About the Smokin Drummer How to Write A Fast and Easy Drum Chart

Liz is native New Yorker and graduate from Boston’s Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor in Music Education As a drummer, her extensive travel includes touring with Stella Parton and world travel as a drummer and arranger for the Carnival Cruise Line. She has performed with national acts such as Jason and Demarco, Charlie Louven, Walter Egan, Lisa Carver, Dave Pomeroy, Craig Forsman, Heather Davis. Upon returning from the seas, she then became the Choral director for T.W. Hunter Middle School.

Currently she is working in Grand Rivers Kentucky with the Grand Rivers Variety Show, The Jill Sissel Band and the First Church Unity Ensemble.
As an educator, Liz teaches drums, percussion and piano at Forks Drum Closet, Nashville, TN. and private homes. She currently has a full roster of students.

In 2007, Liz created and released a new drum charting system. She has developed a method and authored the manual “How To Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart” In June, 2008, Liz published a website www.easydrumchart.com . A successful website to sell her method to dedicated drummers who want to learn how to write a drum chart for cover and original music.

She has built and published a new website for her company simplylizmusic.com. This website is dedicated to songwriters and artist of all ages who need help producing their music for publishers and record labels. Simply Liz Music fulfills her passion for playing the drums, producing, engineering, working with computers, arranging and orchestrating.
These websites are just a beginning of her passion of work with musicians and her dedication to helping others with her skills.

As a composer, her writing skills have earned her a National Award for her jingle composition for Maxwell House Coffee. Her underscoring and composition work has appeared in the documentary "Preservation Works" produced by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the movie “Richard II,” directed by John Farrell.

Her vision for the future focuses on producing, engineering and arranging album and song productions for artists and songwriters. Her company has expanded globally through the internet to reach all professional and inspiring, artist, songwriters and musicians.
As a teacher, she will continue teaching inspired drummers and promote her original drum charting method worldwide.

Master Class Available at PASIC 2011 November 9-12

Dear Elizabeth,

We are pleased to invite your participation in the 2011 Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, IN, USA. PASIC will take place Wednesday, November 9th through Saturday November 12th at the Indiana Convention Center and Westin Hotel. What an exciting year it is for us! There is no better place to celebrate PAS’s 50th Anniversary than at PASIC 2011. Amazing artists, magnificent music and four incredible evening concerts are planned to make this a celebration you won't want to miss.

Your application proposal entitled “How To Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart” has been accepted to be presented as a “Master Class” session.