178 - Juan "Carlito" Mendoza: A Master of Music Education - Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros.
May 30, 2016

178 – Juan “Carlito” Mendoza: A Master of Music Education

In this podcast I sit down with Juan “Carlito” Mendoza, who’s best known for his 2012 Guitar Center Drumoff win. What you may not know is that he’s also band director, college professor, and touring clinician with a masters degree in music education. He lives, breathes and eats music education…but he has his own twist. “I’ve never wanted to be an educator who can’t play” he says, explaining that he can talk the talk but he can also walk the walk. With a concentration on musicality, Mendoza focuses on learning the facility, but ultimately how to convert the facility into what’s most important: making music.

“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them” – Aristotle (Tweet this)

Juan Carlito Mendoza talks about:

    • How he got started playing drums
    • Studying DCI / Rudimental drumming
    • Applying Rudiments to the kit
    • Learning more than just the “surface” level of music
    • Thoughts on YouTube drumming
    • The pros/cons of putting yourself “out there”
    • His love for education
    • How he suggest you practice
    • Much more

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Juan Carlito Medoza Plays:

  • Meinl Cymbals
  • Remo Drumheads
  • Vic Firth Drumsticks
  • Drumdots
  • Drumdial

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