The Christian Drummer's Podcast: Recent Episodes
Johnny Simmons
A podcast for those who serve the Church from behind the kit. Other musicians are enthusiastically welcomed. Everything from technical concerns to theology.
I explain why the podcast went away and why I hope that it doesn't again. Like and share and review and maybe I'll stick around. But seriously, thanks to all my listeners.
On this episode: more on the fundamentals of leading worship and how to come up with musical drum parts. LIKE! SHARE! Brought to you by the Texas Worship Podcast Federation™
In this episode, we begin a series on worship and another on learning drum parts. Merry Johnnymas!
In this episode, we discuss the principles behind effective practicing, and go deeper into how one deals with troubling situations playing in Churches. Brought to you by the Texas Worship Podcast Federation™!
For this episode I'm posting the audio from a video I made teaching on the Ascension of Christ. The Ascension of our Lord is the reason we have access to the Father. It's a big deal! Hope you enjoy the lesson and are blessed by it.
Lots of content this time: What we can learn from Prince, dealing with challenges in the "secular" and Christian worlds, and the basics of chart reading.
In this episode, we discuss developing one's skills, how to make rehearsal easy and what the heck "permutations" means.
In this episode, we discuss the use of cultural artifacts, how to hear the rest of the band, and how to work on smooth rhythmic transitions.
This time, we continue looking at drumming and dominion, we discuss Church drum sets, and learn the basic rhythms of all popular music. Listen! Share! Review on iTunes! Yay!
Thanks for the positive feedback, friends! I'm slammed this week but hope to get the next episode recorded before the weekend. In the meantime, how about heading over to iTunes and leaving a review?
In our first "real" episode, we talk dominion theology, volume issues, and the basics of rhythm.