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Preparing Your Percussion Students For College Auditions

Preparing Your Percussion Students For College Auditions

The college audition process is one that takes place every school year. The college audition can be an extremely daunting…
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Quick Tips for Promoting a Successful Junior High Percussion Program

Quick Tips for Promoting a Successful Junior High Percussion Program

1. Assign parts before distributing music This may seem like a hassle upfront, but simply passing out the music to…
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YouTube Finds – Percussion

YouTube Finds – Percussion

These clips (solos/ensembles) were found with the goal of inspiring students. Some are videos the most famous players around, some…
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The Percussionist’s Etiquette

The Percussionist’s Etiquette

Even the best behaved percussion students might succumb having their attention strained as most of the instruction from the podium…
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A Process for Selecting a Beginning Percussionist

A Process for Selecting a Beginning Percussionist

One of the most important steps to a successful beginning band is helping students find an instrument in which they…
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Crash Cymbals 101

Crash Cymbals 101

This is a quick step guide for the band director to teach the perfect crash cymbals from the podium. There…
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