It’s been awhile since we featured any Drum Set here on DrumChattr. Today is Vadrum. He has several videos that are similar to this. By that I mean, shredding over classical music. Check him out on YouTube.
What’s your favorite Vadrum video? Maybe not to this extent, but have you ever had students just “rock out” to music that was seemingly unrelated? Talk about it in the comments below.
NAMM is over, but I wanted to point out one final resource that I think everyone should check out: The NAMM Oral History Project.
The NAMM Oral History is, im my opinion, a hidden gem of the internet and in April 2010 celebrated its 10th anniversary. Many great stories have been captured, industry leaders have been recognized and we may have successfully created a format to preserve the history of our industry. There are hundreds of percussion videos available on the site.
Some of my favorite videos are:
The only problem with this archive is that it is a closed system. You can not embed these videos. These videos have been around for 10 years and this is the first time I have heard of this archive. I only hope that NAMM sees the importance of these videos and allows them to be embedded.
What do you think of this archive? Were you aware of this archive? Leave your comments below.
Originally posted on DrummChattr.com on January 18, 2011 by Dave Gerhart
Aaron Bebe performing on a traditional Ghanaian xylophone called the gyil. Filmed March, 2006 at the University of Ghana by Patrick Roulet. Check out the ease in which Aaron plays the gyil. (more…)
Mallet Quartet by Steve Reich, was co-commissioned by the Amadinda Quartet in Budapest, on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary. Also involved in the commission were Nexus in Toronto, So Percussion in New York, Synergy Percussion in Australia, and Soundstreams in Canada. The world Premiere was given by the Amadinda Quartet in Bela Bartók National Concert Hall on December 6, 2009. The American Premiere was given by So Percussion at Stanford University Lively Arts in California on January 9, 2010.
This work probably represents the most significant percussion work written in the past two years. Of the many works he has written for percussion, what do you think is Reich’s greatest? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
For more information about this work click here.
Originally posted on DrumChattr on January 6, 2011.
James Doyle was recently announced as the winner of our “2010 Year in Review” Contest. In a podcast soon, he and some of his colleagues will be discussing WGI and everything it has to offer. He also noted that we did not have much WGI content on the site, so to that end, here is the “Best of WGI 2010.”
What were your favorite WGI moments in 2010? Of all time? What would you like to hear us talk about on our WGI focused podcast with James Doyle? Any questions for a WGI staff member?
Originally posted on DrumChattr on January 5, 2011.
This video features a 2003 performance of Kevin O’Sullivan, a Fulbright Scholar, performing “Atsiã” that he orchestrated on drum set. According to Kevin, “Atsiã” was created by the Ewe-speaking people of Ghana. It is considered by many to be one of the oldest styles of music and dance among the Ewes. “Atsiã” is a social dance. In the Ewe language atsiã means “style” or “to display.” “Atsiã” as a piece is comprised of drumming, dance and songs collectively. (more…)
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