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Is it over? Exploring song endings with Bryan Karijanian

This blog has been written by guest blogger and guitar teacher extraordinaire at The Music Factory school of Music, Bryan Karijanian...

Most of the time we recognize and admire great song riffs and the intros, but forget to appreciate the classic endings. Its funny, we wait in suspense about how a books or movies are going to end. There are several different approaches to a great song ending. The possibilities are endless and here's a few: 

The Explosive Arena Rock Ending - Giving the listener the feeling of being at the show. The clashing of cymbals, pounding of bass drums and feverishly strumming of chords in unison. (AC/DC "For Those About To Rock") 

The Classic Studio Fade Out - That catchy sing-along chorus just continuing into eternity. (Fleetwood Mac "Don't Stop")

The Speed Up - The band kicks into overdrive and double times the songs meter into a fever pitch. (Guns and Roses "Paradise City" or Anthrax "Time")

The Abrupt Halt - Displaying the result of the bands great rehearsal ethics and tightness, syncing up a snap ending. (Rage Against the Machine " Bomb track")  

The Studio Mistake - Maybe a delay pedal still echoing catching the sound guitar player putting his guitar back in its case or a engineers incorrect timing to fade back in...or maybe completely planned "mistake". (Led Zeppelin "When the levee Breaks)

The Gospel Chorus - Taking it to church. Needs a large production budget to hire a 20 piece gospel choir, but brings the chorus to a whole other heavenly level.(Rolling Stones " Can't Always Get What You Want")

The Unsuspected Out of Key Chord - Maybe choosing a random minor seven flat five sharp nine chord to close the curtain on the listener. The Beatles "A Day In a Life" ends with what has been said to be the most famous final chords in music history. (The Beatles " A Day in the Life")

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Just because you play drums ( sort of) does'nt mean you should teach drums. (explicit)

This drummer came to our music school, The Music Factory, and took a free 30 minute trial drum lesson with one of our teachers. I wasn't the one doing the lesson but I heard bits and pieces of it. Guy wasn't horrible by any means but he definitely needed some work if he wanted to seriously play in a band or anything like that. So anyways, he does not sign up for lessons with us which is fine, maybe he didn't like the school or the teacher or we were too expensive etc. This happens and is part of the business. No problem. So a few days later I was out seeing our same drum teachers band play and I run into this potential student. We start talking about all kinds of things and he tells me about his new business he is starting. "What are you going to be doing?" I ask.  " Getting my drum teaching business going" He says. Are you fucking kidding me? You could barley play a fucking parradiddle and you are going to be a drum teacher?  Now by no means do I think I'm the greatest drummer out there or even close to the upper tier of people out there but I do take it seriously. I took lessons for years and still try to when I can. If you have been playing guitar for two years do you start teaching and getting paid for it? I don't see that happening very often but for some reason everybody who plays drums seems to think they are good enough to teach. Yes I know, the best coaches often aren't the best players blah blah but this is different. I run into this in music stores all the time as well. Instead of sending the student to a qualified teacher or school the person working the counter lines up the potential student for themselves. I'm sure there are plenty of people working at music stores who are qualified to teach but from what I'm seeing, and I've been around way more than most when it comes to music retail, it's the exception not the norm. 
Here are a few of my new qualifiers for teaching drums...
1) If you can't play an AC/DC beat at the quality of a professional drummer, along to a click track, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE LESSONS !

2) If you can't do a drum roll from open single strokes to a closed buzz roll and back reasonably smooth, YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS TEACHING!

There are a bunch of good drum teachers out there who have studied and put lots of effort into providing a quality product, please don't cheapen what they do by half assing it.
    Yes, I am pissed that I invested money into my music school and it is one of my businesses and I have to compete with some dude at the counter of a music store who can't read music but convinces parents that he's a good teacher. I think I have a right to be. I know it's a free market and all but music is still an art form and shame on you for not giving it the respect it deserves.
    If you are thinking of taking drum lessons, please seek out a qualified teacher. I don't care if their not from The Music Factory, just don't support someone who has no business taking your money.

Here are some other good drum teachers in the Orange County area that DO NOT work with the Music Factory.

Evan Kilbourn     @deadbeatdrums on twitter
Scott Reeder  scott reederdrums.com
Rob Ferrell  robertferrell.com
Chad friggin Wackerman!!!!
Evan Stone

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go to
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