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Simon Phillips is a BAD ASS. He has rock-solid time. I like the fact that he hasn't mindlessly trimmed down to a 3 or 4 piece drum kit because that is what everyone else is doing. Jeff P. of course was a bad ass also. R.I.P. Jeff.

@Danzona40 If "achievement demonstrates success" for music educators, then I suppose an educator's ensembles must score well at music festivals to demonstrate success. But, who are the judges at those festivals? Answer: current and former music educators. So, music educators are forcing each othe...

It is fascinating how instrumental music educators are completely uninterested in the state of instrumental music in the real world, outside of their little government-funded fantasy world. Instrumental music in the U.S. essentially only exists in government institutions and because of government...

It is fascinating how instrumental music educators are completely uninterested in the state of instrumental music in the real world, outside of their little government-funded fantasy world. Instrumental music in the U.S. essentially only exists in government institutions and because of government...

The only radio station in the 6th largest city in the U.S. that played instrumental music recently changed its format to all vocal pop music. Instrumental music is steadily disappearing from our society and instrumental music educators continue along in blissful ignorance. Instrumental music edu...

@mmmmmBBQ Thank you for your comment. Music is truly misunderstood, especially in the United States. I wish you the best of luck and I hope you fill your students with a life-long sense of love, respect, and appreciation for music. If you do, you will unfortunately be unlike most of your peers.