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David Cowan
- Primary Instrument: Drums
- Profession: Performer
- Website: http://www.myspace.com/youngprof
About David Cowan
Former Berklee faculty member David "Young Professor" Cowan's versatility has afforded him the opportunity to work with a plethora of great artists such as Brian McKnight, Jennifer Holiday, Les McCann, Kenwood Dennard, Walter Beasley, Lalah Hathaway, Abraham Laboriel, The Clara Ward Singers, Daryl Coley, The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and scores of others. He can also be heard on the recordings of New York based Atomic Tom, Jeannie Gagne, Gabrielle Goodman, Walter Beasley, Tomo Fujita, Justis Kao, Jude Crossen, Adrianna Balic, Shine Blackhawk, Adjoa Skinner. He's currently working with Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Adjoa Skinner, and One Tribe Nation who expect to have a full-length album out by Summer 2009.Lessons & Articles By David Cowan
DRM-009: Rudiments 1
By The Young Prof
The Young Professor covers some basic drum rudiments that are essential to drumming in any style. This is the first of many rudiment lessons from the Young Professor.
June 14, 2008 on 3:11 am | In Drums, Lessons under drum, easy, exercises, rudiments | No Comments |DRM-012: Rudiments 3
By The Young Prof
The Young Professor’s third installment of lessons covering the basic building blocks of drumming: Rudiments. Rudiments are important for drummers regardless of style, so be sure to check this lesson out.
June 12, 2008 on 2:09 am | In Drums, Lessons under easy, exercises, intermediate, rudiments | No Comments |KYS-001: Keys For Non Keyboardists 1
By The Young Prof
Piano is such an important instrument, musicians often times will learn to play basic chords and scales on the keyboard just to augment their abilities as a musician, no matter what instrument they play.
June 9, 2008 on 6:53 pm | In Keys, Lessons under easy, major, Scales | No Comments |DRM-004: Jazz Patterns On The Ride Cymbal
By The Young Prof
The Young Professor explains the nuances and intricacies of playing authentic jazz patterns on the ride cymbal.
June 9, 2008 on 6:49 pm | In Drums, Jazz, Lessons under easy, intermediate, Jazz, patterns, ride, swing | No Comments |DRM-003: Sound Production On The Drums
By The Young Prof
Often an overlooked subject, The Young Professor talks about getting the best sound out of the drums possible, by examining issues including stick placement and arm strength.
June 9, 2008 on 6:48 pm | In Drums, Lessons, Technique under easy, intermediate, sound, tone | No Comments |DRM-002: Rudiments 2
By The Young Prof
The Young Professor continues to build upon the patterns learned in Rudiments 1 in this second installment of Rudiment lessons.
June 9, 2008 on 6:48 pm | In Drums, Lessons under easy, exercises, intermediate, rudiments | No Comments |Featured Lesson
The distance between two notes is actually something quite important... it's called an interval. Kristian...
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