felix stein Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 Did you mention you were an MI grad???? Does Gary Hess still work there? He was one of my fav teachers there. felix's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhubley Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 Felix, I was there until September of 2000, and he was still there. Tim Peterson had become dept. head. Honestly, I liked Gary at first, but my opinions of him changed greatly. Nothing personal, the man is a great person, and an excellant drummer. For whatever reason it seemed that he lost his desire to teach. I really like his book and curricullum, but I didn't get a whole lot from his actual class. I learned more from just reading the material. The class seemed to be more of, well, I personally didn't get much out of it. He was my private lesson instructor for the first quarter i was there, and he had a very systematic approach that was definitely helpful. He was also GREAT at playing blues drums, and really helped me in the LPW. I wish him the best and hope that he finds the drive that I'm sure he once had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhubley Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 when do you attend MI? Who were your teachers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhubley Posted September 14, 2001 Share Posted September 14, 2001 Felix, I thought i'd just bring this back to the top for you. BTW, you're right about his brush technique. Also, that guy can read flyshit!! Who was your private lesson instructors, what other teachers were there at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix stein Posted September 17, 2001 Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 Oh...shit, it's been about 6 years now I think. Some Japanese company/individual bought it the year I was there. But it was already sucking. I had to share my practice room with 3 other cats...one a French guy that never bathed, so I would get in there at 10 at night and practice till the wee hours. I wanted to go in the early 80's but I didn't have the munny then. I guess it was cool back then. I think Ed Roscetti was my PT. Pederson was great as well. I liked a lot of his diddle exercises. I can imagine why Gary got sick of the place. I thought it sucked myself. It is a cookie cutter learning facilty. felix's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhubley Posted September 17, 2001 Share Posted September 17, 2001 Roscetti is one of the coolest guys i've met in the industry. He's got his stuff together. The man plays a great groove, is VERY creative, seems to know a LOT about anything related to drums(including the business side), and has a genuine passion about our instrument and teaching it. Pederson was also a badass. He had great teaching methods, and seemed to always be striving to get better. His class was a blast, and are some of the most useful. I wish I would have known Gary in his HeyDay, he seemed tired of the place as i left. But i reccomend his reading book to anyone working on basic reading, or teaching it. I did not think the place sucked. Sure, it definitly could have been better, but i learned a LOT out there. A lot of useful, applicable information. Now, if I had Steve Houghton's organization and Vinnies discipline, I would come to rule the drumming world!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix stein Posted September 18, 2001 Author Share Posted September 18, 2001 I learned alot there myself....I was a worse drummer when I came out, but a few years later I turned it around after finally absorbing some of the cool stuff I picked. The school is definitely "incorporated". I still thought it sucked. I wish I would have done 4 years at Berkley instead felix's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix stein Posted September 18, 2001 Author Share Posted September 18, 2001 BTW...I owe you some patterns. What are you into these days. Maybe I have something in my library that you may find hip. felix's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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