**FREE DRUM/BAND CLINIC** Sat Nov. 23rd from 12-2PM

A free drum clinic being held at Scottsdale Music Academy sponsored by Joe’s endorsement companies: Boso Drumsticks Bosphorus Cymbals KickPort International Joe will cover such things as groove, technique, dynamics, stage presence, marketing, promotion, endorsements & booking gigs. Prizes will be given away!! Call today to reserve a seat: (602) …

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You’re Never To Late To Be A Rock Star!!

I had the coolest experience today. I walk into a drum lesson with a new student and I meet Connie. Connie is a 68 year-old flight attendant who has never played a musical instrument much less the drums. She says the drums just speak to her and so we start. …

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You’re never too old!!!

Mystery Grandma Stuns Drum Shop Staff with Killer Skin-Slapping Skills If I said it once, I said it a thousand times.  Various interested people who come up to me at gigs and say “Man, I always wanted to play the drums” or ” I use to play the drums” or …

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This is a must read for musicians

  I often tell my drum students that it is important to learn to play behind any drum set. You should not have to move a thing in order to get up at a jam and play a couple of songs. Remember, the house drummer was nice enough to bring …

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Vulnerability in Music

I am on a constant journey to improve myself as a person but at the same time, I spend an exhaustive amount of time wanting to improve myself as a musician. In my quest to master some of these styles, I often look to my peers and even more so, …

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Live Your Life’s Passion = Happy, Healthy Person

Now that I have been able to live my passion of playing music fulltime for the past two years, the nagging question of “Why doesn’t everyone follow their passion?”, persist in my mind. Now I know making this too simplistic will come across as nieve and that isn’t my intention. …

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**FREE** Drum & Bass Clinic @ Scottsdale Music Academy

Please bring your son, daughter, friend, husband, wife, anyone interested in music, to this free clinic.  A lot fo work is going into bringing you a clinic that demonstrates the relationship between the drummer and bass player in the band. Myself and Kirwan Brown (bass guitar), Jason Brown (guitar) & …

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The journey is NOW!

Namaste… I was sitting with a dear friend over lunch this past weekend and we were talking about how intense I can be at times.  We all know that some intensity is good but so often my intensity overshadows everything else including having fun. The conversation continued about how I …

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Free Drum Clinic Feb. 16th 12PM

Joe Costello performs at a Free Drum Clinic Sat., Feb. 16 @ Scottsdale Music Academy 12PM Want to improve your drum skills? Are you an aspiring drummer? Scottsdale Music Academy Presents its Free Drum Clinic Sat., Feb. 16 at noon Scottsdale Music Academy 7730 E. Redfield Rd. #3B Scottsdale, AZ …

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