Snare? 🤘 . One of my students last week brought their snare drum to the lesson, and he had it tuned as low as you could go. He thought it sounded great, and it did. Super phat and dry. I mentioned to him it's not alwa… https://t.co/MErun8XihS

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"Your Drums Sound Really Good! How?" One of my students is learning how to tune the drums, and asked me several times to make a video lesson about it. . Do you remember the first time you tried to tune your drums? I do. I was so confused. It was the most… https://t.co/05A4aSbfsE

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#happyfathersday Name the song!!!! Hopefully you can name it from the beat! . Today, at church, I got to play one of my favorite songs in honor of all the father's out there today. . My dad spent 21 years in the Marine Corp, and taught me a great deal of… https://t.co/oK65FgUzQ2

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"You Started Too Late!!" . 3 Strategies To Overcome Your Age. . Do you know when I started playing drums? When I was 19 years old. . Well, I actually started when I was 14, but actually studying the drums to improve my skills, I was 19. . At age 19 I did… https://t.co/IgjmUh3k7j

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When Things Are Good. It's easy to relax when things are going well. My students know that this mindset is bad in many ways. . Why? . A student was preparing for a marching band audition. They never played in marching band, and he wanted to make it on to… https://t.co/36FDLGMqCw

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Would You Like A Shortcut To Play Better? . There was once two of my students who played in the same band at school, they were good friends, and encouraged each other on what they needed to practice. They both had they same teacher, they went to the same… https://t.co/526dVnGCEI

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You Need to Read This. Elusive Rebound. . Last year, a student of mine, who was 10, asked, "How do you play so fast and it still sounds good?" The answer was one word. REBOUND. Sounds simple enough, right? . If you were to be asked to teach someone how t… https://t.co/DNlyhxICJQ

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Avengers and Time Signatures??? . Who is going to watch the #avengersendgame movie this week? . If you're a fan, then hopefully you get the little joke I threw in my Understanding Time Signatures lesson. . If not, then if you want to learn how to underst… https://t.co/OzKmEHqfVy

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Tension Is Bad, m'kay. How does a 6 year old drummer play with the relaxation of a veteran drummer? . He was only playing for 3 months, and he had a few tools to help him play relaxed, but one day he noticed something. He compared my hand motion to his a… https://t.co/gHk2iVlxvy

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"Not My Tempo." Remember the first time you played with a metronome? . How was that experience? . For me, it was uumm, very awkward, frustrating, and crappy to say the least. 😵 . Over my 12 years of teaching other drummers, I noticed that some feel t… https://t.co/oskWwYEJNC

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Where to start?! . Whether you're learning a new skill or refining one, where should you start? . Do you dive in head first? . Do you try to break it apart into smaller digestible pieces? . What is the best learning process? . What if I told you there is… https://t.co/dCYsOSyOv2

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Consistency. Can you play a groove for 5 minutes with no variations? . It's pretty tricky. . Have you tried it? . What if you could play like that, would that help your playing? . What if you could be that solid? Would you have more confidence? . Leave a… https://t.co/GlBVGlldmf

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Bass Drum Technique! Double Strokes using Heel Down. . Click the Link in my Bio to Get All The Details. . #drum #drums #drummer #drummers #drumming #drumheads #drumsticks #drumuniversity #drumsdaily #drumset #drumsolo #drummersofinstagram #instadrums #me… https://t.co/CKi9M94gmT

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The best Hihat Sound Crunchy, raw, and with attitude . . . #drum #drums #drummer #drummers #drumming #drumheads #drumsticks #drumuniversity #drumsdaily #drumset #drumsolo #drummersofinstagram #instadrums #memes #drumlessons #drumlesson #drumfill #drummer… https://t.co/fDLSQt4ETl

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The Bass Drum Pedal. It is tough! . Seriously, if you think about it. The bass drum pedal is a pretty weird contraption. . I remember when I was young my technique was so bad my knee started hurting. . Learning from that mistake, I broke down the entire … https://t.co/S1oTBa7m78

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Motivation Monday!
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Go achieve your dreams! Because what is holding you back? If you want to play drums, then go do it! .
Emperor Palpatine brought peace and harmony to the universe. Sort of. .
#motivationmonday #drum #drums #drumset #drumming #drummers… https://t.co/incjh4WMXb

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My students ask me, "Why is drumming so hard?!"
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Get over it. Struggle builds Strength. Palpatine is the epitome of that.
He brought peace and balance to the galaxy. .
Now, go practice young apprentices.
#motivationmonday
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#meme #memes #drums #drums… https://t.co/0yYNnOaxKi

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In honor of Internal Women's Day, I share to you one of my biggest influences. @cindyblackmansantana
I remember seeing this clip years ago. I think I was 17 or something, and was relatively new to the instrument. I had been playing for about 3 years, an… https://t.co/iY59NrSRJW

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Tense?
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Have you tried playing that fancy fill you saw on IG or YouTube, but noticed you were to tense to play it? .
What if I had a video that would show you the solution?
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Often with my students, who are mostly beginners, I see them try to show me so… https://t.co/vBzhvCFH7I

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Foundation. .
When you build a house, what is the first thing they build? 🏚
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The foundation.
If you don't, you can't really build anything. It is the support for holding up everything else. 🏠
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I have been playing drum set for over 16 years, and I … https://t.co/zjYQ2VCcel