This article originally appeared on robknopper.com what to do if you make a mistake in orchestra my hilarious epic fail on tam-tam happened 7 years ago this month. in 2008 i got into my first major summer festival: pacific music festival in japan. i was 21,…
Factory Visitors from MIT
MIT percussionist (and plasma scientist) Mark Chilenski and Dr. Fred Harris (conductor of the MIT Wind Ensemble) stopped by to talk to me about our Brass Tubular Triangle Beaters. They seemed interested, so I gave them a tour of the shop, taking time to let…
Cangelosi Joins James Madison Faculty
Grover artist, Casey Cangelosi, was just appointed Director of Percussion Studies at James Madison University. The position, formerly held by another Grover endorser, Bill Rice, oversees a world recognized percussion education department. Casey, who has been teaching at Concord University, will be starting this coming…
Boston’s 4th Of July Celebration
This Saturday will be my 36th consecutive year that I am performing as part of the Boston Pops July 4th Concert on Boston’s scenic Esplanade. Yesterday I received a call from a reporter at Boston.com who interviewed me for her article on Arthur Fiedler. You…
We’re Nominated For 7 Drummies!
DRUM! Magazine has announced their 2015 reader’s choice awards and we’ve received 7 nominations in 4 categories. This is the first time we’ve received seven nominations and we’re thrilled! NOMINATIONS Grover Pro Percussion Musicians Accessory Tray™ Grover Pro Kee-Gee™ Piccolo Snarer Drum Grover Pro GSX™…
Sheryl Crow Presented with Studio Pro Tambourine
Last Friday night I played a concert at Tanglewood with the Boston Pops. The featured artist was Sheryl Crow. Did you know that Sheryl is a former music educator and was a composition major in college? I had the opportunity to present Sheryl with one…
Get A Free Skype Snare Drum Lesson!
I will give you a 30 minute FREE LESSON you purchase any new Grover Pro snare drum from an authorized retailer or a Grover Custom snare drum between June 5 and July 5, 2015! Your lesson will be 30 minutes long via Skype. Lessons will…
FACTORY VISIT
Berklee College of Music percussion student Grace Herzog visited us today. Grace is a talented, creative percussionist who also builds instruments! I first met her when I gave a speech to the Berklee student orchestra a few weeks back. Today, Grace brought her “CLAY MARIMBA”…
Technique Improvement and Maintenance: Warm Up Routines – Triangle by Will James
Holding the triangle Holding the triangle should look graceful. We want to at least look professional. Resting the clip on the thumb and middle finger, leaves the other fingers available for muting if necessary. Holding the triangle around eye level is preferred so the audience…
The Melodic Snare Drummer
My good friend and colleague, Ron Tierno, recently sent me a copy of his fabulous new book, “The Melodic Snare Drummer“. Ron takes a uniquely musical approach to his playing, which is reflected in the “play along” exercises contained in his book. I recently presented…
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