"Freeze this moment a little bit longer; make each sensation a little bit stronger"
-Neil Peart
This quote from my favorite song, "Time Stand Still," by Rush, holds deep meaning to my experience as a musician and as a person. Drumming is the art of capturing and manipulating time itself. Each beat, tap, click, and kick is a world of intention and expression. As rhythm is one of the basic building blocks of communication, learning the language of drumming is like learning the language of the heart. It is, at the same time, simple and complex, subtle yet powerful.