The Lessons of Steve Smith with Rob Hart

The Lessons of Steve Smith with Rob Hart

Author: Bart Vanderzee July 18, 2023 Duration: 1:04:27
Rob Hart was fortunate enough to take lessons with the great Steve Smith for over 20 years and he recorded many of them on his Sony Walkman or Steve's studio rig! Rob shares 7 great clips from his lessons with Steve Smith that cover things such as playing in odd time signatures, perfecting your hi-hat foot, maximizing time on your drum set and much more! Rob Hart has taken lessons with many great players and we will cover more on future episodes of this mini-series, but this particular episode gives you a glimpse of what it was like to take lessons with Steve Smith at his personal recording studio in the mid 1980's! Check out Rob Harts Drum Studio on his website: https://www.robhartdrumstudio.com/ Rob Hart's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@robharttrio Here is Steve Smith's website: https://www.vitalinformation.com/ Steve Smith on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SteveSmithChannel and here is a link to Rob's original episode of the podcast which breaks down a Tony Williams clinic from 1982: https://www.drumhistorypodcast.com/episodes/search/rob%20hart Thank you to my friends at Bloo Goose Classical Percussion / Atlanta Drum Shop for sponsoring this episode! - https://bloogoose.com/ **DRUM HISTORY MERCH** https://www.teepublic.com/stores/drum-history-podcast?ref_id=26024 ** CHECK OUT MY GEAR ON SWEETWATER ** https://imp.i114863.net/yRYRGN ** 30 DAY FREE DRUMEO TRIAL ** https://drumeo.pxf.io/c/3607735/1268414/14652 **JOIN PATREON** https://www.patreon.com/drumhistorypodcast

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