3 Tambourine Strokes Every Percussionist Needs to Know
Keith Aleo, Associate Director of Music for Classical Performance, demonstrates 3 tambourine stroke types. Thanks to Black Swamp Percussion for sharing this video.
Dr. Tommy Dobbs Tambourine Essentials
Join Dr. Tommy Dobbs (University of Arkansas at Ft. Smith) as he describes how to properly hold a tambourine. The video will provide a strong platform from which the percussion student can develop good technique.
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David Garibaldi on Building Coordination
David Garibaldi has been an inspiration to many drummers and musicians for over 40 years. I remember the first time I saw him play in 1991 with Tower of Power. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing and after the performance, I went to Tower Records and bought all of the TOP albums I could find.
Drumeo creates high quality videos of the top drummers. Even if you are not a drum set player, take some time and watch this video.
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David began playing drums professionally at 17 years old and joined Tower of Power at the age of 24 in 1970. Not too long after, he became one of the most sought after drummers in the industry. He has featured in hundreds of songs by notable artists and has also appeared on live TV and films. David won the R&B/Funk drummer award from Modern Drummer magazine for five consecutive years from 1980 to 1985, and again in 2003.
#MondayMotivation: Joe Morello Killer Exercise
Joe Morello, legendary drummer for the Dave Brubeck Quartet and his drumming on Take Five and Blue Rondo a la Turk, also wrote one of the best technique books for snare drum called Master Studies. If you don’t own this book, I would highly suggest that you add it to your collection of technique books. Joe describes this book as the continuation of Stick Control (another must own book).
Our friends over at Drummerworld.com, a great resource for videos and lessons from the top drumset players, has written a post on Joe Morello’s Killer Exercise (Ex. 22). You can check out the video and sheet music on their site.
What other exercises do you frequently use? Leave a comment below and let me know.
Website Review: CymbalExcellence.com
Cymbals are one of my favorite percussion instruments. In my studio, I stress the importance of triangle, tambourine and cymbal technique. A couple of months ago, I found this great resource on cymbal playing, CymbalExcellence.com. The site features Thomas Stubbs who is currently the cymbal specialist and associate principal timpanist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. You can easily get lost in the audio and videos of Mr. Stubbs instructing and playing the orchestral cymbal repertoire. This site is for beginning percussionists as well as professionals. I highly recommend this website and I hope everyone will visit this site. You won’t be sorry and I am sure you will learn a thing or two about cymbal playing.
How to Practice Scales
Flutist Leone Buyse talks about practicing scales. Even though this is a flute video, it can easily be applied to mallet percussion instruments. Be sure to check out the entire video please visit MUSAIC.
SKYPE LESSONS
Skype Lessons with Dr. Gerhart