Tag: Percussion

Reinforcing the fiscal crunch facing most school music programs, a national sampling of band and orchestra directors revealed that the ...

When Bruce Dinkins moved 3,000 miles to become band director at Bowie High School in Austin, Texas, he went with ...

The cynical could paraphrase Mark Twain and say that everybody talks about the lack of music in our schools, but ...

A series of visits from professional Chicago-area musicians in high school is forever emblazoned on Dave Samuels’ mind. These visits ...

For serious music students, June may mark the beginning of summer vacation, but it does not mean their musical education ...

A performance tour through parts of Europe. Joint concerts with Japanese ensembles at home and overseas. A clinic with faculty ...

Reprinted with permission from Hal Leonard Corporation. The exercises presented are excerpted from “Essential Elements 2000″ percussion book series by ...

Rhythm can strike a person where sometimes words and pictures fail. Like the pulse of the heart, that thump on ...

The U.S. Navy is looking for a few good musicians. With six 45-piece “large fleet” bands and two 35-piece “small ...

As those associated with the marching band activity know, it's quite a task to coordinate music, movement and auxiliary work ...

One of the most important pieces of a marching band is the percussion section. Without the drums to set the ...

Designing a show for a small band requires special techniques to create the excitement of a large band show. For ...