I received an email this morning through my website. The message (below) was short and sweet and it made my day. Thank you Katy! I found your website through a friend's fb page. My business partner and I direct summer camps for children with a parent incarcerated, and drums are our primary method of healing Read More
I recently returned from attending the Tri-State Camp Conference that took place in Atlantic City from March 14-18th, 2011. I had a great time connecting with old friends and meeting new ones! The high lights for me: Jamming with singer-song writer Jared Campbell at the Conference opening evening event at The Tropicana's A Dam Good Read More
I was driving in my car today and listening to WNYC . The host was interviewing a guest by the name of David Soldier, who tells an amazing story of how he began teaching elephants in Thailand how to play musical instruments. The elephants eventually learned visual cues and were able to play together. David Read More
This post is inspired by Seth Godin, he has been one of my biggest inspirations in the year of 2010 to motivate me to do work and accomplish specific goals. I have compiled a list of things that I set out to do in 2010 for and that I saw through until they were completed Read More
I had an amazing time participating in the concert event put on by Liberty Lake Day Camp called Camp-A-Palooza. This is a huge festival-style event that the camp puts on for the campers that features live music, games, food, and all kinds of ridiculously fun things to do. I worked with groups of campers all Read More
I had the pleasure of returning to the Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania from July 11-14 to provide group drumming programs for the campers and staff at Camp Canadensis. This was special for me because it reminded me of being at Camp Akiba, the summer camp that I attended for so many years of my Read More
From August 16th-20th, I had the honor of being an Artist in Residence at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Monroe County, NJ. I worked with all age groups of campers, from ages 4 through 15, as part of the diverse elective program offered by Liberty Lake. I introduced campers to hand drumming and group rhythm Read More
This week I had the pleasure of being a guest host on the Camp Nation Podcast. We spoke about staff commitment, and I also spoke about the group drumming programs that I provide for camps Read More
Path To Rhythm returned to the Riverdale section of the Bronx to work with the campers at Fieldston Outdoors Summer Camp. I worked with a group of 5th & 6th graders. I was pleased with what we are able to accomplish as a group in a short amount of time. I showed the group hand Read More
I recently had a great time when I traveled to The Marvelwood School in Kent, Connecticut, to facilitate a drumming event for students and faculty. We did two sessions in the afternoon, and each session had 75 participants. I started the sessions by playing a solo on the drum set for the students (pictured left) Read More
This video is special to him because it happens to be his grandfather that is featured in it (playing with drum sticks). Scott was ecstatic to have stumbled upon this video. Scott is an amazing musician in his own right. I have been playing music with Scott off and on for the past twenty years Read More
I recently attended attended the American Camp Association Tri-State Camp Conference held in Atlantic City, NJ. I caught up with with my friend Steven Bernstein to chat about the Conference. In this interview we discuss the benefits of attending the Conference, the importance of networking, and the sharing of ideas among camp professionals. Check out the Read More