In a discussion with Hollywood percussionist and composer Chris Wabish last week, he said something interesting: Percussion started as a novelty and is becoming serious, while everything else started serious and is becoming novelty. Chris brings up a great point….
So you’re a percussionist and you’ve decided to go to college for music. Great! Now…which one? Choosing a program takes careful examination and research. These are just a few things to consider in the search process. Know the tradition. One of…
Percussionists are just cool dudes. No other set of musicians is as easy-going and brotherly. Everywhere I go, no matter how well-known or unknown the player, percussionists just get along. Yesterday’s Kentucky Chapter Day of Percussion event proved this to…
Yesterday, I had a discussion with my colleagues about what attracts people to percussion — what brings people to percussion concerts. Is it all the motions and gestures that go into playing? Is the exhaustive list of instruments we get to play?…