The best of concepts / Roy Burns

Una recopilación de artículos aparecidos en la columna del autor, Conceptos, de la revista Modern drummer (1980-1992)

- Introduction
-Showig Up:The key to sucess
- Teachers: Studying and learning
- Heroes
- Drum solos
-The world's greatest drummer and other hang-ups
- Overcoming the horribles
- Put-downs, put offs, and put-ons
- Sucess: Is it who you know or what you now?
- Respect: The key to an open mind "can you play like John Smith"
- Do self-taught drummers play better?
- Self-appointed authorities can be dangerous to your health
- Friendship and drummers
- Cocentration
- Rumors
- Trying easy
- Practicing and boredom
- Drumming and discouragement
- Drummers and put-downs
- Drumming and sitting in
- The drummer's dream
- Drumming and the big beak
- Drumming and the big move
- Drumming and experience
- Drumming self-discipline
- Drumming and burnout
- Tempo problems
- Getting unstuck
- Perseverance
- Teaching by intimidation
- Professionalism
- Showmanship
- Listening
- Drummers are special people
- Confidence
- OPriginality
- Praise and criticism
- Teaching yourself
- Doing your best
- Practicing and fun
- Limitations
- Visual learning
- Trusting your own ideas
- Pressure
- Discipline
- It's never too late
- Money vs music
- Believe in yourself
- Talent and follow-thourgh
- Enthusiasm
- Frustration
- Jealousy and Gossip
- Old drummers and young drummers
- Keeping hope alive
- How much should you practice?
- Put the music first
- There is no subdtitute for experience
- Playing time
- There are no shortcuts
- Attitudes
- Endorsements
- Why is the music business so tough?
- Being serious
- Mistakes
- Confidence vs. arrogance
- Applying information
- Fame vs. ability
- Holding yourself back
- About the autor