Nick Costa
Nick Costa | Professional drummer and educator providing instruction, session, and performance. Online drum lessons, and music Nick has performed on.
Hello everyone! Back in March, the world experienced the devastating loss of Taylor Hawkins. The Percussive Arts Society asked me to curate a playlist to commemorate his legacy not only to music, but the drumming community. I’m happy to announce that the playlist just went live on the PAS Rhythm!Scene blog. This playlist not only...
Hello Everyone! Percussive Arts Society’s Rhythm! Scene is a monthly blog that provides material, lessons, and drum related updates. The month of April features a lesson I wrote for their groove of the month, which focuses on playing a linear 16th note drum groove. The lesson includes both written notation and a video lesson –...
Hi Everyone! I hope your holiday season has been spent with loved ones, and continues to be restful. I’m excited to announce that I’ll be playing drums for The Media Theatre’s production of Mamma Mia. This is a full circle moment for me, as this is the show I was offered the National Broadway Tour...
Hello Everyone! Have you heard about Zildjian’s Concept Shop? It’s like Willy Wonka’s factory where they experiment with new sounds to see what they can come up with. Recently, Zildjian released 3 new options – the 24″ Classic Orchestral Ride, the Fat Hats in both 14″ and 15″, and the 22″ Mega Doom Ride! I...
Hello everyone! Welcome to the new and improved NickCostaMusic.com ! I hope you enjoy the new layout as much as I do, as this new site will help with the upcoming content I cannot wait to share with all of you. As for updates – I’ll be presenting at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA)...
Hi Everyone, I’m excited to announce that a lesson I wrote on displacing paradiddles is in the July 2020 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine! This lesson was created as a way to take something you’re familiar with (paradiddles) and use it to practice something new (displacement). This two part lesson starts as a great pad...
Hi everyone, What an interesting time we are in. With the majority of the country practicing social distancing, we’re all learning to adapt to the new norm. Soon we will get through it, and hopefully be back to normal. I’ve had a few people reach out to me – whether they’re current or former students,...
January 2020 update from Nick Costa, drummer and educator from Philadelphia, PA. Nick Proudly endorses Vic Firth Sticks, Ludwig Drums, Remo Heads, and Zildjian Cymbals.
Hi Everyone, I’m excited to (finally) announce that a lesson I wrote on inverted doubles is in the August 2019 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine! I wrote this lesson as a way to help you with your double strokes, as well as get you started with incorporating inverted doubles in both drum fills and grooves....
Hi Everyone! We finally made it to the summer of 2019, and I still have a ton of things going on! First off, I filled in for my buddy Ron DiSilvestro (Producer/Engineer/Drummer) with the Tim Williams band on June 1st. It was a pop-up beer truck event with Stickman Brewing – which was a perfect...
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