Practice … how?
PRACTICE! It is an instruction that every music student has heard many times. That doesn’t mean each one has done it or even knows how to do it. Simply being told […]
PRACTICE! It is an instruction that every music student has heard many times. That doesn’t mean each one has done it or even knows how to do it. Simply being told […]
Total percussion is a widely held philosophy that all percussionists should be well versed in as many percussion instruments as possible. In its narrowest sense, it suggests the need for […]
One of the few things we have complete control of as we prepare a piece of music is the mallets we use. The right mallets can dramatically assist in the […]
Unlike most popular rock artists would have you believe, the tambourine is not an instrument you will regularly shake and bang against your hip. On the contrary, as with many […]
How often have you found yourself repeating a passage several times, making the same mistake over and over again? Finally, when you play it perfectly for the first time, you […]
Here are a few tips for those of you who never seem to come home from the music store with a pair of sticks with which you are actually happy. […]
Even as a professional percussionist, I am constantly impressed, excited, and educated by recordings and live performances of all types of music, especially pieces for percussion solo or ensemble. So […]
Just like the basics of basketball are dribbling, the chest pass, and free throws, the basics of performance on a keyboard percussion instrument are the grip, the stroke, and proper […]
It’s been on your wish list as long as you can remember…you’ve saved allowance and gift money for months…and now, you are finally ready to shop for your first drumset. […]
Unlike most other instrumentalists, percussion students typically do not, and could not, own many of the instruments they play. Instead, the school or ensemble traditionally purchases many of the percussion […]