Tired of accidentally “clicking” the rim while playing a roll at the drum’s edge? Want the security of a soft bumper but don’t want to continually have to add sticky moleskin over your rims? Drum roll please… INTRODUCING THE GROVER PRO RIM GUARD!!! Our Rim…
When I was preparing to move to China to start my new job with the Wuhan Philharmonic, I had a rather large list of concerns. There were the normal hassles of moving to any city, such as securing an apartment, getting phone and Internet set…
We want to congratulate our friends know collectively as Third Coast Percussion for the recent Grammy nomination! Their nomination is for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. Here’s what Colorado Public Radio said about the album: “Steve Reich turned 80 in October 2016. Third Coast Percussion kicks…
Increasingly, I am being asked about the need to “warm-up” cymbals. Time to put this myth to bed… Here is a recent response I sent addressing the question: Regarding cymbal “warming up”, I am not a fan of this concept. It seems to be an extension of…
Join Grover Pro Endorser Professor Scott Herring and the University of South Carolina at the 2016 Percussion All-State Tune Up Day! Students will participate in an afternoon of free instruction and guidance which will be focused on the South Carolina All-State audition material. This is…
People often ask me, “Why do you have so many tambourines?” Usually this question comes from a non-percussionist. It’s a good question—one that many of us have answered a thousand times. When discussing this topic with colleagues, I often think of an editorial written by…
