What to Expect:

• Introduction and welcome.

• Performance: Black Flag songs and Charles' Original Music

• Concepts in Context: The importance of dynamics, the roll of a drummer as timekeeper, band cohesion, technique demonstrations, and more.

• Practical Practice: Working with a click track. Various exercises to help strengthen your confidence playing with a click. Talking about “feel and groove” and the importance of being able to play without a click. Why you should be able to do both.

• Getting the Gig: How to audition and what things are important when showcasing your skills to an auditioner or band. Tips for how to land the gig, and what to do if/when you don't make the cut. The importance of persistence.

  Live Performance featuring SoR Instructors: Demonstrate the concepts in real time and talk about the importance of improvising – listening, making a decisions when jamming, not being afraid to make a mistake. The importance of playing with other musicians.

• Q and A