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Three “Things”

The other day during one of my college percussion lessons, I mentioned to a student that with all of the things we need to learn as percussionists, I think there are three things that we should always be working on.

Flashback: The Audition Experience

Since it is audition season, it seemed like an opportune time to revisit old articles that address the audition process. The beauty of old content is that we archive it indefinitely. There are some great old articles and this one,

Jazz Drummer Paul Motian is Dead at 80

Ealier today drummer, composer and bandleader

Getting Started

This summer, as part of BookChattr, we looked at Steve Pressfield’s important book

Samuel Barber’s “A Stopwatch and Ordinance Map”

Samuel Barber’s A Stopwatch and an Ordinance Man was unknown to me until recently when I was contracted to perform with Conspirare for a series of concerts this week. For Choir and Timpani this part is quite unique. Check out