Posted in Percussion on Oct 5th, 2008 No Comments »
By many accounts the history of the snare drum dates back to the Tabor, pronounced “tay-bur” found in Medieval Europe around 1300. It was a doubleheaded drum that had a single snare strand called a Tabor. In the Middle Ages the tabor was often played in unison with a three-holed pipe flute. Modern European folk [...]
Posted in Partitur, Percussion on Apr 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
Once a player can play various rudiments well, it is time to develop a quality sound for each of those rudiments. I find that it works best when each hand is isolated before putting the hands together. Learning the technique on one hand will help. The player develops a better quality of sound before putting [...]
Posted in Percussion on Mar 13th, 2008 3 Comments »
Ditulis Oleh: Kevin Namaky Marching Percussion Tuning Techniques By Kevin Namaky (Marketing Manager for Pearl Corporation) Pearl Corp. Nashville, TN What Is Your Desired Sound? Some General Concepts: • Cutting/articulate/staccato? – Tune higher. – Use larger amounts of muffling (this will decrease volume but shorten the length of note, resulting in a more staccato [...]