Working Back into Mallets After a Long Break September 7, 2021 0 All mallet players have gone through periods in their lives where they have a hiatus from mallets. Many of us...
Mallet Percussion and the Visual Arts August 13, 2021 0 I am going to discuss how percussion relates and can be influenced by the visual arts. I am also going to...
Sounds Effects with Percussion and Marimba July 10, 2021 0 Most of my previous articles have been about intense musical topics. So, I decided to write something fun for your...
Five Ways to Teach Your Students to Play, Positive and Relaxed June 12, 2021 0 I had an interesting experience this week. Aside from my music career, I run a construction, remodeling, and tile business....
Teach Your Students to Thrive and Survive as a Marimba Player May 17, 2021 0 Kevin Lucas details the realities of musical career paths for your mallet percussionists and offers some hard-earned personal advice for...
Taiko Drumming: A Cultural Japanese Art Form April 26, 2021 0 For the April 2021 issue of SBO, Kevin Lucas interviewed the leader of Madison Japanese Taiko Drumming Group BENI Daiko,...
Top Ten Tips Composing for Marimba March 6, 2021 0 Composing a song on any instrument can be a challenge. It can be very frustrating getting the creative juices flowing. ...
Marimba and Muscle Memory February 22, 2021 0 Applying the concept of muscle memory to marimba pedagogy is extremely important for the development of your students. This is...
An Interview with UCF Fine Arts Dean/Professor of Percussion Jeff Moore byMike Lawson January 18, 2021 0 Please tell the readers a brief history of you as an artist and educator.For my undergraduate degree in Music Education,...
The Ancient History of the Marimba to the Modern Day byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 The marimba could possibly be the oldest instrument on Earth. The exact year of its origin isn’t known, but it...
Preparing a Multi-Percussion Work byMike Lawson October 28, 2020 0 There is nothing conventional about preparing a multi-percussion work. It requires a lot of planning and organization, as well as...
Promark SPYR: A New Mallet Line for a New Time byMike Lawson October 1, 2020 0 The SPYR series from Promark by D’Addario is a collaboration with world-renowned percussionists, designers, and educators Kevin Shah and Tony...