MOVE TO THE BEAT!JEN 2014

HANNAH FORD WELTON

Vol. 1, No. 1, February 2014

World Vibes Congress and Super Vibes Jam • Upcoming Events • Summer WorkshopsEnsemble and Recital Programs • Product Showcase • People and Places

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PAS UPDATE WhatstartedoutasPercus-

sion News—aprintedmem-bernewsletterforPASinthemid1980s—hastakenonanewname,newlook,andincarnationasadownloadabledigitalmagazineforiPad,Androidtablets,andKindleFire.Rhythm! Scene(RS)willbeavailabletoPercussiveArtsSoci-etymembersandnon-membersworldwidesothatweatPAScanexpandourrhythm-basedcom-munitybysharinginformation,experiences,opportunities,andeducation. Eachissuewillbeavailablebimonthly,startingwiththisis-sue,andalternatingwiththePASprintedjournal,Percussive Notes. RSwillcontinuewiththecontentthathascometobeexpectedfromPercussion News, butithasbeenexpandedandenhancedtofeaturemoredrum,percussion,education,andcommunityre-latedarticlesthatareembeddedwithrichmediaincludingvideo,audio,andphotoslideshows. ThisanexcitingtimeforPAS,andRhythm! Sceneisjustahintofwhatistocomewiththemanychangesthatarebeingplanned,includingnewPASandRhythm!DiscoveryCenterwebsitesin2015.Wealsowillbeenhancingthemembershipexperience,ben-efits,andofferingsincludingPASIC(PercussiveArtsSocietyInterna-tionalConvention).SoIinviteyoutositback,relax,andreadtheveryfirstissueofRhythm! Scene,

whichincludesagreatinterviewwithPrince’sHannahFordWel-ton,areviewoftheJazzEducationNetwork(JEN)conference,infoaboutthenewestproductsfromtheindustry,andmuchmore.

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Rhythm! Scene: It is said that success occurs when preparation meets opportunity. Describe the background that prepared you for the opportunity to drum with Prince.

HANNAH FORD WELTONBY RICK MATTINGLY

Hannah Welton:Oneofthemostimportantaspectsofperform-ingwithPrinceistobeabletogo

wherethespiritofthemusicistakingtheband.Twokeypointscometomindinenablingamusi-

ViewadrumsolofromHannahFordWelton’s2011“Peace,Love&Drums”clinictour

It’sthekindofopportunitymusi-ciansdreamof:Amajorartist

discoversyouonYouTube,invitesyoutoaudition/jam,andyougetthegig.ForHannahFordWelton,thatartistwasPrince,andsincethesummerof2012,shehasbeenthedrummerinPrince’sNewPow-erGenerationband.Inaddition,thenucleusofNPG—Welton,gui-taristDonnaGrantis,andbassistIdaNielson—performwithPrinceas3rdEyeGirl. Hannahbeganplayingatageseven,andshewasamemberoftheLouisvilleLeopardPercussion-istswhileinelementaryschool.SheattendedtheChicagoCollegeofPerformingArtsandstudiedwithPaulWertico,andin2006shewontheLouisBellsonHeritageDaysDrumCompetition(theonlywomantoeverwin).Overthenextfewyears,sheservedasdrummerandvocalistfortheHannahFordBand,playedwithMilwaukee-basedcrossoverChristianbandBellevueSuite,andperformedaroundthecountrywithherone-womanmulti-mediashow,Peace,Love&Drums.ThenshegotacallfromPrince…

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ciantoaccomplishthatfreedom.Oneisversatility;Iworkedalotonbeingabletoplaymultiplestylesandfeelsofmusic.Itcanbedetri-mentaltoyourcareertobeclose-mindedandonlyfocusononeareaofmusic.Learnandstudyasmuchasyoucanaboutdifferentgenresandgroovesfromavarietyofartists.Itwillexpandyourtech-niqueandplayingimmensely.Theotherkeypointtomovingwiththemusicisjammingfrequentlywithothermusicians.Thereisacertainunspokendialoguethatcomeswithmusic;theonlywaytolearnhowtospeakthatlanguageistobearoundit. RS: Did you have any musical ex-periences or lessons in your youth that, at the time, you didn’t think were relevant to your goals, but later you realized that you had gained something important from that lesson or experience? HW:WhenIwasyoungerIusedtogetreallyannoyedwhenpractic-ingtoaclicktrack.Ithoughtitwasboringandpointless.Now,I’msothankfulIdidit!Beingabletoplaytoaclickisveryimportantifyouwanttobeaworkingmusician.Somuchrecordedmusicthesedaysisrecordedtoclicktracks.Ifyoucan’tplaytothat,youcouldlosethegig. However,Imustsaythatbeingabletoplaywithouttheclicktrackisequallyasimportant.Groovingisthemostimportantaspectofadrummer’srole.Ifyoucan’tkeepsteadytimeandmakethegroovefeelgood,thentherestofthemu-sicisgoingtosuffer.Establishing

spent some time playing marimba, xylophone, and/or vibes. How has knowledge of such things as mel-ody and harmony impacted your drumming? HW:Beingabletoplaymarimba,vibraphone,etc.hasreallyhelpedmyearmusically.Understandingmelodicstructure,harmonies,andchordprogressionsenhancesmyabilitytobeamusicaldrummer.Unfortunately,therearen’ttoomanyofthoseanymore.Peoplearesothrownbythefactthatyouhitthedrumsthattheydon’treal-izeyoucanhitthemmelodicallyinsteadofjustashardasyoucan. Inadditiontodrumming,I’malsoasinger.Icannotevenbegintoexplainhowlearningtoplaymalletpercussiondevelopedmyearasavocalist.IamsobeyondthankfultohavehadtheeducationandeartrainingthatIdidatsuchanearlyage,allthankstoDianeDownsandtheLouisvilleLeop-ards!

HannahFordWeltonperformingwithPrinceand3rdEyeGirlatthe2013BillboardMusicAwards

thatgrooveisthefirststeptoasuccessfulcareer. RS: Looking back, is there any-thing you wished you had spent more time developing or learning about? HW: IwishIhadfocusedalittlebitmoreonmy“pocket.”WhenIwasgrowingup,IalwaysheardthatIhadgreattimeandmeter,butIneverheardtheword“pocket.”Itwasn’tuntilIstartedworkingwithPrincethatIreallygraspedandunderstoodthemeaningofpocketandbeingfunky.Eventhoughit’ssomethingthatIlearnedwithinthelastcoupleofyears,Iwouldn’tchangeathingabouttheprocessbecauseIcanconfidentlysaythatInowhavethebestteacheroffunkthereis! RS: When you were in elementary school, you were a member of the Louisville Leopard Percussionists, so besides playing drums, you also

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Itisextremelyimportanttotrainyourearmusically—espe-ciallyforadrummer.Mostpeopledon’texpectadrummertobeaswell-trainedmusicallyastheothermusicianssimplybecausewedon’tusethemajorityofthetheorytheydo.Learningtheoryandtrainingmyearhashelpedsomuchinthewritingprocess,inlearningnewmusic,eveninsimplycommunicatingwithothermusi-ciansinrehearsalsandshows.Justbecauseyouplaythedrumsandyoudon’tplaya“melodic”instru-mentisnotanexcusetowriteofflearningthetheorybehindthemusic.Learn it!Itwillonlyhelpyoudowntheroad! RS: How important has music reading been in your career? HW:Inallhonesty,readingmusichasn’tbeenanecessityinmostofmycareeruptothispoint.IplayedinanOff-BroadwaymusicalentitledWhite NoisewhereIhadtoreadcharts,andI’msothank-fulthatIcould!Ithinkthatit’simportanttobeabletoreadmu-sicbecauseitonlyexpandsyourknowledgeandcapabilities,butIwouldn’tsayitwillmakeorbreakyourcareer. RS: You have studied and played several styles of music. How do they inform each other?

HW:Theyallgohandinhand.Eventhougheachstylehasitsownparticularfeelorgroove,theyallrequiremusicalityanddynam-ics.Therearealsodifferenttech-niquesthatareusedinorderto

makeeachstylesoundauthentic.IhaverealizedthatIoftentendtoapplythedifferenttechniquestodifferentstyles.Forexample,whenplayingjazz,youtypicallyhavelighterhandsthanwhenyou’replayingheavybackbeatrock.ButwhenIplayrock,therearetimeswhenIwillswitchtoalighterapproachforadifferentsoundandfeel.Italsohelpspre-serveenergyforlongshows!It’ssomuchfuntotryoutdifferentapproachesandtechniquesbe-tweengenres!It’sevenmorefuntolistenbacktotheshowsandrecordingsandhearhowitcomesacrossinthemusic RS: What can you tell us about up-coming tours and/or CD releases? HW:RightnowIcan’tgiveanyspecificsonanalbumreleaseortourdates.ButIcansaythat2014isgoingtobeaverybusyandexcitingyearofmusic,andwecannotwaittoshareallofthein-crediblemusicwe’vecreatedoverthelastyearandahalf!Thesearesuperexcitingtimes!Iknowfanshavebeenwaitingawhilefornewmaterial;allIcansayis,greatthingscometothosewhowait!RS

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The5thAnnualJazzEducationNetwork(JEN)Conferencewas

heldJanuary8–11attheHyattRe-gencyHotelinDallas,Texas.Jazzeducators,students,professionalmusicians,andenthusiastsfromaroundtheworldgatheredtoheardozensofconcertsthroughoutthedayandintotheweehoursofthemorning.Thirty-fourprofessionalensemblesperformedinaddi-tionto38studentorcommunitygroups. Someoftheheadliningpro-fessionalensemblesincludedtheFredHamiltonTrio(withEdSophondrums),theBradLealiJazzOrchestra,theLatin-Grammy-nominatedJovinoSantosNetoandhisensembleQuinteto,andtheJimWidnerBigBand(with

PeterErskineondrums).OtherensemblescamefromTexas(Col-linCollegeJazzLabBand,TexasChristianUniversityJazzEnsemble,TexasInstrumentsCommunityJazzEnsembleand,onthefinalconcert,theworld-renownedUni-versityofNorthTexasOneO’ClockLabBand)aswellasgroupsfromacrossthecountry:IthacaCollege(N.Y.)JazzEnsemble,Milwaukee(Wis.)HighSchooloftheArtsJazzLabCombo,andSlipperyRockUni-versity(Penn.)JazzEnsemble,tonameafew.Oneband—theHKIED(HongKongInstituteofEducation)JazzEnsemble—traveledtoTexasfromAsia! HeldinconjunctionwiththeannualJENconference,theJENer-ationsJazzFestivalbroughtalmost

JEN 2014STORY AND PHOTOS BY LAUREN VOGEL WEISS

PeterErskine,BobBreithaupt,LennieDiMuzio,andRubenAlvarezvisitedduringtherecentJazzEducationNetworkconferenceinDallas

three-dozenensemblestoDallas.Morethan800elementary,middleschool,juniorhigh,highschool,community,andcollegemusiciansperformedaspartofthefestival.Eachensembleplayeda30-min-uteconcert,followedbya30-min-utecritiquefromtwomentoringartists,includingsomeofthebiggestnamesinjazz.MorethanadozenensembleswerefromTexas—includingtheCedarHillHighSchoolLonghornSteelBand,DallasJazzHarpEnsemble,DentonHighSchoolLabBand,NorthCen-tralTexasCollegeJazzOrchestra,andTexasCityHighSchoolJazzBand—withmanygroupscomingfromfurtheraway:theBemidjiStateUniversity(Minn.)BlueIceCombo,UniversityofNebraska-OmahaJazzI,andUniversityofNorthCarolina–PembrokeJazzCombo,amongothers. Theconferencealsopresented78clinicsontechniques,history,literature,marketing,andothertopicsrelatedtothejazzidiom.Therewereatleastsixclinicsaimedatpercussionists:Drummer,author,historianandeducatorDanielGlass(BrianSetzerOrches-tra)demonstratedtheevolutionofthejazzrhythmsectionfromthe1930stothe1950s.Usinghistori-calphotosandmusicaldemon-strations,GlasscoveredtheBigBand,Bebop,andRhythm&Blueseras.Heshowedhowthechanges

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inthedrumsetreflectedtheevo-lutionofAmerica. Dr.BrianCarmodydiscussedtheinnovativerhythmsofKennyClarkeinhisclinic,“Klook-Mop:ARhythmicSignatureofBebop.”Us-ingaudioexamplesaswellashis-toricalphotos,CarmodyexplainedtheimportanceofClarke’scontri-butionstojazzinthiscentennialyearofClarke’sbirth. Apioneerintheartistrela-tionsfield,LennieDiMuzioregaledtheaudiencewithstoriesfromhisbook,Tales From the Cymbal Bag: The Historical and Hysterical Mem-oirs of Lennie DiMuzio.SponsoredbySabiancymbals,theformatfea-tured81-year-oldDiMuziobeing“interviewed”byJENBoardmem-berBobBreithaupt.DiMuzio’san-ecdotescoveredavarietyofdrumlegends,fromChickWebbandRayBaductoAlanDawson,LouieBell-son,and,ofcourse,BuddyRich. Houston-baseddrummerandeducatorMarvinR.Sparks,Jr.pre-sentedaclinictitled“DrummersandStyle:TheHistoricalConnec-tionwithTunes(UnderstandingandExecutingthe‘Tune’).”Cover-ingeverythingfromhearingpro-tectiontowritingyourowndrumchart,Sparksemphasizedlearningthemelodiestosongs,usingex-ampleslikeBillyStrayhorn’s“Takethe‘A’Train”andMilesDavis’“Milestones.” “DrumsetProficiencyforallJazzCurricula”wastaughtbyPeterErskine,whousedhisprogramattheUniversityofSouthernCalifor-nia’sThorntonSchoolofMusicasanexample.AssistedbyUSCgrad-uateJakeReed,theytaughtsome

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drumsetbasicstotwovolunteersfromtheaudience.Roland’sDrewArmentrout wasalsoonhandtoexplainabouttheelectronicdrum-kitstheywereusing. ButchMiles,formerdrum-merfortheCountBasieOrches-tra,explained“TripletsandJazzDrumming.”CurrentlyonthejazzfacultyatTexasStateUniversityinSanMarcos,Milesdemonstratedhisfavoriterudiment(theparadid-dle-diddle)aroundthedrumsetandansweredquestionsfromtheaudience.Heshowedhowstick-ingscanmakesubtledifferencesinsoundsandalsoplayedwithbrushes. Theonlyvibeplayerpromi-nentlyfeaturedduringthecon-ferencewasMikeMainieri,whoperformedasaguestsoloistwiththeUniversityofMissouriConcertJazzBand,underthedirectionofArthurWhite.TheensembleperformedtwoofMainieri’scom-positions:“TeeBag”and“RIsForRiddle.” DuringtheGalaonFridayevening,ParisRutherford(Profes-sorEmeritusinJazzStudiesattheUniversityofNorthTexasandfor-merdirectoroftheUNTJazzSing-ers)andEdSoph(ProfessorinJazzStudiesatUNT,whereheteachesapplieddrumset)werehonoredasthisyear’sLeJENdsofJazzEducation.Dr.LarryRidleywaspresentedwiththeMeadeLegacyJazzGriotAward.Andthe“fatherofmoderncongadrumming,”Cán-didoCamero,waspresentedwiththeLeJENdsofLatinJazz“KeepersoftheFlame”award.FollowinganintroductionbyJENBoardmem-

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berRubenAlvarez,92-year-youngCándidoperformedwiththeUNTLatinJazzEnsemble,underthedirectionofJoséAponte.Cándido,a2008recipientoftheNEA(Na-tionalEndowmentfortheArts)JazzMasterhonor,wasinter-viewedearlierinthedaybyBobbySanabriainaspecial“Conversa-tion”session. Therewere111exhibitbooths,displayingeverythingfromrecordingsandsheetmusictoin-strumentsandaccessories.Therewerealsoseveraldozenschoolsrecruitingfuturejazzperform-ersandeducators.Someofthepercussion-orientedexhibitorsincludedAvedisZildjian,Conn-Selmer(Ludwig),D’Addario(EvansandProMark),PeterErskine’sFuzzyMusic,LoneStarPercussion,Mapex(whoprovideddrumsetsinalltherooms),Sabian,VicFirthCo.,andYamaha. The6thannualJENConfer-enceisscheduledforJanuary7–10,2015inSanDiego,Califor-nia.Formoreinformation,visitwww.JazzEdNet.org.RS

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Wedoitintheoffice,inthecarandinthattrendyCu-

bancaféwhenourfriendsaren’tlooking.Whenthemusicisgood,theurgetomoveisirresistible. Whilewedon’tfullyun-derstandwhymusiccompelsmovement,apairofresearchersworkinginMcMaster’sMAPLELab(Music,Acoustics,Perception&LEarning)havefoundthatitcanimproveoursenseoftimingandresultinabetterunderstandingofasong’sstructure—evenforthosewithlittleornomusicaltraining. “Whenyou’reonthebusorwalkingtoworkorschool,any-onewearinganiPodisusuallynoddingortappingalong,”saidMichaelSchutz,anassistantpro-fessorwhospecializesinmusiccognitionandpercussion.“Thatmovementisnotonlyenjoyable,itactuallyhelpsusgraspmusic’sstructure.Amazingly,wedon’tneedtobetaughttomovetomu-sic;childrendothisimplicitlyfromayoungage.” SchutzconductedtheresearchalongsideFionaManning,agradu-atestudentintheMcMasterInsti-tuteforMusic&TheMindwithaninterestinexploringmusic,move-ment,andperception.Aspartofthestudy,48undergraduateparticipantsdonnedasetofhead-

phonesandlistenedtoasequenceofwoodblocktones.Somehadnomusicalexperience,whileoth-ershadupto12yearsofmusicaltraining. Participantswereaskedtotapalongwiththebeatduringoneroundoftrials,andsitperfectlystillduringanother.Towardstheendofthemusicalsequence,listenersheardafewsecondsofsilencebeforethefinalnote.Attheconclusionofthetrial,listen-erswereaskedtoidentifywhetherthefinaltonewasearly,late,orrightontime. Movingtothebeathelpedlistenersrecognizewhenthefinaltonewasoff—especiallywhenitwaslate.Duringsubsequenttest-ing,theteamdemonstratedthatmovementwasmostcriticaldur-ingthesilence,intermsofmain-tainingthebeat.Theyfoundthisimprovementdidnotdependonmusicaltraining. Testingwasdoneusingaba-sic4/4timesignature—apopularchoiceamongpopsongwritersduetotherelativesimplicityandrepetitivenatureofthepattern.The4/4patterniseasyforfanstomovealongto,whichcanhelptheirunderstandingandenjoy-mentofthemusic. “Asolidbeatisoftenakeyele-

mentinhitsongs,andithelpslis-tenersmovealong.IfyouexaminetheBillboard‘Hot100’list,manyofthosesongshavearelativelysimplebeat,”saidSchutz.“Musicproducersandsongwritersrecog-nizethepulse’simportancetolis-teners,whofrequently‘tapalong’ormovewhenhearingtheirfavor-itemusic.” Nowweknowthatdancingdoesn’tjusthelpusenjoymusic,itactuallyhelpsushearitbetter. Theteam’sfindingswillbepublishedinthenextissueofPsy-chonomic Bulletin & Review,are-nownedexperimentalpsychologyjournal. Wanttotrythetestforyour-self?Here’sasampleclip ofthewoodblocksequenceusedbySchutzandManning.Sitperfectlystillandtrytoidentifyifthefinaltoneisearly,late,orrightontime.Playtheclipagain,butthistimetapalongtothebeat.Thetimingofthefinaltoneshouldbemucheasiertoidentifywhiletappingalong. Seemoreat:http://dai-lynews.mcmaster.ca/article/want-a-better-understanding-of-your-favourite-song-move-to-the-beat/#sthash.gG5DrugT.dpufRS

MOVE TO THE BEAT!HOW TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGBY ANDREW BAULCOMB

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PEOPLE AND PLACESAUSTRALIA

TheAustralianNationalAcad-emyofMusic,inassociation

withtheArtsCentreMelbourne,hostedatrans-TasmanTympo-sium,Australia’sfirst-everinter-nationalgatheringdevotedtotheartoftimpaniplaying,Nov.25–27,2013.TheclasseswerebuiltaroundtwosignificanteventsoccurringinMelbournesimultaneously:OperaAustralia’sproductionofWagner’scompleteDer Ring des NibelungencycleandthevisittoAustraliaoftheRoyalConcertgebouwOrchestra. TheTymposiumfeaturedfivetimpanistspresentingmasterclassesandworkshops,andcel-ebratedtheanniversariesoffourcomposerswhowerepivotalindevelopingwritingforthetim-pani.Guy du Blet,ofOrchestraVictoria,presentedaclassonthemusicofGiuseppeVerdi;David Clarence,fromtheAustralianOp-eraandBalletOrchestra(SydneyOperaHouse),presentedmusicofBenjaminBritten;Christine Tur-pin,oftheMelbourneSymphonyOrchestra,presentedStravinsky’s“TheRiteofSpring”;Laurence Reese,oftheNewZealandSym-phonyOrchestra,presentedmu-sicofRichardWagner;andNick Woud,oftheRoyalConcertge-bouwOrchestra,gaveaclassontheDutchstyleoftimpaniplay-ing. Thethree-dayeventwasat-tendedbyhigh-schoolanduni-

versitystudents,amateurplayers,youngprofessionals,andsea-sonedveteransinalecturefor-matwithplayingopportunities.HighlightsoftheweekincludedthechancetoseethetimpanistsperformingincontextintheRingCycleandorchestralconcertsbytheRoyalConcertgebouwOrches-tra.TheeventwasgenerouslysponsoredbyOptimum.

BELGIUM

TheseventheditionoftheannualLudwigAlbertInter-

nationalMarimbaAcademywashostedbyLudwig AlbertfromJuly17–Aug.5,2013.Theteach-ingstaffincludedChin Cheng Lin (Taiwan),Nanae Mimura(Japan),andSeung Myeong Oh(Korea).Twenty-fivestudentsfromHong-Kong,Korea,Poland,Belgium,

Switzerland,Taiwan,Ukraine,Mexico,Spain,Finland,England,Bulgaria,Thailand,andUruguayexploredadvancedmarimbaliteratureandperformanceprac-ticesinthebeautifulAcademicHall.SponsorsfortheacademywereAdamsPercussionInstru-ments,InnovativePercussion,andPustjensPercussionProducts.

ThefiftheditionoftheUni-versalMarimbaCompetition

BelgiumwashostedbyartisticdirectorLudwig AlbertfromJuly18–27,2013attheAcademicHallSint-Truiden.ThiscompetitionundertheHighPatronageofHerMajestyQueenPaolawelcomedcandidatesfromabroadforthedisciplinesmarimbasoloandduo.JurymemberswereLudwig Albert(Belgium),Daniella Ga-

LudwigAlbert,NanaeMimura,SeungMyeongOh,andparticipantsattheLudwigAlbertInternationalMarimbaAcademy.

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neva(UK),Igor Lesnik(Croatia),Chin-Cheng Lin(Taiwan),Nanae Mimura(Japan),Stefaan Otten-bourgs(Belgium),Leo Ouderits (Belgium),Wilfried Westerlinck (Belgium).Pei-Ching Wu(Taiwan),andNebojsa Jovan Zivkovic(Ger-many). Laureates2013are:Han-Yen Kao—Taiwan(1stPrizesoloandPublicPrizesolo);Filip Mercep—Croata(2ndPrizesolo);Nina Fu-jisama—Japan(3rdPrizesoloandIgorLesnikPrize);Keiko Kotoku and Roberto Palomeque—Mex-ico(1stPrizeduo);Litzler Claire and Ryoko Kondo—France(2ndPrizeduoandPublicPrizeduo);Xizi Wang—Chinaand Tomi Emilov—Bulgaria(LudwigAlbertTalentPrizesolo);Milosz and Magdalena K. Pekala—Poland

andFlorent Duverger and Lucie Delmas—France(LudwigAlbertTalentPrizeduo);Sebastian Efler—Austria(YoungTalentPrizeandSabamPrizesolo);Ling Lu and Hao-Yun Hsieh—Taiwan(Sa-bamPrizeduo).

JAPAN

Bill Cahn,afoundingmemberofNexusandanAssociatePro-

fessorofPercussionattheEast-manSchoolofMusic,returnedtoJapanin2013toconducthis12thresidencyattheShowaMusicAcademyinKawasakiDec.4–19,2013.Bill’sactivitiesincludedprivatepercussionlessons, smallensemblecoachingsessions, a videotapedinterviewbystudentsintheEnglishlanguageclass, andaformaladdresstotheentire

Showafacultyandadministrationattheirmonthlymeeting. MoreinformationaboutthisresidencycanbefoundonCahn’sblogat:www.nexuspercussion.com.

USAIllinois

The24thAnnualChicagoDrumShowwilltakeplaceMay

17–18,2014attheKaneCountyFairgroundsinStCharles,Illinois.The2014Roundtableeventistitled“CareersinthePercussionIndustry”andwillbemoderatedbyKarl Dustman,ExecutiveDirec-torofthePercussionMarketingCouncil.ClinicswillbepresentedbyMike Semerau,Hip Pickles,Curt Bisquera,Chip Ritter,Potts & Pans,andStanton Moore,plusotherstobeannounced.Inaddi-

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tiontotheclinicstageandMasterClassroom,theRebeatsCafestagewillhosteducationalandentertainmentprogramsthrough-outtheshow.ShoworganizerRob Cookreportsthatbothexhibithallsarefillingup.

Kentucky

Brandon ArvayandChristopher Butlerrecentlypresenteda

percussionclinictothemembersoftheCampbellsvilleUniversitypercussionstudio,underthedirectionofDr. Chad Floyd.TheclinicfocusedontheworksofAlejandroVinao,specificallyhiscomposition“BookofGrooves”(2011)fortwomarimbas.Bio-graphicalinformationwaspre-sentedonVinaoalongwithcompositionaltechniquesthatareevidentinhismusic.Theclinicconcludedwithaperformanceofthefirstmovementfrom“BookofGrooves,”“ASpanishGroove.”

Minnesota

TheMacPhailCenterforMusicinMinneapolishasannounced

newmembersofitselitestudentpercussionensembleRimshots!:William ArnoldofShoreview,senioratHillMurrayHighSchool;Liam SmithofMinneapolis,se-nioratPerpichCenterforArtsEducation;Gabrielle Tripps ofWayzata,junioratWayzataHighSchool;andBecky Norling-RugglesofMinneapolis,junioratSouthHighSchool.Rimshots!isaperformance-orientedgroupforhighlymotivatedpercussionplay-ers.Theensemble,directedbyPaul Babcock,presidentandCOO

Rimshots!(fromleft)LiamSmith,WilliamArnold,GabrielleTrippsandBeckyNorling-Ruggles

ofMacPhail,performconcertsinavarietyofsettingsthroughoutthecommunity.Thisisayear-longcommitment.

New Jersey

The2013LeighHowardSte-vensSummerMarimbaSemi-

narwasheldthispastsummerinOceanGroveandfeaturedlectures,masterclassesandcon-certsfromLeigh Howard Stevens,Michael Burritt,Bob Becker,Yuri-ka Kimura,Gordon Stout,Kevin Bobo,Nathaniel Bartlett,Nora Stevens,andGreg Zuber,anda“bonus”cliniconsnaredrumbyDennis Delucia.TheseminarincludedatouroftheMalletechfactory.

North Dakota

OnNov.2,2013,Michael BlakeandtheUniversityof

NorthDakotahostedtheNorthDakotaDayofPercussion.Thedaystartedat10a.m.witha

clinicbyMarcus Santospresent-inghisSambaLineConcept.Hehadmanystudentsinvolvedinperformingthisconcept.At11a.m.,Jeff Prosperiepresentedhisrudimentalclinic,dealingwiththehistoryoftherudimentsandgo-ingintomodernhybridconcepts.Hestartedbyplaying“TheThreeCamps”alongwithaCDofthefife.At1:30p.m.Tony Miceligaveacliniconbasicimprovisationofthevibraphone.Healsotalkedaboutwhatittakestobecomeproficientattheinstrumentandhowtogoabouttrainingyourear.Afterdrawingsfordoorprizes,thedayendedwithaconcertat3:00featuringProsperieonsolosnaredrum,Miceliperformingasolovibeselectionandtwostan-dardswithJazzonTap,alocaljazztrio,andendingwiththeUniver-sity of North Dakota Steel Pan EnsemblefeaturingSantosonthreeselections.TheDayofPer-cussionwasverywellattended

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LeighHowardStevens,BobBecker,YurikaKimura,GordonStoutandMichaelBurrittwithLHSSummerMarimbaSeminarstudents

andwasahugesuccess,accord-ingtoteachers’andstudents’commentsafterwards.ThankstoPASforhelpingintheirsupport.

Wisconsin

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December2013Music Educators Journal.

ON THE ROAD

Wes Crawfordpresentedaseriesofdrumsetimpro-

visationclinicsatuniversitiesinVirginiaandMaryland,sponsoredbyDreamCymbalsandGongs.Songform,dynamics,repetition,andotheraspectswerediscussedalongwithanin-depthstudyofsubdivisionsvs.phraselengths,andguidestogainingfacilitywithimprovisingoverostinatos.ThetourincludedJamesMadisonUniversityinHarrisonburg,Va.onOct.30(BillRice,host),RadfordUniversityinRadford,Va.onOct.

31(Dr.RobertSanderl,host),ShenandoahUniversityinWin-chester,Va.onNov.1(EarlYowell,host),andUniversityofMaryland–BaltimoreCountyonNov.6(TomGoldstein,host).RS

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Overthepast40years,thePer-cussiveArtsSociety’sannual

compositioncontesthasrecog-nizednearly200outstandingnewworksforpercussionandawardedapproximately$80,000to160composersfortheircontributiontonewliteratureforpercussion.ThePASCompositionCommittee,establishedin1990,isprimarilyresponsibleforadministeringthiscontest,butisalsochargedwithandactivelyengagedinthesup-portanddevelopmentoftheartofmusiccompositionasacriticalcomponentwithinourpercussioncommunity. GordonStout,MurrayHoullif,ChristopherDeane,andMichaelUdowarejustafewofthepromi-nentnamesinourpercussionworldwhohavebeenselectedaswinnersinthePAScomposi-tioncontest. ManyofthewinningcompositionsfromthePAScon-testsarenowequallyasfamiliarastheircomposers.PieceslikeLynnGlassock’s“BetweentheLines,”DavidGillingham’s“PaschalDances,”JamesCambell’s“GarageDrummer,”andWilliamSchin-stine’s“RecitalSuiteforSnareDrum”havebeenplayedorseenperformedbymostpercussionists. Oneofthemostcriticaldeci-sionsfortheCompositionCom-

mitteeeachyearistheselectionofcontestcategories.Severalcategories(e.g.,solomarimbaorlargepercussionensemble)arerotatedinfrequentlybecauseoftheirpopularitywithcompos-ersandperformersalike.Othercategoriesaredeterminedbasedonthedesireofthecommitteetoexpandrepertoireinaparticularareaortoexplorenewcombina-tionsutilizingpercussion. Thecommitteeisalsore-sponsibleforselectingapanelofjudgesforeachcompetition.AsamplingofjudgesoverthepastfifteenyearsincludesPAS

PresidentsLisaRogers,GaryCook,MarkFord,andJohnH.Beck,formercontestwinnersGordonStout,MichaelUdow,andDavidSkidmore,andothernoteworthynameslikeJamesOliverio,BillCahn,ElliotDelBorgo,andDavidMaslanka.WinningcompositionsarereviewedforpublicationinPercussive Notes,ataskrotatedamongmembersofthecom-mittee,andeffortsaremadetosecureperformancesoftheseoutstandingnewworks. YoucanaccessvideoofPASICperformancesof“Bloom”byIvanTrevinoand“ConcertoforDrum-

THE PAS COMPOSITION COMMITTEEPROMOTING NEW WORKS FOR PERCUSSIONBY JOSH GOTTRY

2011PASCompositionContestEnsembleCategoryWinner:Bloomcom-posedbyIvanTrevino.PerformedbyTheUniversityofSouthCarolinaPercussionEnsembledirectedbyScottHerring,Fall2012

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setandPercussionEnsemble”byJamieWhitmarsh,bothrecentcontestwinners,orviewacom-pletelistofallpastSoloCategoryWinnersand EnsembleCategoryWinnersonthePASwebsite.Forthoseinterestedinthe 2014PASCompositionContest,moreinfor-mationandanapplicationformisalsoavailable. MembersofthePASComposi-tionCommitteeareprofessionalpercussionperformersandedu-catorsaswellasaccomplishedcomposers.Mostareteachingpercussionand/orcompositionatthecollegeoruniversitylevel,andmanyhavehadtheirworksper-formedatPASICaswellasatothernationalandinternationalmusicfestivalsandconventions.Primaryrequirementsformembershiponthecommitteeincludeaprofes-sionalbackgroundinpercussionandcomposition,membership

inPAS,andadesiretoservethesocietythroughactivecreationandpromotionofnewworksforpercussion. Inadditiontotheprimarytaskofadministeringthecompositioncontest,theCompositionCom-mitteecontinuestoconsidernewwaystofurtherthespiritofitsmissiontopromotequalityper-cussioncompositionsandencour-agenewcomposerstowriteforpercussion.Activitiessuchascre-atingcompositional-basedarticlesforPercussive Notesandsponsor-ingpaneldiscussionsandclinicsatPASIChelpcontinuetosupportandrefinetheartofpercussioncomposition. Movingforward,thecommit-teeintendstocontinueitsobjec-tivesinfacilitatingacompetitionthatoffersattractiveincentivestocomposerswhilealsocreat-ingnewavenuesofexposurefor

2012PASCompositionContestEnsembleCategoryWinner:ConcertoforDrumsetandPercussionEnsemblecomposedbyJamieWhitmarsh.Per-formedbytheTennesseeTechUniversityPercussionEnsemble,directedbyEricWillie,PASIC2012

winningcomposersandpieces.Asnewmusiciscreatedandnewcomposerswriteforourinstru-ments,ultimately,thePercussiveArtsSocietyandgeneralpercus-sioncommunityarethebenefi-ciariesoftheeffortsbythePASCompositionCommittee.RS

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PRODUCT SHOWCASEAHEADChavez Arsenal Tenor Sticks and MalletsAheadhasannouncedthenew“Chavez”ArsenalTenorDrumsticksandmallets.Developedincon-junctionwithDallasMavericks’sdrumlineinstruc-torandeducator“Chavez,”thenewAheadArsenalATSTenorDrumsticksandATMTenorDrumMalletsfeatureadurablewhitepowder-coatedfinish,ex-trudedandswagedhandleswithpremium-qualityDuPontDelrinheads.TheATSare15.625˝longby.695˝diameter,80grams,with.875˝whiteDelrinheads.TheATMare14.50˝longby.695˝diameter,82grams,with1.25˝blackDelrintips.

CYMPAD New POP, Products and Packaging for 2014Eye-catchingPoint-Of-Purchasedisplays,yellowChromaticsandclamshell-stylepackagingforthecompany’snewModera-torSuperSethighlightthedevelopmentsfromCym-padfor2014. Cympad’scountertopdisplayisa“SilentSales-man”thatcomeswith7OptimizerStarterPacks,7OptimizerStandardPacks,7ChromaticsPacksand4Moderator70mmDoublePacks.Theself-serviceunitiscompact,profitableandcanbeconvenientlyplacedoncountertops,wallsorslatwall.

DE GREGORIO Economical Compass CajonTheexclusive,newCom-passCajonbyDeGrego-rioistheperfectsolutionfordrummersandper-cussionistsseekingaqualityinstrumentatanaffordableprice.TheCompassishandcraftedandSpanish-madeandfeaturesa3-ply,premium-qualityBalticbirchfrontplate.ThebodyoftheCompassismadeofmediumdensitywood-fibercomposite.Thiscompositional-lowsthemid-pricedCajontoproduceapowerfulsoundwiththerichtonalqualitypreviouslyfoundonlyinmoreexpensiveinstruments.

EVANS New Super-Durable Drumheads Evanshaslauncheditsmostdurablefilm-baseddrum-headsyet,theEMADHeavyweightbassdrumheadandtheHeavyweightsnarebatterhead.TheEMADHeavyweightfeaturestwopliesof10milfilmforatotalthicknessof20mils.ThenewHeavy-weightSnarebatteremploystwopliesof10milfilmplusa3milreversedot,foratotalthicknessof23milsintheplayingarea. BoththeEMADHeavyweightbassdrumheadandHeavyweightsnarebatterfeaturethenewLevel360Technology,whichensuresbetterfit,easiertun-ing,andawidertonalrange.EMADHeavyweightcomesinsizes18–26”.TheHeavyweightsnarebatterisavailablein12”,13”,and14”sizes.

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GROVER PRO Tambourine Mounting ClampGroverProPercussionInc.announcedtheadditionofatambou-rinemountingclamptoitslineofacces-sories.ThenewModelTMCisasoliduniversaltam-bourineclampthatwillgripany8-,10-,or12-inchtambourinesecurely,yetfreelyenoughtoallowtheframeandjinglestoresonatefully. Machinedfrom6061aircraft-gradealuminum,thebodyisdesignedtospreadtheclampingforceevenlyacrossawide4-inchlengthoftheshellcir-cumference.Thisassuresthatnodamagewilloccurtoyourinstrument,evenifplayedvigorously.Theer-gonomicthumbscrewengagesarubber-coveredflatspringthatquicklyandeasilytightensandreleases.Thedeep-milledU-channelisdesignedtosecurelyandsafelycradleanymodelGrovertambourine. Theclampquicklyscrewsontoanystandardcymbalstandwithan8mmthread.Thisallowscom-pleteflexibilityinplacementandtiltangle.Themostintricateanddifficultmulti-percussionsetupscanbeeasilyaccommodatedbysimplymountingtheTMConacymbalboomstand.

Bantamweight TambourinesWeighing15percentlessthanotherGro-verpro-leveltam-bourines,GroverProBantamweightSeriestambourinesareeasiertogrip,control,andplay.TheBantamweight’sshellisnarrowerindepth,resultinginaprofessional-qualityinstrumentthatcanbeplayedwitheaseanddexterity,especiallybyyoungerpercussionistsandthosewithsmallerhands. LikeotherGroverpromodels,thesetambou-rinesfeature34jinglesinastaggeredrowconfigura-tion.Dual-widthjingleslotsfacilitatesmooth,evenrolls.Theheadiscarefullypre-tensionedandmount-

edtotheshellusingatwo-partadhesivethatsecurestheperimeteroftheheadtotheshellbearingedge.Remo’sSkyntoneheadmaterialisusedbecauseitcloselysimulatesthenaturalwarmthofrealskin,thedifferencebeingthatitwillremaintightatalltimesandunderanyplayingcondition. EveryBantamweightSeriestambourinefeatures:reducedweightsolidhardwoodshell;Remopre-ten-sionedSkyntonehead;staggered,dual-widthjingleslots;hand-hammeredjingles;captivepinsystem;corduracaseandRoll-Ringincluded. Itisavailableinthreemodels:T2/GS-BGermanSilverjingles;T2/HTC-BHeatTreatedCopperjingles;T2/HTSPh-BHeat-TreatedSilver/PhosphorBronzejingles.

HENDRIX Solid-Stave DrumsRe-inventingtheclassicmethodof“block”drumconstructiontobettermeetthedemandsofmodernmusicians,HendrixDrumsofDothan,Alabamaisproudtoannouncetheimmediateavailabilityofits

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newArchetypeSeriesdrumsetsandsnaredrums.The100percenthandcrafted,made-in-USAdrumsfeatureanumberofinnovations,upgradesandim-provementstotheartofstavedrummaking. “ArchetypeSeriesdrumsaremadefromvertical-lyorientedbarsofwood,”explainsHendrixfounderandchiefdrumdesignerRhettHendrix.“Thisletsustakeadvantageofthewood’sverticalgrainandproduceanultrathindrumshellwiththickerareasatthetopandbottomthatformnaturalreinforcingrings.Theresultisastrong,stableshellwithalowerfundamentalnote,widertuningrangeandgreaterresonancethanotherdrumdesigns.Usingverticalbarsfurtheroptimizesthedrumbyallowingustoapplythebearingedgeontheend-grainofthewoodinsteadofontheface-grain—increasingthestrengthoftheedgeandthesensitivityofthedrumatanytensionlevel. “Secondly,wecallourdrums‘SolidStave’be-causetheycombinethebestcharacteristicsofsolidandstaveinstruments.Sinceallofthebarsthatmakeupeachdrumaretakenfromeitherasingleboardorfrommultipleboardsthatarecloselymatchedforcolor,grain,anddensity,ourdrumspro-ducetheappearance,warmthanddepthofa‘solidshell’instrumentwithoutthestressandinstabilitythatsteamingandbendingatraditionalone-plyshellcreates.” “Finally,inadditiontotheiradvantagesoverbothsteambentshellsandstandardstaveshells,ourdrumshellsuseafractionoftheglueneededtoproduceamultiple-plydrumshell.Usinglessglue

greatlyenhancestheoverallsoundandperformanceofthedrumsandallowsthewoodtohaveamorenoticeableinfluenceontheirtone.Unlikedrumswithexoticexteriorsthatarepurelyforlooks,ourWal-nutdrumssoundradicallydifferentthanourCherrydrums.” ArchetypeSeriesdrumscomefully-equippedwithahostofhigh-endcomponents,includingHD’sMachinedSolidAluminumlugs,S-HoopsandRemodrumheadsaswellasHendrixDrums’exclusiveSleevedWashersoneverytensionrod.ArchetypesnaredrumsalsoincludeDunnettR7three-positionthrow-offs,FatCatdual-adjustablesnarewiresandTightScrewtensionrods. AvailableinawiderangeofAmericanWalnutandCherrybassdrums(18–24˝),tom-toms(10–18˝)and14x6˝snaredrums(alsoofferedinAfricanSapele),HendrixDrumsaredistributedexclusivelybyBigBangDistribution.

KATUltra Isolation Headphones KATPercussionhasintro-ducednewUltraIsolationHeadphones.Designedwiththedrummerinmind,theUltraIsolationHeadphonesofferawidedynamicrangeandsuperi-orexternalnoiseisolation.Lightweightanddurable,KATUltraIsolationHeadphonesaremadewithlarge,comfortablefoamearcushionstocombatearfatigueandreduceexternalnoiseby26decibels.The1/8-inchstereoheadphonejackalsocomeswithanadd-on¼-inchadapter.

KT3 Advanced Digital DrumsetKATPercussionhasexpandeditslineof“kt”elec-tronicdrumkitswiththeKATkt3six-piecedigitaldrumset.Thekt3featureslarge11-inchdual-zonewhitefloortomandsnaredrumpads,alarger12-inchhi-hatcymbal,two12-inchcrashcymbals,anda14-inchridecymbalwithanall-newbelltrigger.Thekt3soundmoduleispreconfiguredwith550studio-gradedrum,cymbal,DJ,FXandpercussionsounds,

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alongwith45presetdrumsets.Another25slotsareavailableforuser-createddrumsetsforatotalof70kits.Neweye-catchingredaccentsroundoutthekitwithagreatvisualflair. TheMIDIsoundcardbuiltintothekt3moduleincludes100play-alongtracksthatarefunandchal-lengingtoplay.Awidevarietyofinputoptionsareavailable,suchasmp3players,iPods,smartphones,andtablets.Thekt3includesUSB2.0andMIDIcon-nectivityforexpandedusewithrecordingsoftware.

LATIN PERCUSSIONNew Cajon ThroneLatinPercussion(LP)hasintroducedacom-fortableoptionforextendedplayingonanycajon,withthenewcajonthrone.Designedtosupportupto300pounds,the10-inchdiameterLPcajonthronemountsquicklytothetopofanycajon.Thecajonthronerotatesafull360degrees,allowingplayerstoeasilytransitionbetweentheirentirepercussionsetupwithoutmovingthecajon.Thepaddedseatonthecajonthroneiscoveredwitharemovableandwashablecover,andismountedonanon-sliprubberbaseforaddedstability.

Guira CowbellsLatinPercussion(LP)hasintroducedanewadditiontoitslineofpremium,U.S.-madecowbellswithtwonewguiracowbells.Handmadefromqual-itystainlesssteel,theguiracowbellisdesignedwithatex-turedsurfacethatallowsthecowbelltoalsoserveasaguira.TheLPguiracowbellisavailableinhand-held(LP225H)andmountable(LP225)models.Ascraperisincludedwitheachhand-heldmodel.

LOGJAMBass Drum in a BoxDesignedforawidevarietyofmusicalapplications,Logjam“stompers”arehighlyrecommendedforcajonplayersandhandpercussionistsaswellasvo-calists,guitarists,andbassists.TheLogjammodulesarenoteffectspedals(stompboxes)butinstrumentsintheirownright.TheyfeatureaninternalsoundchamberthatcreatesthesoundofanacousticbassdrumwhenpluggedintoaP.A.orbassamp. AsignificantimprovementoverpreviousLog-jammodels,the“LogarhythmMark3”hasamuchsmootherradius(curve)onthestompingareatofa-cilitateeaseofuse.TheLogarhythmallowsdynamiccontrolbyusingtheleftorrightsideoftheplayingareasandfeaturesanon-slipbase.Itisalsopossibletousebothfeetonthismodel. The“Travelog”isasmallerversionofthecompa-ny’spopularstomperthatislightweightandportableandhasagreatsound.Twooftheseultra-compactmodelscanbeusedtocreatedoublebassdrumef-fects. Logjam’snew“Prolog”modelhasalowstomp-ingangle,highoutputandinternalsoundboard.Theheelboardareafacilitatesakick-and-snare,backbeateffectbyemployingtheheel-toefoottechnique.

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TheLogjamfamilyofinstrumentsisavailableex-clusivelyfromBigBangDistribution. MAJESTICProphonic Anniversary Edition Maple Snare DrumKHSAmerica,theUSAdistributorofMajesticPercussion,hascommissioneda12-drumreissueoftheProphonic50thAnniversarySnareDrumexclusivelyfortheU.S.market.In2011,Ma-jesticHollandintroducedalimitedrunofthisstun-ninggraysparklelacquermaplesnaredrumtotheEuropeanpercussioncommunity,andnow,12luckyAmericanpercussionistswillalsohavetheopportu-nitytoownthisspecialinstrument. “Thisversatiledrumproducesasmoothandsensitivetoneforawiderangeofconcertsnaredrumming,butalsomarkstwoimportantmilestonesforourbrand:its50thAnniversaryandthefirstPro-phonicsnaredrummodelproduced,”notedMajesticPercussionBrandManagerChrisHankes. NeverbeforeavailableintheU.S.,thisdrumfeaturesathickmapleshellandroundedtopbearingedge,allowingittospeakwithaslightlybroaderstickresponseanddarkertone.TheProphonicMulti-Linkthrowoffsystemhelpsdeliveranarticulatecharac-terinalldynamicranges.TheProphonicAnniversarymodelreissueintheU.S.willbefittedwithaRemoM5coatedDiplomatheadonthebatterside. Atotalof12ofthisspecialsnaredrumwillbeavailableforpurchaseintheU.S.throughMajesticretailers. PAISTEMasters Dark Crash and Hi-Hat models SwisscymbalmakerPaistehasan-nouncedtheintro-ductionoftheMastersDarkCrashandDarkHi-Hat models.Mastersstartedoutwithtwelverides;nowthreecrashesand

twohatsjointheseriestoexpandtheMasterssoundatmospheretoadditionalcymbaltypes. ThenewmodelsweredesignedincollaborationwiththenotablejazzdrummersGregoryHutchinsonandAndréCeccarelli,andreflecttheirconceptoftra-ditionalsoundwithmodernqualitystandard. The16”,18”and20”DarkCrash models arebasedontheMastersDarkRideatmospherethatex-udesdarkness,warmthandasmokyvibe.Thesecrashcymbalstheyexhibitabuttery,softfeel,en-ablingthefinestdynamicnuances.The20”crashisalsosuitedforairy,lightridepatterns. The 14”and15”DarkHi-Hatsradiateasimilarlybreathytimbre.Theyemanateasoftmusicalclosedsound,andopenupwithasatisfyingsmokywash.Yet,thechicksoundalwaysstaysclearandassertive. MastersareentirelymadebyhandfromCuSn20bronzeusingtraditionalmethodsthathaveremainedunchangedinoverhalfacentury. RUDE Basher, Shred Bell and Blast China Swiss cymbalmakerPaisteannouncedthelaunchoftheRUDEBasher,ShredBellandBlastChinamodels.In1980PaistereleasedRUDE—rawcymbalsfortheextremevolumerequiredbythepunkandheavymetalsceneofthattime.IncollaborationwithAlexGonzalez,since1987drummerofMexico’smostsuccessfulrockband,Maná,andco-founderofnewmetalprojectDeLaTierra,PaistehasaddednewsoundstotheRUDEserieswiththeBasher,ShredBellandBlastChinamodels. AccordingtoAlex:The18”and20”Bashersarelively,explosivebutcontrolledatthesametime.Greattobashoutcrash/ridepatternsanduniquecrashsounds.The12”and14”ShredBellareuniquecymbals;youcan“shred”fastridepatternsandgetacontrolled,lively,metallicsoundorhitthemforacuttingbellsound.The14”BlastChinaissmallbutinyourface—anexplosive,lively,raw,cuttingcymbal.GreatforblastbeatpatternsandChinahits. RUDEsareentirelymadebyhandfromtheorigi-

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nallyusedCuSn8bronzeinSwitzerlandusingtradi-tionalmethods. Signature “Precision” SwisscymbalmakerPaisteannouncedthelaunchoftheSignature“Preci-sion”Heavymodels.In2014Paistecele-bratesthe25thAnniversaryofSignatureBronze.Tokickofftheanniversary,theSignature“Precision”se-ries,releasedin2013,willbeenhancedbyheavymodelsforRock,HardRockandHeavyMetal.The14”HeavyHi-Hatoffersarich,sharpsoundwithverypronouncedresponsiveness.Thepowerfulopensoundpierceseventhemostmassiveguitarwalls.Equallypenetratingisthemeatychicksound.The20”HeavyRidestandsoutduetoitsglassyclear,strong,yetfullping.Thebigshapedbellispiercinglyloud.Thisridestaysontopofanything.Brilliance,projectionandprecisiondistinguishtheattackofthe16”,18”and20”HeavyCrashes.Atthesametime,theSignatureBronzelendsthesecrashesapleasant,warmcharacterandrichsustain. PROMARK Select Balance Drumsticks ProMarkbyD’Addariohasintro-duceditsSelectBal-ancelineofdrumsticks.Drum-merscannowchooseforwardorreboundbalanceinfivediameterstofitallplayingstyles. Accordingtothecompany,inordertocreatetheSelectBalanceline,ProMarkidentifiedthekeyele-mentsofdrumsticksinorderofpriority:diameter,taper,tipshape,andtipmaterial.TheythenmadethefivemostpopulardiametersthecoreoftheSe-lectBalanceline.Becausedrummersessentiallypre-fertwotypesofstickbalance:forwardorrebound,theSelectBalancelinewasdesignedtogivedrum-

merstheoptionofbothinfivediameters,535”,.550”,.565”,.580”,and.595”.Thesticksareweightsortedwithin1.5gramsandarealsotonesortedwithinsixhertz.Thesticksutilizeamodifiedteardroptipshapeformoreversatility.Allmodelshavewoodtips;however,nylontipswillalsobeaddedtotheline. REMO Powermax 2 Marching Bass Drumhead RemohasdevelopedthedoubleplyPow-ermax2MarchingBassdrumhead,ide-alforbothindoorandoutdoorvenues.MadewithtwopliesofMylarfilm,thePowermax2providesmoreattackandtonecontrolthananyothermarchingbassdrumheadonthemarket.ThePowermax2includesthesamepop-ularPowermaxpre-muffleddesignwithapre-in-stalleddampeningringontheinsideforoptimumtoneandprojectionplusacontrolsounddotunder-neathforaddeddurability.AvailableinUltraWhiteorEbonyinsizes14–32-inches. Gospel Church Tambourine Remo’sGospelChurchTambourineisdesignedforthemodernanddiverseplayingstylesheardthroughouttheworldinrecordingsandchurchassemblies.Remo’sGospelChurchTam-bourineismanufacturedwithalightweightAcousti-condrumshellandisavailablewithdoubleandsinglerowjingles.Thistambourineistunedtoamid-rangepitchusingRemo’sdrumheadfilmtechnolo-giesthatcapturethelook,feelandsoundofrawhideskinwithoutbeingaffectedbyweather.Withcrystalclearprojectionyoucanbeheardthroughanychoirormusicensembleandinspireyourcongregation’s

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music.SpecialfeaturesaretheSkyndeepNaturalfixedgraphicdrumhead,plusaddeddurabilitybyse-curingjinglenailsfrombackingout.Availablein10-inchdiameterwithdoubleroworsinglerowofjingles. Emperor Ebony Drumheads Remoisnowex-pandingitsEbonySeriesdrumheadline.OfferedinEm-perorweight,theEmperorEbonydrumheadsprovidedurability,warmth,volumeandclaritywithfocusedmid-rangetones.Designedforsnaredrumsandtom-toms,EmperorEbonyheadshaveplentyofattackformaximumstickarticulation.Availablein6,8,10,12,13,14,16,and18-inchsizes.TheEmperorEbonydrumheadsfeature2-pliesof7.5-milEbonyand7-milclearfilmthatareidealforpop,funkandrockplayingapplications. Silentstroke Drumheads Remoisnowofferinganewlineofsingle-plymeshdrumheadsforquietpracticeap-plications.Thesin-gle-plymeshmaterialfeaturesasoftspring-likefeelatverylowdecibellevels.Offeredinsnare,tomandbasssizes,Silentstrokedrumheadsprovideauniquepracticeal-ternativetostandardacousticdrumvolumes.TheSi-lentstrokedrumheadsareavailableinsizes8-inchto24-inch. ROLAND Handsonic HPD-20 RolandhasintroducedtheHandSonicHPD-20,ady-namicdigitalhandpercussioninstrumentforbothliveperformanceandcreatingmusicinthestudio.ItfeaturestheSuperNATURALsoundengineandahigh-

lysensitivemulti-padinterfaceformaximumexpres-sion,plusahugeselectionofready-to-playsounds,WAVimportviaUSB,deepeditingcapability,on-boardeffects,andmuchmore.ThecompactHPD-20isidealforawiderangeofmusiccreators,frompercussionistsanddrummerstoelec-tronicdancemusicperformers,composers,andpro-ducers. RepresentingthelatestgenerationofRoland’sacclaimedHandSonicseries,theHPD-20isasophisti-catedhandpercussioninstrument.Equippedwiththelatestsensingtechnology,its13padsprovideultra-sensitivevelocityresponseforplayingsounds,andarearrangedinacircularconfigurationformaximumergonomicefficiency.Theyalsorespondtotouchandpressurefordampeningormutinganotherpad’stone,adjustingitspitch,andmore.Thisallowsplay-erstoexecutetraditionalacoustichandpercussiontechniqueswithauthenticresults,andoffersauniquetoolforcreatingperformanceeffectswiththemanybuilt-inelectronicsounds. TheHandSonicHPD-20features850soundsand200user-configurablekits,with100kitsfilledwithready-to-playsetupscoveringstylesfromtraditionalpercussiontomodernelectronica.Instrumentsin-cludeethnicpercussionfromaroundtheworld,or-chestraandmelodicpercussion,drums,andawidearrayofelectronicpercussionandsynthtones.Allthesoundsdeliveranenormousrangeofdynamicex-pression,thankstothepowerfulcombinationofRo-land’sSuperNATURALtechnologyandthehighlyresponsiveHandSonicpadinterface. ViaUSBflashmemory,userscanimportupto500oftheirownWAVsoundsintotheHandSonicHPD-20andassignthemtopads.Upto12minutesoftimeisavailableforimportingpercussionhits,audiophrases,soundeffects,andbackingmusic.Importedsoundscanbeusedjustlikethebuilt-insounds,with

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fulleditingandeffectsprocessingavailable,includingtheabilitytocontinuouslyloopbeatsandotherrhythmicsoundsandstart/stopplaybackwiththepads. Whencreatinguserkits,playerscanediteachin-strumentbymodifyingitsvolume,pitch,decay,andmore.Twosoundscanbelayeredtogetheronasin-glepad,withtheabilitytoblendorswitchthemdy-namicallybasedonplayingstrength.Threeindependentmulti-effectsengines—eachwith25dif-ferenteffects—providerichsound-shapingoptions,fromstandardchorusandechotointenseeffectssuchasdistortion,filter,andbitcrush.Ambienceef-fectsandEQcanbeappliedtoanentirekitaswell. AdditionalperformancecontrolsincludeaRollbuttonandaRealtimeModifyknobtoadjustpitchandeffectsonthefly.AlsoonboardistheD-BEAMforplayingsoundsandmanipulatingeffectswithhandmovementsintheair.WiththeQuickRecfunction,it’seasytocaptureperformancesandideasandex-portthemasWAVaudiotoUSBflashmemory.AUSBComputerportallowsuserstoconnecttoacomputerandusetheexpressiveHandSonicpadinterfacetoplayvirtualinstrumentsandrecordbeatsinaudio/MIDImusicproductionsoftware. TriggerinputsoffertheabilitytoconnectaRo-landpadandhi-hatcontrollertoexpandtheHPD-20andcreateasuper-compactpercussionset.MIDII/OisincludedforcommunicatingwithV-Drumssoundmodules,SPD-seriespercussionpads,keyboards,andmore.TheCB-HPDgigbag(soldseparately)providesaconvenientwaytocarryandprotecttheHPD-20.TheCB-HPDalsoincludesasecondarybagforcarry-inganoptionalPDS-10stand. TM-2 Trigger Module RolandhasintroducedtheTM-2TriggerModule,anewelectronicpercussionmodulewithhigh-qualityonboardsounds,usersoundexpansionviaSCHDcards,andtwotriggerinputsforavarietyofRolandpadsanddrumtriggers.Batterypoweredandcom-pact,theTM-2providesasimple,affordablesolutionfordrummerswhowanttocreateahybridkitthatbringsacousticandelectronicelementstogether. TheTM-2iseasytointegratewithanyacoustic

drumset,mountingquicklyandunobtru-sivelyontoahi-hatstandordrumrackusingstandardhard-ware.Thankstocon-venientbattery-poweredop-eration,playerscanavoidthehassleofbringingACpowertotheiracousticsetups.Theintui-tivepanelfeaturesstraightforwardcontrolsforas-signingsoundsandsavingkits,pluslarge,easy-to-pressbuttonsforcallingupkitswhileper-forming. Built-intriggerinputsallowplayerstoconnecttwopadsortriggerdevicesatonce.NearlyanypadinRoland’sextensiveV-Drumslineupcanbeused,in-cludingthosethatsupportdualtriggering.Idealop-tionsforahybridapplicationincludetheBT-1BarTriggerPadandKT-10KickTriggerPedal.TheTM-2isalsoworksgreatwithRoland’sRT-seriesacousticdrumtriggersthatmountonkick,snare,andtomdrums. TheTM-2isfilledwithover100ready-to-playprofessionalsounds.Includedaremanysoundsandtonalelementsoptimizedforlayeringwithacousticdrums,makingiteasyforplayerstoachievepolished,high-impactsoundswhenplayinglivethroughaP.A.system.There’salsoagenerousselectionofelectron-icsoundsformodernmusicstyles,aswellastradi-tionalpercussioninstrumentssuchascowbell,woodblock,windchimes,andmanyothers. ViatheTM-2’sSDHCcardslot,playerscantriggertheirownWAVsoundstransferredtoSDHCmediafromacomputer,suchasprocesseddrumsfromsongrecordings,soundeffects,loopedgrooves,orcom-pletebackingtracks.WAVsoundscanbeusedalong-sidetheTM-2’sinternalsoundstocreatekits. TheTM-2includesapowerfulmulti-effectsen-gine,allowingplayerstoenhancetheirkitswithstu-dio-qualityprocessingsuchasreverb,delay,flanger,andmore. MIDII/OintheTM-2letsuserstriggersoundsinV-Drumsmodules,keyboards,andsynthmodules,

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andconnecttoacomputerviaaMIDIinterfacetore-cordMIDIdataandplaysoundsinpopularmusicsoft-ware.It’salsopossibletoplaytheTM-2’ssoundsfromanexternalMIDIdevice. KT-10 Kick Trigger Pedal Rolandhasan-nouncedtheKT-10,anall-newkicktrig-gerpedalforV-Drumssoundmodulesandotherelectronicpercus-sioninstruments.Withitsall-in-onedesign,theKT-10deliversprofessionalperformancewithacompactfootprintandultra-lowprofile,makingitidealforuseinhybridacoustic/elec-tronicdrumkitsandotherapplicationswherespaceistight.TheKT-10alsoprovidesextremelyquietopera-tion,agreatbenefitformusiciansthatuseV-Drumsathome. Featuringfast,fluidresponseandarock-solidfeel,theKT-10providestop-qualityplayability.NewlydevelopedbyRoland,thereverse-actiontriggermechanismintheKT-10makesthepedalnotonlycompactinsize,butalsofarquieterinoperationthanakickpadplayedwithastandardpedalandbeater. BasedonRoland’stests,theKT-10producesap-proximately75percentlessnoiseintheplayingroomthanaRolandKD-9KickPadtriggeredwithastandardbeater.ThisisgreatforV-Drumsusersthatplayandpracticeathomewithheadphones,allowingthemtodrumwithoutdisturbingfamilymembersandneigh-bors. ThestreamlinedKT-10alsotakesupmuchlessspacethanastandardkicktriggerpadandpedal,fit-tingeasilyalongsideotherpedalsinadrumkitthatcombinesacousticandelectronicelements. SimpleadjustmentsallowuserstocustomizetheKT-10’sfeeltosuittheirpersonalplayingstyle.Weightsinthebeatermechanismcanberemovedorshiftedtochangetheresponse,whilemovingthein-

tegratedspringtodifferenthookpositionsmodifiesthepedal’stension. WiththeconvenientMixIntriggerjack,it’seasyforuserstocreateadouble-pedalsetupwithasec-ondKT-10. TheKT-10workswithallRolandpercussionproductsequippedwith1/4-inchtriggerinputs,in-cludingtheTM-2TriggerModule,variousV-Drumssoundmodules,SPD-seriespercussionpads,andtheHandSonicHPD-20. Noise Eater Products For V-Drums Rolandhasan-nouncedtheNE-10andNE-1NoiseEater,twouniquenewsoundisola-tiondevicesde-signedforusewithkickpads/pedalsandhi-hatpedalsinaV-Drumsset.Affordableandeasytouse,NoiseEaterproductsprovidehighlyeffectiveacous-ticsoundisolationforV-Drumswhenthey’replayedonupperfloorsofmulti-levelstructures,includinghouses,apartments,condos,offices,lessonstudios,andmore.V-Drumsuserscanenjoyplayingwithoutdisturbingfamilymembersandneighborsinadjoin-ingroomsandlivingspaces.BasedonRoland’stests,thepowerfulisolatingpropertiesofNoiseEaterproductsreducenoisetransfertoroomsbelowbyapproximately75percentoverusingpedalswithoutthem,adramaticimprovementthatletsusersplayfreelyinsituationswherethisnoisecouldotherwisebeaproblem. TheNE-10NoiseEaterisacompactsoundisola-tionboarddesignedtobeplacedunderaV-Drumskickpad/pedalorhi-hatcontrolpedal.Itfeaturesmultipledome-shapedrubberdampersforsoundisolationandalow-profiledesignthatdoesn’taffectplayingfeelorstability.TheNE-10canbeusedstandalonewithaRolandKD-9KickPad,KD-7KickTrigger,orFD-8Hi-HatControlPedal. TheNE-1NoiseEaterisasmallsoundisolationfootintendedtobeusedasnecessaryalongwiththe

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NE-10NoiseEater.Itfeaturesauniquerubberdamp-erstructurethatprovidesmaximumsoundisolationinaverycompactandefficientdevice.WhenusingaRolandKD-140/KD-120V-Kickorahi-hatstandfortheRolandVH-13/VH-11V-Hi-Hat,usersshouldplacetheNE-10underthepedalandNE-1unitsun-dereachstandlegasneeded. TRX Thunder and Lightning Splashes, Chinas and “Storm” Hi-Hats TheTRXCymbalCo.hasexpandeditsLightningandThun-derseriesofventedcymbalswithnew10˝Splashes,18˝Chinasand14˝Hi-Hatsinbothlinesfor2014. “TheThunderandLightningcombohi-hatshaveawonderfullytrashysoundcombinedwiththesmoothnessandsizzleofaconventionalhi-hat,”ex-plainsTRXpresidentDavidLevine.“Wecallthemthe‘Storm’becausethat’swhathappenswhenyouputaThunderandaLightningtogether.” ThundercymbalsarebasedonTRX’swarm,darkDRKSerieswhiletheLightningcymbalsarebasedonthecompany’spowerful,brightBRTSeries.Bothtypesofcymbalshaveaunique,somewhattrashysoundwhenusedaloneorstackedandarerecom-mendedforeverythingfromtraditionaljazzandR&Btorockandmetal. VIC FIRTH VicKick Beaters VicFirthCo.hasunveiledtheirnewVicKickBeatersfordrumset.Availableinfelt,woodandfleece,VicK-ickBeatersfeaturesphericalheadsthatprovideaconsistentstrikingsurface.Thesethreespecialmod-elseachprovidedistinctandappropriatelevelsofar-ticulation,allwhileachievinganenhancedlow-endsound. WithintheVicKickseries,boththefeltandwoodbeatersfeatureauniquedualstrikingposition.Setinthe“radial”position,thebeaterprovidescleararticu-lationandconsistentrebound,andallowsforside-by-

sideclearancewhenusedondouble-pedalsetups.The“flat”po-sitionincreasesbeat-ersurfacecontactforenhancedsound.Thefleecebeateriscraft-edwithanovalfeltcoreandsetsupinasingularposition. Thethreemodelsare:VKB1—felt,radi-al.Medium-hardpremiumfeltheadcreatesclearar-ticulationwithafulllow-endsound.Dualorientationoffersmultiplesoundandfeeloptions;VKB2—wood,radial.Hardmapleheadcreatessuperrhythmicclari-ty.Weightofballhelpsproduceafullsound.Dualori-entationoffersmultiplesoundandfeeloptions.Idealforrockerslookingfortheultimateinarticulation;VKB3—fleece-coveredfelt,oval.Mediumfeltcorecoveredwithfleeceforafullandwarmsound.Out-standingforjazz. New Markworth Corpsmaster Signature Keyboard Mallets VicFirthCohasintroducedtwonewmodelstotheirseriesofAndrewMarkworthCorpsmasterSignatureKeyboardMallets.Mostrecently,Markworth’sshowdesignandinstructionhelpedpropeltheCarolinaCrownDrumandBugleCorpstothe2013DCIWorldChampionship. “Icreatedthismalletseriestoproducemaximumsoundprojectionwhilemaintainingadarktonequali-ty,”saidMarkworth.“Thesemalletscreateabig,nat-uralsoundfromthefrontensemblethatwillcarryallthewaytothepressbox.Assuccessfulasthisserieshasbeen,Ifelttherewasroomfortwomoremodelsthatcouldenhancethemusicaloffering.” M231H—mediumhard.Ablendofwarmthandarticulationinallregisters,thismodelfitsbetweentheM231andM232intermsofhardnessandfea-

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tureslargebirchshafts(11/32-inchdiameter)forin-creasedarticulationandsoundprojection.100-percentsyntheticyarnwithdoublestitchingpro-videsmaximumdurabilityandweatherresistance.L=16¾inch. M232L—hard.IdealforthosewhoappreciatetheM232,butwishforalittlemoreagilityandwarmertoneatalldynamiclevels.Aspecialsyntheticcorecoupledwith5/16-inchbirchshaftsprovidesen-hancedcomfort.100-percentsyntheticyarnwithdoublestitchingprovidesmaximumdurabilityandweatherresistance.Astand-alonemodelfromtherestoftheseriesduetothespecialcoreandshaftthickness.BlendsperfectlywithanyoftheAndrewMarkworthmallets.L=16¾inch. Vinnie Colaiuta Signature Stick VicFirthCo.hasannouncedthenewVinnieColaiutaSignatureStick.Asoneofthemosthonoredandcele-brateddrummersofalltime,Colaiuta’screditsin-cludeworkwithsuchartistsasHerbieHancock,JeffBeck,Sting,Megadeth,FaithHill,ChickCorea,FrankZappa,andJoeSatriani. TheVinnieColaiutasignaturesticksareanevolu-tionoftheVicFirth5Bmodel.Craftedinhickory,theproportionatelythickneckandblunt,boldteardroptipprovideanenhancedsoundondrumsandcym-bals.Thelongtaperputsitallintobalanceforgreattouchandfeel. “Mynewsignaturestickshelptobringoutafullsoundfrommydrumsandcymbals,”Vinniesaid.“Theyaresolid,beefy,havegreatbalance,andholdupwell,evenwhenIplayaggressively.” Matt Greiner Signature Stick VicFirthCo.hasannouncedthenewMattGreinerSignatureStick.MattisbestknownasthedrummerforthemetalcorebandAugustBurnsRed.“I’veen-joyedplayingtheVicFirth3Aandothermodelsthat

aresimilarindiameterforquitesometime,”saysMatt.“PerforminginAugustBurnsRedrequirestheuseofawiderangeofdynamicswithinmyplaying.Oneportionofasongmightwarrantheavyhitting,whilethenextpartslowsdownwithlotsofghostnotesandsoftstrokes.So,whenwesetouttodesignmysignaturestick,IknewIwantedasimilarthicknesstothe3A,butwithmorelengthandbetterbalancetoaddressmymusicalneeds.” TheMattGreinersignaturestickfeaturesamedi-umdiametershaftwithextendedlengthandanelongatedtaper.Auniquelyshapedwoodtippro-videsgreatdefinitionforintricatehi-hatandridepatternswhilebeingboldenoughtorideonthecrash,China,orheavybells.Thestickisfinishedoffwitha“dry-tumble”techniquethatcreatesaverysmooth,natural,andorganicfeelwithouttheuseofalacquerfinish.Mattsaid,“TheabsenceoffinishputsmystickinaleagueofitsownintheVicFirthworld.There’sdefinitelyanimprovedgrip,butit’snotroughonthehands.” ZILDJIAN Gen16 Buffed Bronze Cymbals TheZildjianSoundLabhascreatedthenextgenerationofreducedvolumecymbals,theGen16BuffedBronzeSe-ries.Usingknowl-edgegainedfromtheoriginalGen16nickel-platedcymballine,Zildjiancraftsmenmadesubtlebutim-portantchangestothebellprofilesoftheoriginalcymbals.Additionallathinghasalsobeenappliedonthelargermodelstoincreasethelowerfundamentalovertonestructure.AlsosignificantistherichbuffedbronzefinishofthenewlinethatgreatlyenhancesitsappearanceandproducesawarmertonethantheoriginalGen16nickel-platedmodels. Gen16BuffedBronzecymbalsareavailableinthefollowingsizes:12-inchsplash,16-inchcrash,16-inchChina,18-inchcrash-ride,20-inchride,13-inchhi-hats(pair),14-inchhi-hat(pair).

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Zildjian Artist MIDI Groove Library TheAvedisZild-jianCompanyan-nouncedthereleaseofthenewZildjianArtistMIDIGrooveLibrary,whichin-cludesgroovesper-formedby24topdrummersincludingKennyAronoff,BillyMason,CarterBeauford,EddieBayers,DannySeraphine,StephenPerkins,IlanRu-bin,MarcoMinnemannandAdamNussbaum.Allgrooves,whichareperformedusingaYamahaDTX900electronicdrumkit,capturetheiruniquestyleandincludeFunk,Blues,Rock,Reggae,Latin,Country,andPopin4/4,3/4,12/8,9/4,5/4,7/4,13/16,5/8and6/4timesignatures. ThecollectionincludesgroovesformattedforBFD2,BFDEco,EZDrummer,SuperiorDrummer,Ad-dictiveDrums,StevenSlateDrums4,CakewalkSes-sionDrummeraswellasgeneralMIDIfiles.TheZildjianArtistMIDIGrooveLibraryisavailableasadownload-onlyproductfromPlatinumSamples. Digital Vault Orchestral and Field Cymbal Expansion Pack TheAvedisZildjianCompanyan-nouncedthereleaseoftheZildjianDigitalVaultOrchestral&FieldCymbalExpan-sionPack,whichin-cludeshandcymbals,tam-tams,crotales,gongs,andmoreplayedwithmultiplestrikingdevicesandhundredsofarticu-lations.Thismulti-formatcollectionisforBFD2,BFDEcoandmostrecordingsoftwareaswellasgeneralMIDIthatcanbeusedwithanyGMcompatibledrumsoftwareorhardware.TheZildjianDigitalVaultOr-chestral&FieldCymbalExpansionPackisavailable

nowasadownload-onlyproductfromtheFXpan-sion. New Kerope Line TheAvedisZildjianCompanyhasan-nouncestheaddi-tionoftheKerope(pronounced:Kĕrōp´)linetoitslega-cyKfamilyofcym-bals.Thesehandcraftedcymbalslookastheysound—rich,dark,andcomplex.Reminiscentofcymbalsfromthe1950sand’60syetdistinctlymodernandrelevantfortoday’smusic,thecymballineisnamedinhonorofKeropeZildjian,whopresidedoveroneofthemoststoriedperiodsinZildjianhistory.From1865untilhisdeathin1909inConstantinople,Ker-opecontinuedtodeveloptheclassicK.Zildjiansound,covetedbytheworld’sgreatestdrummers.InmemoryofKerope’scontributiontocymbalmakingandhisdeepcommitmenttocraftsmanship,theZild-jianfamilyisintroducingalineofcymbalsthatin-cludes14-and15-inchhatsaswellas18-,19-,20-and22-inchmodels. TheZildjianSoundLabcollaboratedwithNewYork-baseddrummerZachDanzigertodesignthenewlineofKeropecymbals.Exhaustiveresearchintocymbalsdatingbacktothe1950sand1960swascrit-icalincapturingtheauthenticlook,feel,andsoundofKZildjiancymbals,renownedfortheirrich,darktonesandcrafted,oldworldappearance.Zildjianalsosoughtinputfromtopartistsfromaroundtheworld. Two Bigger K Models and a New A Custom EFX Model TheAvedisZildjianCompanyunveiledtwounique,oversizedKmodelsatthe2014WinterNAMMShow.Thenew16-inchKLightHi-Hatsofferthesamedark,lightblendofovertonesassociatedwiththeclassic14-inchKLightHatsbutnowwithmorevolumeandalotmorewash.Theseversatilehatsaregoodfor

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mostmusicalapplica-tionsincludingrock,pop,countryandjazz. Inresponsetodrummers’requestsforlargermodels,Zildjianalsointro-duceda20-inchver-

As a PAS member, you’ll get members-only access to valuable information, resources, networking events, educational opportunities and great discounts.

What You GetConnections & CommunityAs a PAS member, you’ll be part of a global network of drummers and percussionists with common interests. Whether you have questions to ask or information to share, the PAS community can help. xyzExclusivePASSocialNetwork xyzLocalPASChapteractivities xyzPASIC—thebiggestpercussiongatheringintheworld xyzOnlinecalendarofevents

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sionofitsclassicKDarkThinCrash,knownforitscomplex,full-bodied,andverymusicalsoundquality.Finally,Zildjianreleaseda10-inchACustomEFXmodelwithpaper-thinweightandlasergenerated“cutouts”thatallowittoproducequick,trashy,white-noiseeffectsthataregreatforaccentingandpunctuating.RS

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Your Road to RecognitionContest and Competition Winners Gain Recognition within the Global Percussion Community.

International Multiple Percussion Solo Competition (acoustic & electro-acoustic) Four college level percussionists between the ages of 18 and 25 will be selected from two preliminary rounds to compete for the opportunity to perform a showcase recital performance at PASIC 2014.

International Percussion Ensemble Competition Two high school ensembles and three college/university ensembles will be invited to perform showcase concerts at PASIC 2014.

World Music Percussion Ensemble Competition One non-Western percussion-based high school or college/university performing ensemble from around the world will be invited to perform at PASIC 2014.

Percussion Composition Contest This leading international percussion composition contest is designed to encourage and reward those who create music for percussion instruments and toincrease the number of quality compositions written for percussion.

Marching Percussion Composition Contest Established to promote and recognize the highest level of marching percussion composition. Rotating categories to include Drumline, Battery and Front Ensemble. Winning Compositions will be published.

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CONTEST AND AUDITIONPROCEDURES COMMITTEEENCOURAGING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN PERCUSSIONBY EUGENE KOSHINSKI

COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT

PASIC2013VibraphoneSolofinalistsandjudges.

ThePASContestandAuditionProceduresCommitteeorga-

nizesandadministerstheannualPASSoloCompetition.Thecom-mitteehasfacilitatedanannualsolocompetitionforstudentsages18–25overthepastseveralde-cades. ThemissionofthePASsolocontestistoencouragethehigh-estlevelofartisticexpressionintheartofpercussionperfor-manceandliterature.Eachyear,thecontestoffersadifferentsolocategory,andovertheyearsithashighlightedawidevarietyofinstruments,styles,andliterature.Oneofthemostpopularcatego-ries,marimbasolo,isofferedev-erythreeyearsandtypicallydrawsthebiggestpoolofparticipants.

Therearetworoundstothecompetition:avideosubmissionroundandafinalliveperformanceround.Anelitepanelofsevenjudges,madeupoftheworld’stoppercussionists,judgeseachround.Thejudgesareusuallyspecial-istsassociatedwiththeparticularcontestcategoryoftheyear.Fromapoolofapplicantsfromthefirstround,uptofourfinalistsareinvitedtocompeteatthePercus-siveArtsSocietyInternationalConvention(PASIC)fortheliveperformanceround.AtPASIC,allfinalistsreceiveacashprizealongwiththehonorofperformingatthelargestpercussioneventintheworld.Throughouttheyears,thePASsolocompetitionhasaidedinshowcasingtheartistryofitsfinal-

ists—manyofwhomhavegoneontoestablishwonderfulcareersinthepercussivearts. Thecommitteeisconstantlybrainstormingandimplementingwaystooffercontestparticipantsabetterexperiencewhilealsoaimingtoadvancetheartofper-cussion.Aconsciousefforthasbeenmadetohighlightthewon-derfulpercussionsolorepertoire,whichhasincludedbrand-newandaward-winningworksgen-eratedbythePASCompositionContest.TherearemanyplansintheworkstogrowthecontestandbringevenmoreattentiontothisfantasticofferingfromthePer-cussiveArtsSociety.ThecurrentmembersofthecommitteethatareworkinghardtorealizethesegoalsareGeneKoshinski(chair),ChrisHanning,ScottHarris,Mi-chaelKingan,KariKlier,JerryNo-ble,TommRoland,RogerSchupp,JamesSnell,andSarahWaters. ThePASSoloCompetitioncategoryfor2014is“MultiplePercussionSolo,”withavideosub-missiondeadlineofMay15.Forguidelinesandrepertoire,pleasevisitwww.pas.org/PASIC/PASCon-tests.RS

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D’ADDARIO “Play. Plant. Preserve.” Tree-Planting Program CoincidingwiththelaunchofProMarkbyD’Addario,aswellasanewlineofSelectBalancedrumsticks,D’Addariohasannouncedthe“Play.Plant.Preserve.”Tree-PlantingCostShareprogram,aninitiativeaimedatensuringthatthehardwoodresourcesusedformakingdrumsticksandmalletsinthecompany’sTennesseesawmillissustainable.TheprogramisfundedbyProMarkandadministeredbytheTennesseeDepartmentofAgriculture,DivisionofForestry(TDF).ThegoaloftheprogramistoprovideanavenuefortheplantingoffivetreesforeveryonethatProMarkusesonanannualbasis.SeedlingsusedforthisprogramaregrownatTDF’sEastTennesseeNurserylocatedinDelano,Tenn.andareprovidedatnocosttoeligibleTennesseelandowners.

Click Named Educator and Artist Relations Specialist D’AddariohasannouncedthatDonClickwillbeassumingtheroleofEducatorandArtistRelationsSpecialist,reportingdirectlytoJimBailey,EducatorRelationsManager.ClickwillbedirectlyinvolvedinsupportingbotheducatorandartistrelationseffortsacrossD’Addario’spercussionbrandsincluding:art-ist/educatororderprocessing,accountmaintenance,clinicprogrammanagement,aswellasservingassocialmediaspecialist,wherehewillworkcloselywithDonDawson,SocialMediaManager. Inaddition,ClickwillworkcloselywithD’Addario’spercussionbusinessunittosupportkeyoutreachandproductinitiativesaswellasassistwithmarketingsupport,salessupport/training,andassisting/attendingschoolbandandorchestrashowsandevents.

DRUM CHANNEL Drum Education Downloads and Affiliate Program Withmoreandmorestudentsandteachersinte-gratingelectronicmediaintotheirmusiclessonsand

educationalactivities,DrumChannel(www.drum-channel.com),aleadingproducerofeducationaldrumcontent,hasannouncedanewpartnershipwithplatform:purple(www.platformpurple.com),aleaderinthefieldofdigitalcontentdelivery.ThisallianceprovidesfastandeasyaccesstoDrumChan-nel’sextensivelibraryofselectedlessons,shows,andfull-lengthvideosviaplatform:purple’sadvancedyetuser-friendlyplatformforstreaminganddownload-ingtoavarietyofdevicesovervirtuallyanyInternetconnection,anytime,anywhere. DrumChannelisencouragingmusicdealersintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldtotakead-vantageoftheexpandingdigitalcontentmarketbyaddingcontentsalestotheironlinestores.DrumChannelandplatform:purplehavemadeiteasyfordealerstolaunchaDrumChannelDigitalShopontheirwebsitesinlessthan10minutes.MusicRetail-erscanlearnmoreandsignupatwww.drumchan-nel.com/affiliate-signup.AdditionalinformationandassistanceonjoiningtheDrumChannelaffiliateprogramisalsoavailablethroughtheDrumChannelsalesdepartmentatsales@drumchannel.com.

DRUM! MAGAZINEZiker Named Associate Editor EnterMusicPublishinghasannouncedthatAndyZikerhasbeennamedasDrum!magazine’snewassociateeditor.ZikerhasworkedasaperformerwithsuchactsastheRonettesandtheDrifters,heinventedtheManhassetDrummerStandandtheManhassetDrummerStandHi-Hat,andtaughtpri-vatedrumlessonsandclassesinArizona,untilhisrecentmovetotheSanFranciscoBayArea.HisbylinehasappearedinDrum!,Modern Drummer,andPer-cussive Notesmagazines,aswellassuchrespecteddrummingwebsitesasDRUMmagazine.com,Drum-merCafe.com,andOnlineDrummer.com.Inaddition,Zikerhaspublishedsixinstructionalbooksincluding

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Drumscapes,Drumcraft,Drum Aerobics,Daily Drum Warm-Ups,Drumset for Preschoolers,The Jazz Waltz,andaseriesofbookletscalledFunk Up Your Hi-Hat. Hehasalsoventuredintotheworldoffiction,penningtheillustratedchildren’sbooksDevan Plays the DrumsandSteve Strums His Six-String(bothpartoftheNobody Sounds Like Youseries)aswellastheupcomingPeople Really Do Trust Ziker.YoucanreachZickerbyemailingziker@drumlink.com.

PERCUSSION MARKETING COUNCIL Hit Like A Girl Contest Launches 2014 Website Withthe2014HitLikeAGirlfemaledrummingcontestunderway,drummers,fans,andthegeneralpubliccannowvisitwww.hitlikeagirlcontest.com toviewvideosofpastwinnersandlearnaboutthisyear’ssponsors,prizes,andcelebrityjudgesaswellashowtoparticipateinthepopular,internationaldrummingcontestforwomenandgirls.Thenewsitealsofeaturesaselectionoffree,downloadable“GrooveEssentials”play-alongtrackscourtesyofTommyIgoeandHudsonMusic. The2014contestwillonceagainbedividedintounder-andover-18agedivisions;however,tocreateamoreexcitingandinclusiveeventforthedrummingcommunity,thevotingandjudgingprocesshasbeenrevisedandimproved.Duringthefive-weekentryperiod(Jan.24throughFeb.28),two-womanteamsconsistingofacelebritydrummerandanindustryrepresentativewillchoosefourweeklywinners.The“mini-contest”judgingwillbringwell-knowndrum-mersincludingJessBowen,MeytalCohen,HannahFordWelton,andEmmanuelleCaplettetogetherwiththetopfemaleexecutivesinthedrumbusiness,suchasCraigieZildjianandSarahHagen(Zildjian),AngelaZammit(D’Addario),MindyAbovitz(TomTom),andothers.Eachweekadifferentpairofjudgeswillse-lecttwofinalistsineachagegroup,withallweeklywinnersmovingontothefinalsandtheupperagedivision. Oncetheentryperiodends,threeweeksofopen,onlinevotingbyfansandfriendswilldeter-minetenadditionalfinalistsfromeachagedivision.Thecombinedfinalistsfromtheweeklyselectionandpopularvotingphaseswillthenberatedbyapanel

ofjudgesmadeupofawho’s-whooflead-ingfemaledrummingprofession-alsfromaroundtheworld.ThelistofconfirmedandinvitedjudgesforthefinalsroundalsoincludesDawnRichardson(US),SenriKawaguchi(Japan),Cherisse-Ofosu-Osei(UK),EmilyDolan-Davies(UK),SamanthaMaloney(US),NiaLovelis,andmanyotherstobenamedshortly.Lastyear’sHitLikeAGirlchampions,ValSepulvedaandAlexeyPoblete,willalsoserveasjudgesforthecontest.The2014HitLikeAGirlContestwinnerswillbeannouncedonaspecialDrumChanneleventonApril10. Thankstothegeneroussupportofthespon-sores,the2014HitLikeAGirlContestwillprovideparticipantsandwinnerswith$20,000+worthof

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drums,cymbals,heads,sticks,accessoriesandmediacoverage.Inaddition,the2014HitLikeAGirlCon-testchampionintheupperagedivisionwillhaveanopportunitytoperformatPASIC2014,Nov.19–22,2014inIndianapolis,Indiana. HitLikeAGirlisatrademarkofthePercussionMarketingCouncil:Playdrums.com.

VIC FIRTH CO.Firth Marks 50th Anniversary With PASIC Celebra-tion VicFirthCo.recentlymarkedtheendoftheir50thanniversaryyearwithacelebrationduringPASIC2013inIndianapolis.HundredsgatheredonThursdayeveningduringtheconventiontopaytributetoVicFirthandcommemoratethe50thanniversaryofhisdrumstickcompany.Theopen-invitecelebrationwaswell-attended,withguestsfromeverycornerofthepercussionindustrystreaminginforaneveningofmusic.EntertainmentfortheeveningwasprovidedbytheSteveHoughtontrioandseveralspecialguestdrummers:DaveWeckl,PeterErskine,NduguChan-cler,StantonMoore,StefonHarrisandRalphHum-phrey. “Aswonderfulasitistoreflectandappreciatewherewe’vebeen,oureyesarealwaysonthefu-ture,andthefutureisbright,”Firthsaid.“Iwouldliketoexpressappreciationtoallthegreatmusicianswhohavechosentoperformwithmysticksthroughtheyears;Imostgraciouslythankyouall.”

Yearlong Game-Changing Moments Contest Winner VicFirthCo.recentlyannouncedJoeRussomanoasthegrandprizewinnerintheirGame-Changing

MomentsContest.TheGame-ChangingMomentscampaignwaslaunchedincelebrationofVicFirthCompany’s50thanniversary.Throughout2013,com-panyhistoryandtechnicalinnovationswerehigh-lightedalongsideover100Game-ChangingMomentsfromprofessionaldrummersanduser-submittedsto-riesfromVicFirthfansonsocialmedia. ThousandsofGame-ChangingMomentsubmis-sionswerenarroweddowntofivefinalists.Fromthatgroup,JoeRussomano’swinningstorywasselectedbyVicFirthhimself.Aspartofhisprize,JoejoinedtheVicFirthteamonatourofthefactoryinNew-port,Me.andgotachancetotellhisstoryinanex-clusivevideointerviewwiththeVicFirthfilmcrew. Visitvicfirth50.comtohearRussomano’sGame-ChangingMomentandtoseesomeofthebestuser-submittedstoriesof2013.

USM Presents Honorary Doctorate Degree to Vic Firth

VicFirthCo.hasannouncedthatVicFirthwaspresentedwithanhonoraryDoctorofHumaneLet-tersdegreeattheUniversityofSouthernMaine’s133rdCommencementceremony.Duringthepresen-tation,Vicwasrecognizedforhiscontributionstothefieldsofmusicperformance,musiceducation,andmusicalproductinnovation. Firthbeganhiscareeratage21astheyoungestmemberoftheBostonSymphonyOrchestraandtheBostonPops.Today,his17compositionsandeightpercussionmethodbooksserveasthestandardinmanyhighschoolandcollegiatecurricula.Vicwasalsohonoredforhiscareerasanentrepreneur.TheVicFirthCo.manufacturingfacilitylocatedinNew-

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PleasesendmaterialstoPAS:110W.WashingtonStreet,SuiteA,

Indianapolis,IN46204Email:publications@pas.org

port,Maineemploysnearly150Maineresidents.Longbeforeitwasfashionabletodoso,Vicchampi-onedenvironmentalresponsibilityinitiativessuchasusingrecycledpaperforpacking,recyclingwater,andcollectingsawdusttouseasfueltoheatthefactory. “SinceIgrewupinMaine,itisagreatprivilegetobetherecipientofthishonoraryDoctoralDegree,”saidFirth.“ItiswithgreatpridethatIacceptthishonorandIhavenodoubtthatitwillbeoneofthehighlightsofmycareer.”RS

Make Your Practicing Pay Off.PAS Awards Thousands of Scholarship Dollars to Percussion Students Every Year.

PAS/Armand Zildjian Percussion Scholarship $2,000 scholarship awarded to a full-time student percussionist enrolled in an accredited college or university school of music.

PAS/John E. Grimes Timpani Scholarship The $1,000 scholarship is open to timpani students (ages 18–26) interested in pursuing the study of period timpani playing. Scholarship may be applied to lessons, travel to study, etc., as long as the focus is baroque/classical period timpani playing.

PAS/Remo, Inc. Fred Hoey Memorial Scholarship$1,000 scholarship awarded to an incoming college freshman percussionist enrolled in the School of Music at an accredited college or university.

PAS/Sabian, Ltd. Larrie Londin Memorial ScholarshipCreated to support promising young drummers with their drumset studies, a total of $3,000 is awarded annually.

PAS/Yamaha Terry Gibbs Vibraphone Scholarship$1,000 scholarship awarded to a full-time student registered in an accredited college or university school of music for the following academic year.

PAS/Meredith Music Publications Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) Grant for a Non-Percussionist Band DirectorProvides financial assistance up to $1,000 to a band director to attend PASIC in order to further the band direc-tor’s knowledge of percussion instruments and their use in school ensembles.

Freddie Gruber ScholarshipThis annual scholarship, in memory of Buddy Rich and Nick Ceroli, will be in the amount of $2,500 awarded to a college or university student for drumset performance.

Applications Available Nowpas.org/experience/grantsscholarships.aspx

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WORLD VIBES CONGRESS AND SUPER VIBES JAM

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DauphinGrilleinAsburyParkonJan.4,about60fellowvibraphon-istshadspentthedaydiscussingwaystopromotetheirinstrument,furthertheircraft,andimprovetheirperformanceabilities.Andso,withthestagesetinsidethefamedBerkeleyOceanfrontHotel,theyweretalkedoutandreadytojam. “It’sabeautifulthing,”musedEdSmith,aperformerwhoalsoteachesvibraphoneandBalinesegamelanattheUniversityofNorthTexas,“toshowthejoyofthevibraphoneinsomanydiffer-entstyles…tobeamongalltheseamazingvibeplayers!” SmithtraveledfromTexastoattendthesecondWorldVibesCongress,agatheringofmusicianswhosemissionistopromotethevibraphoneandimprovisationonallkeyboardpercussioninstru-ments,includingwritingmoremusic,gettingmorestudentstoplay,andworkingwithteacherstodevelopthebestmethodsforinstruction.HisenthusiasmfortheprojectwasechoedbymanyattendeeswhohadbravedNewJersey’srecentsnowstormtolendtheirsupporttoanendeavorclosetotheirhearts. “I’mheretobeapartofa

Fromleft,DavidFriedman(oncomputerscreen),TonyMiceli,StefonHarris,GaryBurtonandJoeLockeleadapaneldiscussionduringtheWorldVibeCongress

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communitythatexistsbuthasn’tbeenconnectedbeforenow,”saidStefonHarris,afellowjazzvibra-phonist,composer,andeducator.“There’sastrengthinournum-bers.” That“strength”fallsrightinlinewiththevisionTonyMicelihadwhenhefirstconceivedoftheWorldVibesCongress.“Thegoalistoseeifeverybody(here)wantstostartanorganization,andthenturnitovertothem,”heexplained.“It’saboutraisingtheprofileoftheinstrument;tomakeanorganizationthat’ssurroundedbyallthegreatplayers—notrun,oroverrun,bycompanies.”Micelihimselfhasbeenaregularonthejazzvibraphonesceneforthepastthreedecades. DuringtheJan.4eventsattheMalletechfactoryinNeptune,Congressparticipantsengagedinworkshop-typesettingstoconferontopicsrangingfrommanagingperformanceacousticsandtuningtothediversearrayofinstrumentoptionsavailableonthemarket

andpromotionthroughsocialme-diaoutlets.Interspersedamongthescheduleddiscussionswerefreestylejamopportunitiesforstudentsandprofessionalsalike.“It’sbeenafantasticopportunitytomeetwithsomeofthegreatvibraphonistsonthesceneandtoconnectwiththe‘switched-on’up-and-comingplayers,”notedJoeLocke,aNewYork-basedjazzvibraphonist,composer,andedu-cator. Butthehighlightofthedaywasclearlytheevening’sSuperVibesJamfeaturingsomeofthetopnamesintoday’sjazzvibra-phonescene,includingBurton,Harris,Locke,Miceli,ChristosRa-falides,andSmith.Fornearlyfourhours,theytooktothestage,ac-companiedbybassistMikePopeanddrummerLudwigAfonso,tosharetheirtalentswithanappre-ciativeaudience.LockeandHarristookturnssharingthespotlightwithBurtonforanextendedandjoyousfirstset.Later,interspersedamongperformancesbyseveral

powerhouseprofessionals,Burtonreturnedtothestagetointroducetwostudentstothecrowd. “ThefactthatGary(Burton),Joe(Locke),andStefan(Harris)arehereandplayingtogetherisamind-blowingthingthatIdon’tthinkanybodycouldhaveantici-patedevenashorttimeago,”saidLeighHowardStevens,aclassicalmarimbaartistandownerofMal-letech.“Thisisanincredible,his-toricalmoment.AndIdon’tthinkthat’soverdramatizingit!”RS

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SCHOLARSHIPS & ASSISTANTSHIPSGRADUATEARIZONAUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TheUniversityofArizonahasgraduateawardsandscholar-shipsavailableforthe2014–2015academicyear.Graduateawards(MMandDMA)includenamedscholarshipsandGraduateTeach-ingAssistantshippositionsthatoffertuitionwaivers,healthinsur-ance,andagenerousstipend.WeanticipatetwoGraduateTeachingAssistantshipsopeningforthe2013–2014academicyear.OnewillhavetheresponsibilitiesofappliedlessoninstructionandteachingthePercussionMethodscourse.TheotherwillhavetheresponsibilitiesofappliedlessoninstructionanddirectingtheUASteelBandsprogram,dependingontheskillsandexperiencesofthecandidates.Visithttp://uaper-cussion.orgformoreinformationaboutthepercussionprogramatUA;andhttp://music.arizona.edu/ formoreinformationabouttheSchoolofMusicattheUniversityofArizonaContact:Dr.NormanWeinberg,DirectorofPercussionStud-ies.Tel:520-626-7055;Email:nweinber@u.arizona.edu

OHIOKENT STATE UNIVERSITYTheHughA.GlauserSchoolofMusicatKentStateUniversityannouncestheopeningofagradu-

ateassistantshipinpercussionperformancebeginninginthefallsemesterof2014,leadingtotheM.M.DegreeinPerformance.Stipendsareawardedforfull9-monthcontracts,renewableinthefallsemesterof2015.Inad-dition,studentsreceiveatuitionwaiver.AdmissionRequirements:Performance:•ApplicationtothePerformanceorConductingprogramhttp://www.kent.edu/graduatestudies/index.cfm•Audition(pleasesubmitagradu-ateauditionapplication)http://www.kent.edu/music/graduate-audition-application.cfmhttp://www.kent.edu/music/up-load/gradaudreq82012.pdf•3lettersofrecommendation•StatementofGoals•Resume•Transcripts(Additionaldocumentsarere-quiredforInternationalStudents,pleasecontacttheInternationalAdmissionsOfficeforfurtherinformation).Detailsregardingtheassistantshipcanbefoundat:http://www.kent.edu/music/graduate/upload/graduate-assis-tantship-application.pdfContact:MichaelW.Chunn,CoordinatorofGraduateStud-iesOffice:MSP,E104Office,Tel:330-672-9234;Email:mchunn@kent.eduorTedRounds,DirectorofPercus-sionStudiesKentStateUniversity,

Tel:330-672-2522;Email:trounds@kent.edu;Web:http://www.kent.edu/music/in-dex.cfmorhttp://www.kent.edu/music/graduate/index.cfm

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY – DANA SCHOOL OF MUSICGraduatePercussionAssistant-shipsavailable.Includesfulltuitionwaiverand$7,500stipend;renewableforsecondyear.Ap-pointmentbeginsAugust15,2014.Degreesoffered:MMPer-formance,MMJazzStudies.Dutiesmayinclude:•TeachPercussionMethodsClass•AssistantDirectorofPercussionEnsemble•TeachAppliedPercussionMinors•AssistwithPercussionMainte-nanceandLogistics•AssistDirectorofPercussion:•Hearentranceauditions,juries,&ensembleplacementauditions•MaintainPercussionLibraryContact:GlennSchaft,DMA,DirectorofPercussion,AssociateProfessor,DanaSchoolofMusic.Email:geschaft@ysu.edu;Web:www.ysu.edu/percussion PENNSYLVANIAINDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAAssistantshipsavailableforGradu-atePercussionstudentswithpossibledutiesintheareasofpercussion,band,anddrumline,

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aswellasotherareasintheMusicdepartmentdependingoncandidate’squalificationsandstrengths.Contact:Dr.MichaelG.Kingan,DirectorofPercussionStudies,IUP;Tel:724-357-2897;Email:mk-ingan@iup.edu;Web:www.arts.iup.edu/music/areas/percpage

PENN STATE UNIVERSITYBeginningFall,2014.Half-timeassistantshipstudentsreceiveamonthlystipendfor10monthsandagrant-in-aidforthefulltuitionandfeesassociatedwithtuition(eveniftheyareout-of-statestudents).Thegrant-in-aidforgraduateassistantshiptuitionis$15,570fortheacademicyearor$7,785persemester.NOTE:Thesefiguresarefor2013andmayincreaseslightlyin2014.Sti-pendpaybeforetaxes:AugustandSeptember2013—$1,404eachmonth.October2013throughendofMay2014—$1,444.50.Currentresponsibilitiesincludeteachingnon-majorappliedlessons,conductingPercussionEnsembleII,teachingPercussionMethods/Techniquesclass,equip-mentmanagementandassistingwiththepercussionlibrary.Ahalf-timeassistantshipimplies20hoursperweek,althoughsomeweeksitismoreandsomeweeksitislessdependingonweeklyac-tivitiesintheSchoolofMusicandPercussionDepartment.Percus-sionGTA’sgenerallyparticipateinthePennStatePhilharmonic,SymphonicWindEnsemble,Per-cussionEnsemble1andMalletEnsemble.

Contact:Prof.DanC.Armstrongforfurtherinformation.Tel:814-234-7267;Email:DXA5@PSU.EDU;Web:http://music.psu.edu/ensembles/percussion-and-mal-let-ensembles http://music.psu.edu/area/per-cussionhttp://music.psu.edu/faculty/dan-c-armstrong TEXASSTEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITYPercussiongraduateassistantsareaffordedtheopportunitytocol-loaboratewitheveryareawithintheSchoolofMusic,including:marching/athleticbands,percus-sionensemble,steelband,windensembles,andorchestra.Responsibiltiesarecomprisedof(butarenotlimitedto)instructingthedrumlineandfrontensembleintheLumberjackMarchingBand,instructingthepercussionmeth-odscourse,teachinglessonstomusicmajorsandnon-majors,conductingandcoachingtheper-cussionensemble,andcoachingandcoordinatingtheSFA“JacksofSteel”steelband.Workloadsincludeupto20clockhoursperweekanda9-monthstipend(approxately$9,200). Contact: Dr.BradMeyer,Direc-torofPercussionStudies,Email:meyerbe@sfasu.edu;Tel:(936)468-1233;Web:http://www.mu-sic.sfasu.edu/gradadmissions

UNDERGRADUATE LONDON INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN LONDONAttheInstituteofContemporaryMusicPerformanceinLondonthefocusisonaccessibilitytoall,nomatterwhattheircircumstances.Themodernmusicschool,whichiswellknownforitssuccessfulalumniincludingDaughter,DenaiMooreandArniArnassonofTheVaccines,hasonceagainlaunchedthescholarshipawardsforitsrenownedHigherDiploma.Theawardoffersthesuccessfulen-trantsfullyfundedplaces(worth£5950forUKbasedstudentsand£7200forinternationalstudents)ontheone-yearintensivecourseformusicians,whichisspeciallydesignedtofast-trackstudents’developmentandencouragethemtodiscovertheircreativepotential.ThisyeartheInstituteisdelightedtoannouncethatleg-endarycymbalcompanyZildjianisjoiningitsrosterofoutstandingsponsorswhosupporttheInsti-tute’sHigherDiplomascholar-ships.Forthefirsttimetherewillbetwoscholarshipsineachdisci-pline;oneforUKapplicationsandanotherforinternationalcandi-dates.Thescholarshipcategoriesareasfollows:-DRUMS:SupportedbyZildjianandDrummerMagazine-GUITAR:SupportedbyTotalGui-tarMagazineandmanufacturer(tobeannounced)-BASS:SupportedbyErnieBallMusicmanBassandBassGuitarMagazine

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-VOCALS:SupportedbyShureInordertoapplyforthisgreatop-portunity,entrantsmustcompleteanapplicationformandsubmitavideoofthemperforming.Thefi-nalistswillbechosenbyjudgesattheInstitutewhowillthenattendaninterviewandthelivefinalbe-forethewinnersareannounced.Deadline: Closingdateforentriesis10thMarch2014.Thescholar-shipsareopentoanyonefromtheUKorinternationally.Allentrycri-teriaandtheapplicationformareavailablefromwww.icmp.co.uk/scholarshipsContact:Tel:02073280222;Email: enquiries@icmp.co.uk;Web:www.icmp.co.uk

ARIZONAUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TheUniversityofArizonahasundergraduateawardsandschol-arshipsavailableforthe2014-2015academicyear.Undergradu-ateawardscanbeoffereduptofullin-stateandfullout-of-statetuition.Visithttp://uapercussion.orgformoreinformationaboutthepercussionprogramatUAandinformationabouttheauditionrequirements;andhttp://music.arizona.edu/formoreinformationabouttheSchoolofMusicattheUniversityofArizona.Contact:Dr.NormanWeinberg,DirectorofPercussionStud-ies.Tel:520-626-7055;Email:nweinber@u.arizona.edu

PENNSYLVANIAINDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAScholarshipsavailableforUnder-graduatePercussionstudentsforthedegreesBSEd(musiced),BFA(performance),andBA(generalstudies).Contact:Dr.MichaelG.Kingan,DirectorofPercussionStudies,IUP;Tel:724-357-2897;Email:mk-ingan@iup.edu;Web:www.arts.iup.edu/music/areas/percpage RS

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Filmed at PASIC 2002, the Historic Drummer’s Heritage Concert celebrates the power, pride

and glory of field drumming.

Drummers Heritage Concert DVD

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SUMMER WORKSHOPSAFRICA STUDY DRUMMING IN AFRICA!Summer2014:July9–31 Winter2015:December31– January12Course of Study: WinneroftheTopShort-TermProgramAwardfromAbroad101andSTATravel.JoinThisWorldMusic®andUMassAmherstaswejourneytothevil-lageofKopeyiainGhana,WestAfri-ca,wheremusicaltraditionspasseddownforcenturiesarekeptaliveintheiroriginalform.Participantsliveandstudyattheworld-renownedDagbeCulturalInstitute,receivinghands-onprofessionalinstructionfromlocalartistsintraditionalWestAfricandrumming.TheDagbeInsti-tute’srigorouscurriculumandau-thenticnaturalsurroundingsmakeforanexperienceunlikeanyother.InthecapitalcityofAccra,wetakeanexclusivetourofadrummaker’sworkshopandattendaprivateper-formanceandmasterclasswiththeGhanaNationalDanceEnsemble.Tuition:Summer:$3,250+airfareWinter:$2,150+airfareEligibility:Opentostudentsandprofessionalsworldwide,aswellastothegeneralpublic.Participantsearnacademicorprofessionalcred-itfromUMassAmherst.Contact:JeremyCohen:jcohen@thisworldmusic.comMoreinfo:www.thisworldmusic.com/Ghana-Tours

ONTARIO CANADA TORQ PERCUSSION SEMINAR July20–27,2014Faculty:TorQPercussionQuartet(RichardBurrows,AdamCampbell,JamieDrake,DanielMorphy)GuestFaculty:NebojsaJovanZivkovićCourse of Study: TheTorQPer-cussionSeminarisaweek-longintensivestudyperiodforuniver-sity-levelpercussionistswhoshareapassionforandcommitmenttocontemporarypercussion.Nowinitsthirdyear,TPShasestablisheditselfasaleadingforumforpercus-sionistsfromacrossthecountryandbeyondtolearn,experiment,dissect,expandandredefinetheircraftundertheguidanceofallfourmembersoftheTorQPercussionQuartet.Itisanopportunitytofindyourvoiceandjoinotherplayerslookingtofosteracultureandcom-munityofpercussion.Thisyear’sTPS2014willbehostedinbeauti-fulStratford,Ontario(Canada)inconjunctionwithTorQPercussionQuartet’sresidencyatStratfordSummerMusic.Overthecourseofanactionpackedweek,participantswillreceiveone-on-oneinstructionfromfaculty,participateindailymasterclassesandclinics,contrib-utetoround-tablediscussionsandtakepartinintensiveensemblere-hearsals,performancesandmore.OurTPS2014guestfacultyNebojsaJovanZivković(Germany-basedmulti-percussionistandcomposerextraordinaire)willbepresenting

masterclasses,performancesandcoachingstudentsonhiscomposi-tions.OtherhighlightsofTPS2014includesolopublicperformanceopportunitiesforparticipants(inpartnershipwithSSM),facultyandparticipantshowcaseconcerts(featuringtheworksofZivkovićandnewworkscommissionedfortheseminar)andtheCanadianpremiereofthe99-percussion-istversionofJohnLutherAdams’“Inuksuit.”Partialscholarshipsareavailable,thankstothegeneroussupportofYamahaCanada.Contact: Formoredetailsandan-swerstoquestionsaboutschedule,fees,accommodations,applicationprocessandmorepleasevisit:torqpercussion.ca/tps QUEBEC, CANADAFOURTH ANNUAL SUMMER TABLA WORKSHOP WITH SHAWN MATIVETSKYJune30–July6,2014 HostedbytheSchulichSchoolofMusicofMcGillUniversity,Mon-trealCourse of Study: Duringthisinten-sivehands-onworkshop,partici-pantswilllearntablainthetraditionoftheBenares(Varanasi)gharana.Theworkshopisopentoalllevels(beginner,intermediate,advanced).Thescheduleincludesdailygrouppracticesessions,groupclasses,andtwolistening/reper-toiresessions.Studentswillliveandbreathetablaforthedurationoftheworkshop!

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Tuition:$250andisduebyJune1.Studentsmustprovidetheirowntabla.Ifyoudon’talreadyownaset,pleasecontactShawn,andhewillbehappytoassistyou.Forthosetravellingfromoutoftown,affordablelodgingisavailableattheMcGillResidences,convenientlylocatednextdoortotheSchulichSchoolofMusic. Contact:ShawnMativetsky,Email:shawn.mativetsky@mcgill.ca Web:www.shawnmativetsky.com CUBA 12TH KOSA CUBA WORKSHOP & HAVANA RHYTHM AND DANCE FESTIVAL March9–16,2014 Havana,Cuba Oneweekintensivehands-onstudyprogramplayingandlearningwiththetopartistsinCuba.Nightlycon-certsinthefestival.CollegeCreditavailable. Contact: www.kosamusic.com GHANA TOPICS IN WORLD MUSIC CULTURES May13–June11,2014 Course of Study: LedbyinstructorDr.MikeVercelli,studentsareim-mersedinacontemporaryAfricancontextfromtheperspectiveofthearts.Inordertoexperiencethevi-talityoftheWestAfricanspirit,par-ticipantsstudythemusic,danceandcultureofGhana.Thetripwilltakeplacethroughoutthecountrytoexperiencethewiderangeofculturespresent.Participantswillstudywithrenownedmasterdrum-merandgyilvirtuoso,BernardWoma,athisDagaraMusicCenter

nearAccra,thenation’scapital;theDagbeCulturalInstituteandArtsCenterlocatedinthevillageofKo-peyiawithrenownedEwedrummeranddancerEmmanuelAgbelli;inTamale,theheartoftheDagombawithmasterdancer,SulleyImoro;andaworkshopinGhana’sNationalTheaterwiththeNationalDanceCompanyofGhana.Specificactivi-tieswillvarydependinguponindi-vidualinterestsbuteachstudentwillhavetheopportunitytostudymusic,dance,andculture;partici-pateintours,attendmusicanddanceperformances,participateindrumbuildingworkshops,experi-enceGhana’secosysteminKakumNationalPark,andvisittheUNESCOWorldHeritagesitesofElminaandCapeCoast. Tuition: $3,900includes:tuition,roomandboard,allperformancesandworkshops,entrancetoallparksandmuseums,transportationthroughoutGhana,mostmeals,in-ternationalhealthinsurance,andsixWVUmusiccredits.Doesnotin-clude:passport/visafees,immuni-zations,personalexpenses,andairfare.Financialaidcanbeappliedtotuitionandprogramcosts. Contact:Dr.MichaelVercelli,Direc-toroftheWorldMusicPerfor-manceCenter,P.O.Box6111,WestVirginiaUniversity,Morgantown,WV26506;Tel:034-293-4660;Email:Michael.vercelli@mail.wvu.edu;Web:https://studyabroad.wvu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.Home

ILLINOIS CHICAGO TUPAN WORKSHOP August4—8,2014 MTWTF10a.m.–5p.m. HostedbytheNorthfieldSchoolofMusic,Chicago’sBeautifulNorthShore Course of Study: LearnhowtoplayTupanandasymmetricalrhythmsfromsomeonewhogrewupinEasternEuropean&BalkanFolktra-ditions.Openyourhorizonasaper-cussionist,drummerandmusicianbylearninguniqueBulgarianrhythmssuchas7/8,25/8,even33/8!Concert,Fridayat7:30p.m.Allinstruments&materialsprovid-ed.NoAuditionrequirements,mustbe13orolder. Instructor:Dr.GeorgeTantchev Guest Musicians: DistinguishedguestfolkmusiciansfromtheChi-cagoarea Tuition:$500active,$250passive,$75Dailyobserver.Housing:At-tendeesareresponsibleforsecur-ingtheirownhousing. Deadline: June15foractivepartici-pants Contact: Formoreinformationandhowtoapply:info@northfieldscho-olofmusicorcall847-212-3623 INDIANA INDIANA UNIVERSITY JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC SUMMER PERCUSSION ACADEMY AND WORKSHOP Course of Study: IndianaUniversi-ty’sJacobsSchoolofMusicisoneofthemostcomprehensiveandac-claimedinstitutionsforthestudyofmusicandplaysakeyroleinedu-catingperformers,scholars,andmusiceducatorswhoinfluencemu-

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sicperformanceandeducationaroundtheglobe.The2014sum-merpercussionacademyandwork-shopisanintensive6-dayeventfortalentedpercussionists.Applicantsingrades7-12areinvitedtoapplyforthePre-CollegeSession(Acade-my).Applicantsover18yearsofageareinvitedtoapplyfortheAdultSession(Workshop),withbothofferingsrunningconcurrent-ly.Masterclasses,clinics,andper-formanceswillbepresentedbyinternationallyrenownedperform-ers.Sessionswillinclude:auditiontechniques(forcollegeandprofes-sionalauditions),chambermusic,sightreading,orchestraltimpaniandpercussion,marimba,drumset,accessories,worldpercussion,careerdevelopment,andmuchmore!StudentswillalsoperformintheIUSummerPercussionEnsem-ble,presentinga“grandfinale”con-cert.On-campushousingavailable. IU Faculty: KevinBobo,SteveHoughton,MichaelSpiro,andJohnTafoya Guest Artist Faculty:JeremyBran-son,CaseyCangelosi,andRichRed-mond.Facultysubjecttochange. Tuition: $715.Oncampushousingavailable.Seeourwebsiteforde-tails. Deadline:June1,2014.Applica-tionsareavailablethroughourwebsite.AllfeesdueonJuly1,2014. Contact:JohnTafoya,Director.Tel:812-855-4839;Email:musicsp@in-diana.eduorjtafoya@indiana.edu; Web:http://www.music.indiana.edu/precollege/summer/percus-sion

NEW YORK ARABIC MUSIC ACADEMY AT SUNY FREDONIA Fredonia,NY June16–20,2014 Course of Study: GeorgeDimitriSawaandSuzanneMeyersSawa,leadingscholarsandaward-winningperformersofArabicmusic,willleadthisweek-longacademyforscholars,performersandteacherswhohaveaninterestingaininghands-onexperienceandin-depthknowledgeof9thand10thcenturyArabicmusicandhowitrelatestocurrentperformancepracticeandstudy.Academyrepertoirewillcon-sistofinstrumentalandvocalmusicfromthe17th-centuryOttomancourtandfrom19th-and20th-cen-turyCairoandAleppo;Arabicsufi,folkloricandpopularmusicaswellashistoricalrootsoftheiqa’at(Ara-bicrhythms)andfundamentalele-mentsofArabicmusicalaestheticsgoingbacktoal-Farabi(d.339/950).TheSawaswillengageparticipantsintheuseofframedrumswhileexploringrhythmicandmelodicmodes,improvisation-alandornamentaltechniques,framedrummingtechniques,per-formancepracticeandmuchmore.Participantswillbringtheirvoicesandinstrumentstoclassesforstudy,techniqueandperformance. Contact:KayStonefelt,StateUni-versityofNewYorkatFredoniaSchoolofMusic,MasonHall,Fredo-nia,NY14063.Tel:716-673-5832;Email:stonefel@fredonia.edu;Web:Fredonia.edu/music/Arabic-music-academy

NORTH CAROLINA 2014 SUMMER MUSIC CAMP AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY June22–27,2014 Course of Study: MusicCampisagreatlearningopportunityformid-dleandhighschoolstudents.TheMarsHillUniversitySummerMusicCampaffordsstudentstheopportu-nitytolearnundermusicfacultyfromMarsHillUniversity,regionalpublicschools,andfromacrossthesoutheast.Thefollowingensemblesandclasseswillbeoffered: •HighSchoolBand •MiddleSchoolBand •HighSchoolStringEnsemble •MiddleSchoolStringEnsemble •HighSchoolJazzBand •MiddleSchoolJazzBand •BeginningMusicTheory •AdvancedMusicTheory •JazzImprovisation •Conducting •Masterclassesonalloftheinstru-ments •DoubleReedMakingClass Deadline:ApplicationforadmissionwillbegininFebruary1,2014,andwillendonMay31,2014. Contact: Web:mhu.edu/music-camp PENNSYLVANIA ALAN ABEL SUMMER ORCHESTRAL PERCUSSION SEMINAR June16–21,2014 EstherBoyerCollegeofMusicandDance,TempleUniversity Course of Study:Therewillbeclin-icsandmasterclassesonorchestralrepertoireforsnaredrum,bassdrum,cymbals,xylophone,glocken-spiel,vibraphone,marimba,tam-

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bourine,triangle,castanets,andotherinstruments.Somefocuswillbeonbalance,timing,tonequality,musicalcharacter,andotheras-pectsofperformingwithalargeen-semble.Consistencyandplayingthecorrectnoteswithanappropri-atetechniquewillalsobestressed.Theroleofassistanttimpanistwillbeaddressedincludingsecondtim-panipartsandconcertiforpiano,violin,andcello.SinceBachtran-scriptionsformarimbaareoftenre-quiredinpercussionauditions,multipleexampleswillbestudied.Percussionsectionalsareorganizedtoperformwithamplifiedorches-tralrecordingsandconductor.Rep-ertoireforsectionalswillincludeworksbyRimsky-Korsakov,Ravel,Stravinsky,Kodaly,Rachmaninoff,Bernstein,Prokofiev,andothers.Full-timeparticipantswilltakeanactiveperformingroleinthemas-terclassesandsectionals.Therewillbeanauditiontohelpthefac-ultymakepartassignmentsforthesectionals.Atypicalday’sscheduleincludesninehoursofinstruction. Eligibility:Collegiateandprofes-sional(atleastanincomingcollegefreshman).Ifattendeeisaminor(youngerthan18)theymustpro-videaletterandwaiverfromtheirguardians. Faculty: AlanAbel,ChristopherDeviney,DonLiuzzi,AngelaZatorNelson,PhillipO’Banion,AnthonyOrlando,andShe-eWu. Tuition: Full-TimeParticipants:$500.Observingparticipants:$250 Deadline:Applicationformandau-ditionrepertoire(forplacementonly)areavailableatwww.temple.edu/boyer(clickonSummerWork-

shops2014andthenAbelSemi-nar).Enrollmentislimitedto30full-timeparticipants—applicationsareprocessedinorderofpostmarkdate.A$100depositisrequiredatthetimeofapplication.Pleasemakecheckspayableto‘TempleUniversity’andmaildepositandcompletedapplicationformto:AlanAbelPercussionSeminar,c/oTempleMusicPrep,GirardKratz,Registrar,1515MarketStreet,Suite501,Philadelphia,PA19102. Contact: Prof.PhillipO’Banion,Email:obanion@temple.edu WISCONSIN ZELTSMAN MARIMBA FESTIVAL June29–July12,2014 Course of Study:Co-sponsoredbyLawrenceUniversityConservatoryofMusicinAppleton,Wisconsin,ZMF’14willmarkour12thfestival(and6threturntoAppleton;weloveitthere!).The14-dayintensiveworkshopwillincludeabout50marimba-centeredeventsincluding10publicconcerts:sevenfeaturingfaculty&threefeaturingparticipants.Participantswillworkcloselywithfacultyinmasterclasses,privateandopen(group)lessons,andensemblerehearsals.Therewillalsobegroupdiscussionswithfaculty;presentationsondevelopingavariedcareer,themarimbainpopmusic,andmalletwrapping;andtimeavailableforprivatepracticeonmarimbasweprovide.(Tuitiondiscountsareofferedforbringingmarimbas!)Itisanticipatedthatabout50participantswillattendfromaroundtheworldwhopossessvariouslevelsofexperience.

Musicalstylestoberepresentedincludeclassicalmusictorecentcompositions,jazzandpop.Thisisanexceptionalopportunitytoperformwithandmakenewfriends,broadenyourknowledgeofmusicandrepertoire,andbestimulatedbyfreshartisticvisions! Faculty:AndersAstrand(Sweden),JeanGeoffroy(France),NanaeMimura(Japan),DaneRicheson,JackVenGeem,NancyZeltsman Associate Faculty:JonathanSinger,MikeTruesdell,JointVenturePercussionDuo:LaurentWarnier(Luxembourg)&RachelZhang(China) Showcase Artist:AlejandroRuiz(Colombia) Guest Presenter:RickMattingly Tuition:$1,460+housingontheLUcampus:single/$798;double/$532.Mealplan:$330.(Housing&mealsareoptional.)DiscountsavailableforcompletingregistrationbyFeb15,2014,andtoreturningZMFparticipants. Eligibility: Noauditionrequired;ev-eryoneiswelcome!Minimumageis17(or16withareferral);nomax-imumage. Deadline:May1,2014 Contact:TeamZMF,Email:registra-tion@ZMF.us;Web:www.ZMF.us RS

SUMMER WORKSHOPSTheAprilissueofRhythm!Scenewillalsoinclude

alistingofSummerWorkshops.

Deadline Aprilissue:February15

SendinformationtoPAS110W.WashingtonStreet,SuiteA,

Indianapolis,IN46204E-mail:publications@pas.org

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UPCOMING EVENTSFEBRUARYLincoln-Way Central Day of PercussionSaturday,Feb.15 8:00a.m.–4:00p.m.CentralTime(U.S.andCanada)TheLincoln-WayCentralDayofPercussionisopentoallelemen-tary,highschool,andcollegepercussionensembles.Eachen-semblewillreceivea45-minuteblockoftimetosetup,perform,andreceiveaclinicfromoneofourclinicians.Theafternoonisfilledwithclinicsonvariousas-pectsofpercussionperformance,andourguestartistthisyearwillbeMikeMixtackifromNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Costis$150foryourfirstensemble,$100forad-ditionalensemble.Toregistergoto:https://bandinvite.wufoo.com/forms/lincolnway-central-day-of-percussion Lincoln-WayCentralHighSchool,1801EastLincolnHWY,NewLenox,IL60451.Contact:EricWellman,(815)462-2305,ewellman@lw210.org

MARCHDays Of Percussion/IPE marching competition GothenburgMISweden March1–2DaysofPercussion,March1,adayfilledupwithseminars,andMarch2theIPEcompetition.ThelocationisMölnlyckeinGothenburg.Moreinfoiscomingupassoonwehave

confirmedtheartists.ANDITISINSWEDENnotUSAMichigan!Contact: anders@andersastrand.com Arkansas Day of PercussionSaturday,March8 8:00a.m.–6:00p.m.CentralTime(U.S.andCanada)ArkansasDayofPercussionfeatur-ingguestartistsJohnParksandJeffAusdemore!UniversityofArkansas,FayettevilleContact:RyanLewis,(803)873-8785,rclewis7@gmail.com

8th Annual Elk Grove HS Percussion FestivalSaturday,March8 9:00a.m.–4:00p.mCentralTime(U.S.andCanada)ElkGroveHS,500W.ElkGroveBlvd,ElkGrove,ILContact:TomLeddy,t.leddy@com-cast.nethttp://www.eghsband.com/per-cussion-festival-info.html

2nd NY Musicians Swap Meet on Long Island March9Bringingtogethermusicians,deal-ers,collectors,buyersandsellers!Ifyouarelookingforneworusedequipmentorwanttotrade,comeondown.Ifyouknowsomeonewhohasmusicequipmentlyingaroundthatisn’tbeingused—in-struments,soundgear,vintageparts,ampsormemorabilia—let

themknowaboutthisopportunity.Location:22GrovePlace,BabylonNY1170211a.m.–4p.m.Consign-mentareawillbeavailable! ATTENTIONVENDORS:Thisisagreatopportunityforanyoneinthemusicindustrytoshowthemusiccommunityyourfineprod-uctsand/orservicesinashortperiodoftimetosuchapoten-tiallylargeaudience!!Gotowww.NYMusiciansSwapMeet.comandSIGNUPforournewslettertostayinformedaboutthisuniqueevent.Admission$5;Childrenunder10areFREE.Contact:John(917)807-5379www.NYMusiciansSwapMeet.com

AZPAS Spring Days of PercussionFriday,March28–Saturday,March29The41stAnnualAZPASSpringDaysofPercussionwillbeheldMarch28–29atArizonaStateUniversityinTempe,Arizona.ThefestivalwillopenwithaconcertonMarch28,andSaturday’seventswillincludeasoloandensemblefestival,clin-icsbyguestartists,andashow-caseconcertfeaturingcollegeanduniversitypercussionensemblesalongwithselectedsoloanden-sembleperformancesfromthemorningsoloandensemblefesti-val.Contact:JoeGoglia,jagoglia@mp-saz.org

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2014 Florida Day of Percussion March29The2014FloridaDayofPercus-sionwilltakeplaceonthecampusofFloridaSouthernCollege(DaveCoash,host).ItwillfeatureguestartistsTimAdams,DannyRay-mond,andSteveRucker.Itwillalsofeatureaseriesofperformancesbyhighschoolandcollegepercus-sionensembles.Amockorchestralauditionwillalsobeacomponentoftheday’sactivities.Pleaseplantojoinus.Contact: davecoash@gmail.com http://community.pas.org/florida/home/

APRILOklahoma Percussion Festival 2014 April4–5TheOklahomaPercussionFestivalwillprogramhighschoolanduni-versitypercussionensemblepro-grams,guestartistperformances

andstudentsoloandchambermusicpresentations.GuestartistsincludeJiHyeJungandLineUponLinePercussionTrio.ThefestivalwillbehostedbytheOklahomaPASChapterandSouthwesternOklahomaStateUniversity;Dr.DavidBessingerwillserveascoor-dinator. Contact:FormoreinformationcontactDavid.Bessinger@swosu.eduhttp://www.swosu.edu/academ-ics/music/calendar/spring.aspx

3rd North Louisiana Youth Percussion Ensemble FestivalFriday,April4-Saturday,April5HowardAuditorium,LouisianaTechUniversity,CornerofArizonaandDanReneauBlvd,Ruston,LA71272Contact:GregoryLyons,(318)257-5470,glyons@latech.eduMoreinformation:http://www.latech.edu/performingarts/music/community_groups/nlypef.shtml

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DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS317.275.9030RhythmDiscoveryCenter.org

2014 Indiana Day of PercussionSaturday,April5 8:00a.m–10:00p.m.EasternTime(U.S.andCanada)2014IndianaDayofPercussionCenterGroveHighSchool,2717SMorgantownRd/Greentown,IN/46143Contact:JoshTorres,host.TOR-RESJ@centergrove.k12.in.ushttps://www.facebook.com/events/628436337200708RS

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ENSEMBLE AND RECITAL PROGRAMSPASmembersareinvitedtosubmitprogramsofpercussionensembleconcertsandsolopercussionrecitals.Programscanbesubmittedathttp://www.pas.org/Learn/Pro-grams.aspx.Pleasesubmittheprogramwithintwomonthsoftheevent.

University of Texas at Arlington 11/12/12UniversityofTexasatArlingtonPercussionEnsemblesDr.MichaelVarner,directorTheDoomsdayMachine(2001)—Michael

Burritt

ToccataforPercussionInstruments(1954)—

CarlosChavez

Kpanlogo—Traditional

GaJansa—TraditionalMali

Agbekor(slow)—TraditionalEwe

Agbekor(fast)—TraditionalEwe

DiversionforMarimbaQuartet(1995)—Da-

vidSorgi

MarchtotheScaffoldfrom“Symphonie

fantastique”(1830)—HectorBerlioz,Arr.

HaroldFarberman

College Park High School, Texas 12/3/12TheCollegeParkPercussion StudioRobSavala,director Occhio—CaseyCangelosi

ShadesofGlass—DustinSchulze

ArabianDance—Tchaikovsky,Arr.GaryMc-

Combs

TrioPerUno—NebojsaZivkovic

CrownofThorns—DavidMaslanka

University of Texas at Arlington 2/25/13UniversityofTexasatArlingtonPercussionEnsemblesDr.MichaelVarner,director MeniMalinke—traditional

Ogoun(GodofIron)—Yorubatraditional

DundunOsun(GoddessofWater)—Yoruba

traditional

DundunNgiri—Malitraditional

Cataphonics(1969)—LawrenceWeiner

ThirdConstruction(1941)—JohnCage

ThePrimitiveCosmos(2001)—Jonathan

Kolm

Phage(1999)—PatMuchmore

Falany Performing Arts Center/ Reinhardt University, Georgia 4/16/13ReinhardtUniversityPercus-sionEnsemble,withTimCrump,saxophone;BillPritchard,electricbassOliviaKieffer,directorWorkersUnion—LouisAndriessen

StainedGlass—DavidGillingham

Trio—WarrenBenson

Chains—DavidKaragianis

Percolations—QuinnCollins

University of Texas at Arlington4/22/13UniversityofTexasatArlingtonPercussionEnsemblesandUT ArlingtonSambaBandDr.MichaelVarner,directorTheDarkDrumCriesGloryformarimba

soloistandpercussionensemble(2013)

(premiere)—Dr.MichaelVarner

MarimbaMixtures2(2004)—DavidJ.Long

SambaBatucada—Traditional

SambaCancao—Traditional

Pegasus—BenWahlund(FelipeRosales,

snare)

NoExit(1998)—LynnGlassock

Sprint(2007)—RobSmith

Otterbein University, Ohio 10/6/13AlexHayes,soloistOntheWoodpile—HarryBreuer(assisted

bytheOtterbeinMarimbaBand)

RotationIIfromFourRotationsfor

Marimba—EricSammut

HymnfromMyLittleIsland—Robert

Aldridge

GarageDrummer—JamesCampbell

Pensativa—ClareFischer

UnclearSentiments—AlexHayes

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McNeese State University, Louisiana 10/14/13MichaelRoyer,soloist March—ElliotCarter

GarageDrummer—JamesCampbell

SleightofAndEvilHand—CaseyCangelosi

MarimbaSpiritual—MinoruMiki

Falany Performing Arts Center/ Reinhardt University, Georgia 10/29/13ReinhardtUniversityPercussionEnsembleOliviaKieffer,director DrummingPart1—SteveReich

SharpenedStick—BrettDietz

JourneytotheDayspring—KarlHenning

AppleBlossom—PeterGarland

FredNoFrevo—NeyRosauro

PowerWalkingMusic—OliviaKieffer

Winthrop University, South Carolina10/29/13WinthropUniversityPercussionEnsembleB.MichaelWilliams,director Moonrise—Tyson

Threads—Lansky

Thunder&LightningPolka—J.Strauss,arr.

G.Peters

WaltzfromSerenadeforStrings—Tchai-

kovsky,arr.Peters

FlightoftheBumblebee—Rimsky-Korsakov,

arr.Peters

Tiriba/Kuku—Trad.WestAfrican,arr.Mo-

hamedDaCosta

College-Conservatory of Music, Ohio 11/8/13CCMContemporaryChamberQuartetAllenOtte,directorCircles—LucianoBerio

Otterbein University, Ohio 11/13/13PercussionEnsembleJackJenny,directorSabreDance—AramKhachaturian,arr.

JamesMoore

PercussionQuartet—LucasFoss

TheFrameProblem—JamesRomig

Bacchanale—AlanHovhaness

HeadTalk—MarkFord

¡Higuita!—StephenWhibley

QuartetforSnareDrums—KevinBobo

TheGloryoftheYankeeNavy—JohnPhilip

Sousa,arr.JackJenny RS

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DRUMset: Driving the Beat of American Music

Exhibit Donors Patron

John H. Beck

Education SponsorInnovative Percussion, Inc.

Rhythm! Friend DonorsGary and Sandra France . Glenn Kotche . Michael Kenyon . John R. Beck . Lisa L. Rogers

Jeff Hartsough . Jeffrey Moore . Dan Moore

ContributorsJames B. Campbell . Steve Houghton . Gary J Olmstead . Julie Hill . Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music Publications

John Wittmann . Brian Zator . John W. Parks IV . Robert Breithaupt . Eugene Novotney . Michael Balter . Thomas Siwe

Julie and Lalo Davila . Marcelo Carlos Fernandez Sr. . Chris Hanning . Jim Rupp . Gary Cook . Rich Holly . Michael Sekelsky

Brenda Myers . Stefon Harris . Nicholas Ormrod . Sherry Rubins . Julia Gaines

In-Kind SponsorshipsAndy Mayer . Alan K. Green . Daniel Glass . Dean Bobisud . Denny Hankla . Don Cutshaw General Contracting

Drum Workshop . Excel Decorators . Garnet House Productions . Glenn Kotche . Harry Cangany . Hughies Audio Visual

Jeff Ocheltree . Jim Rupp . John Aldridge . Ndugu Chancler . Paiste Cymbals . Rickel Electric, LLC.

Visual Gravvity . Chris White . Xtreme Xhibits by Skyline . Yamaha Corporation of America . Zildjian Company

New exhibit at Rhythm! Discovery Center

Donations as of January 27, 2014