ALL THINGS DRUMS
John Glozek, Jr.
DRUMS
A Few of my favorite tunes
AJA - STEELY DAN
Europa - Gato Barbieri
Affirmation - George Benson
Smiles and SMiles to Go - Larry Carltun
What Is Hip? Tower of power
Listen to as much music as you can. Reach beyond your comfort zone and listen to
all styles of music. And make sure
to go see a LIVE show. There is so
much to learn and so much you
could share and remember —
EVERY BEAT COUNTS!
PRACTICE • PRACTICE • PRACTICE
I was 10 years old when I started taking drum lessons. It was at a local music shop that just opened up. I would sit in a small room (a very small room) that didn’t even have a drum set in it, but I thought it was so cool taking drum lessons and I was so excited about it. Even though I was only in fifth grade I enjoyed practicing. As i got older I sacrificed things like playing baseball in the street with my friends, going do to the playground to play football, or tennis, or even paddleball. I was so into practicing my drums and, of course, showing my teacher that I practiced.
As a teenager I was practicing everyday — sometimes as much as eight hours a day. When I was 16 I started taking lessons from Al Miller — a very well respected teacher on Long Island. He happened to be very good friends with Buddy Rich. I was fortunate to spend some time with Al at several Buddy Rich concerts. I don’t know how many hours or days or years you have to practice to be, “The World’s Greatest Drummer” as Buddy was, but I’m sure it’s a lot.
It wasn’t long after studying with Al that, through Al, I met Dom Famularo. You could read more about that and Dom in the ABOUT DOM FAMULARO here on this website.
One of the many things I learned from Dom was not only being committed to a craft but to PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
Enjoy the ride and always remember — EVERY BEAT COUNTS!
