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The
joy and passion of learning to play an instrument,
lead singing or starting a Rock
Band
Hearing,
seeing and wanting to play an instrument, lead singing
or start a band like people you or your children see
on American Idol or MTV is what first gets people to
want to learn music or maybe even see themselves up
on stage under the spot light being a star or maybe
just having fun learning an instrument or starting your
first Rock Band.
My
joy and passion
That
is what happened to me way before American Idol and
MTV. It was the time of top 40 radio and big 33"
vinyl records and Arena Rock! It was 1974. As I walked
to a friends house one day I heard a song blasting out
from a man’s radio when he was washing his car.
I asked him, who is that? He said “It is Peter
Frampton". That song and sound lit me up like a
Christmas tree! From that point I wanted to see and
hear him live. It so happened that Peter Frampton was
coming to town to play a concert that next week. So
it ran home and talked my Mom into bringing me and my
older brother’s best friend to the concert. I
was only 10 years old! So now we get to the arena give
our tickets and get inside as fast as we can. It's wall
to wall people. Then the lights went down and the band
started to play then Peter Frampton hit the stage and
man I was in heaven. Then the time came, he played the
song I heard on the radio a few days before and as he
played the song I sang along like I was a Rock Star!
At
that moment I knew what I was to do with my life. Become
a musician and play music for my living. How? Where?
When? These where the questions I asked myself on the
ride home and for the next six-seven years of my life.
I found the answers to these questions the hard way
from the School of hard knocks. What follows is a little
taste of what the school taught me.
Don't
waste your money or your time
Did
you know that most music stores and private home music
instructors for beginner-advanced musicians that people
go to, to learn a new instrument and take lessons from
don't have any real program or a system to teach music
or follow for themselves or for the student to learn
or follow? Nor do they have any professional live music
performing/playing experience in the music biz. This
is sure way to fail at learning to play a musical instrument,
lead sing or starting a band. Do you or your kids really
want that? No!
My
own experience in taking lessons
This
is what I have come across in my own experience in life
with music lessons. I am a professional drummer/musician
in the music biz for 24 years. Many years ago I needed
to take some private music lessons to sharpen my skills
in reading music for better paying jobs and at the same
time I wanted to play new musical styles for fun. So
one day I said “I will talk to someone at the
music store about taking lessons where I visit in town
and buy my drum sticks.” These boys and men at
the front counter gave me a name of an instructor at
the music store. I took it on good faith that this was
a professional musician that was going to teach me about
music. I should have asked about his background. So
I called him up and the voice on the other end of the
phone said, “show up at 3pm Wednesday afternoon
and we will start the lesson, and by the way bring your
money to pay for the lesson." I arrived at the
agreed upon time and day with money in hand full of
hope. I was standing at the front counter at the music
store and some guy says "Hey are you Timm?"
I said ya, and then he said "Do you have your money?"
I said ya. Then he said" Come with me." Then
we started to walk into the back of the music store.
At that time he pointed to a book in a book rack and
said, "get this music book this is what you will
be doing." Next I followed him to this tiny room
in the back of the music store with drum pads and a
music stand in it. This room was no bigger than a small
broom closet. We sat side by side in this room he was
so close to me I could feel him breathing. Like that
was bad enough, I was so nerves that I was starting
to sweat. From that point on he pointed at things in
the music book saying this is a note and that is a,
you get the idea. Also this was not fun at all. Then
he would say at the end of the lesson "Page 2-3
is your homework, see you next week." I had no
way of asking for any help when I was stuck on something
at home doing my homework. After the lesson my hope
had went away and my attitude about the lesson was poor.
That is how my lessons went from then on. I can see
now with many years between that experience and now
that this was and is the norm for most students getting
private music instruction at music stores. I see it
today in the places I teach. What I got from that lesson
format was a long drawn out self teaching lesson. I
had drive and motivation to make myself learn music
because I needed better paying jobs. But young people
do not have that drive. I see young people every day
going to private music instructors with a smile on their
faces and the hope of learning a musical instrument,
lead sing or starting a band for fun only to see them
sad and frustrated and quit after only a few lessons
because the music stores and instructors are doing the
same old thing to the students of today as I went through
years ago.
Not
being effective music teachers!
How
that experience created a music school of fun!
After
going through that experience, I said to myself “if
I ever teach music I will ask what the parent and the
student wants, make it fun, easy to learn and apply
to an instrument, lead singing or starting a band in
the real world of learning or playing music for all
ages in fast and enjoyable way.” This is what
I did at the Creative Rhythm School. It is my 24 plus
years of personal and professional experience, passion,
drive and enthusiasm in one stop-shop music school to
learn, play and perform music!
The path to follow
The
Creative Rhythm School is a system for beginner-pro
musician ages 8-88 that is laid out for guitar, bass
guitar, keyboards, drum set, percussion, lead singing
and starting a garage band/ band to perform live or
for fun. Also study tech know-how in the study of music
and a musical instruments by way of a proven study pack
designed and tested by a pro musician and used by the
music students today at CRS to learn on a fast flow
and keep it fun while learning an instrument or starting
a band.
The
Normal unworkable music lessons
Here
is how regular music lessons go at music stores. You
pay for 1 1/2 hour lesson for what ever instrument you
want. Next you are told by the instructor what to look
at, listen to, and they lead you around by your nose
to wherever they want to lead you. This is nowhere most
of the time! The lessons do not apply to any real world
music setting or experience I ever went through in my
musical life?
The
Difference
The
Creative Rhythm School / CRS is a one stop shop for:
one-on-one and group lessons in guitar, bass guitar,
keyboard, lead singing, drum set, percussion and playing
in or starting your own Rock Band
with a 24 year professional musician and lessons that
apply to the real world of music.
Next
you sit and talk with the music instructor to set your
music goals down on paper in your CRS Study Pack. This
study pack is the weekly lesson plan laid out after
each lesson tailored to fit the student’s musical
goals and progress.
Also you get:
• 24/7 music tech support. You
can call your instructor if your are having trouble
learning your music by just calling and get the help
you need on the phone or by email A.S.A.P.
• Reviews are done every 4 weeks with the student
and instructor to make sure we are hitting the goals
set.
• Audio report cards. The student
is recorded playing with full band play along tracks
then posted on the CRS web site for family and friends
to hear the students progress
• Fully equipped music studio with, guitars, keys,
drums, amps, mics and recording studio
• The How to Jam work shop A.K.A.
how to start your first Rock
Band this is an 8 week work shop with
5 audio CDS of the work shop, work book and a group
playing session
• The Jam Club. This is a one
time a month group playing/jam held to meet other players
and play with other musicians or have your own band
play live for other musicians and parents
• Also you can get on the CRS web sites musician's
Post. This a 1 year posting of musicians looking
for other musicians wanting to jam or start a band of
their own
Making
a Difference at the Creative Rhythm School / CRS
As
you can see by coming to CRS for lessons you get a professional,
reliable and a superior music instruction and courses
which saves you time and worry that you and your children
are getting real world workable experience which makes
learning music at CRS fun, exciting and very enjoyable;
which makes for fast and lasting playing skills on their
chosen instrument. The study packs, method books, play
along CD's and pro musician book are a simple and easy
plan of action and a step-by-step system that CRS and
students say and show is giving them confidence, enjoyment
and pleasure in an easy way to learn a musical instrument
lead sing or start a band. Then the How to Jam Work
Shops audio CD's and work book teach the student a fast
and safe step-by-step way of playing in a group or start
their own Rock Band, and is
a one kind audio book and tool in the whole world. The
24 years of pro music experience that went into this
course to help you and your children save time, worry
and frustration in knowing the right way to apply the
private one-on-one music instruction is what makes the
course work. The Jam Club 1 time a month band/group
playing/jam with other CRS students to play for fun
and enjoyment on their instruments. And finally the
CRS web site musicians post is a good place to find
safe people for your children to play with or talk with
about starting a band or just jamming. Now this all
adds up to a one stop shop for; on-on-one lessons pro
music instruction, and applying the lessons in group
playing work shops, then creating a band from the Jam
club and the musicians web posting to have band members
in your band and having lots of fun.And this is what
CRS is all about.
Play Now, Have Fun!
Now
you can't find any of the things talked about with any
other music instruction. CRS is a one of a kind music
school. It gets the student a fun, enjoyable and exciting
way of learning to play a musical instrument, lead sing
or start a Rock Band.
100% Guaranteed!
Busy
on the go Parents and Kids
When
CRS get calls from parents and Kids like you about lessons,
CRS gets that your time is limited, so CRS can and does
help you fit music lessons right into your buys on the
go life. We get you and your children into music lessons
on time and keep them learning with a set place to end
up in playing music. Also we help by being available
24/7 for you and your kids. Learning doesn't’t
take down time. We are ready and there for you so give
us a call today and let the fun begin!
Take
action!
If
you want more information on the Creative Rhythm School/CRS
you can request info. Call and I will send you a FREE
audio CD about the Creative Rhythm School and its system
today. Or if you want to sign up for lesson now: call
316-361-0913 or email timm@creativerhythrmschool.com.
