This is the Drumming Career Course, complete with video, links, assignments and tips to getting gigs.
There are 11 lessons total. Each Lesson will cover a different topic: (Course outline below) It is recommended that the student take at least a week between each lesson to absorb and fully complete each assignment.
Joe is available to answer your questions within 24 hours: joe@joegoretti.com
Drumming Career Course Outline
Unit 1 – Building Our Product
Lesson 1 – Perfecting Our Timekeeping and Groove
-Perfecting Precision with Subdivisions
-Mastering the groove
-The Money Beat
-Playing to loops and drum machines (comes with 3 drum loops to play along with)
-Timekeeping in a band
Lesson 2 – Charts
-What are charts?
-The importance of WRITING charts
-Tools for writing charts
-How to write a drum reduction
Lesson 3 – Versatility
-What it means to be versatile
-Being a musical chameleon
-10 Essential Rhythms for the professional drummer
Lesson 4 – Repertoire
-Why knowing a lot of songs gives you an advantage
-Learning the actual drum parts of classic songs
-The 50 songs YOU MUST know by heart w/ Links to each
Lesson 5 – Professionalism
-The conduct and behavior of a serious professional
-Why your appearance matters
-What band leaders expect of you
-Essential equipment
Unit 2 Selling Our Product
Lesson 6 – What Gigs Are Available
-A list of all the gigs available to you
-Tips and links on how to get the gigs
-What you can expect to get paid
-What is required of each gig
-video links as examples
Lesson 7 – Why Do You Want The Gig
-The importance of knowing why you play drums
-Defining your personal career goals
-Setting a path to achieve those goals
Lesson 8 – Where Do You Need To Be
-How do you accomplish your goals in your hometown
-Should you relocate
-Is the big city calling you?
Lesson 9 – Who Do You Need To Know
-Your most valuable friends and allies
-The shameless self-promoting musician
-Non-musicians involved in the music scene
Lesson 10 – How Do You Keep Gigs Coming In
-Networking in the real world
-Networking tools
-Networking in the cyber world
-Five cyber tools every serious pro MUST use
Lesson 11 – Cracking Into The Big Time
-How to be at the right place at the right time
-How I landed my first high profile gig
-One gig leads to another
-Playing drums for rock stars
