Articles by James Voss Grumish
July 1st, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
It’s already July and the drum corps season is in full swing. Have you checked the DCI scores recently to see Carolina Crown ahead of Cavaliers and Phantom and Cadets?
Well since it’s mid-season and mid-summer, FreeDrum.Info would like to continue our series of full-ensemble drumline exercises.
This month is Paradiddle Flow. It’s somewhat similar to the Cavaliers’ Dee Jay Diddles - a.k.a. that Cavaliers’ paradiddle exercise, although this version was originally written for a university drumline back in 2004.
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June 15th, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
My sticks arrived today!
I got a coupon in my email from the Woodwind & Brasswind
. Their online Drums and Percussion
catalog is one of the best.
- Copy this coupon code: FREESHIP4
- It’s good for FREE SHIPPING with NO MINIMUM PURCHASE at wwbw.com
- The coupon is expires June 30th so don’t wait too long
I used the coupon to order a few pairs of drumsticks and considered one of the pairs as free since I wasn’t paying the shipping cost. I might go back later this month and grab a few pairs of mallets. Enjoy the coupon!
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June 4th, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
School is finished for the year so use the extra time and sign-up for some private drum lessons. Need to find a private drum instructor? Already have a private drum teacher? Well here’s a couple resources to get your summer lessons started.
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Read our 3 reasons why you need lessons.
TakeLessons offers fun & affordable music and voice lessons for everyone.
Click here to find a lesson near you!
There’s a sweet practice routine generator available for a limited time!
Get the free pdf from the Drumming System!
That’s it. Have a great summer!
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June 1st, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
Usually you see flam-fives broken down to the component rhythm. This new exercise is only slightly different, but much better.
Flam-Fives Sectional puts the flam-fives component rhythm in context which will allow you to work on the nuances like grace-notes and diddle spacing. The end result is simply a combination of flam-drags and cheeses where one hand is responsible for all the diddles.
If that doesn’t make sense to you, don’t worry. Just know that this exercise is the most efficient way to develop and clean flam-fives across an ensemble.
Print a couple of copies of Flam-Fives Sectional for you and your friends. If your line isn’t quite ready for flam-fives yet, try the Flam Accent Sectional.
The winter drumline season has ended and the results - and videos - are in from the 2009 Winter Guard International World Championships.
The 2009 WGI scores ended up reflecting the 2008 WGI results. Half of the champions were repeats - Rhythm X (PIW), Dartmouth (PSW), and Pacifica (PSO). As usual, here’s the collection of WGI videos that the drum and stick manufacturers create each year.
>> Links to 2009 WGI Videos
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May 12th, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
[photo by Triple Tri is shared]
After the financial hardships of the past year, know that your attendance at DCI shows this summer will be a great help to the performers, staff, corps, event organizers, sponsors, and Drum Corps International itself.
Find a show near you and grab a few friends to go see it.
Drum Corps International - DCI Schedule - 2009
Spread the word! Tell your drumline friends about us!
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Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy some drum corps shows this summer!
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May 5th, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
As far as drumline sheet music goes, there’s something nice about the simplicity of drumline exercises like the classic Triplet Diddle commonly associated with the Blue Devils. If you’re interested in more diddles and less check-pattern, download this alternate version of Triplet Diddle. This is intended to be a bit more of a finesse exercise, so play nice and low.
This release of Triplet Diddle is the first of a series of medium-difficult drumline exercises that will be published over the course of 2009. Keep coming back to get the others or simply subscribe and never miss out.
Also, how long before e-readers like the Amazon Kindle replaces our drumline music 3-ring binders?
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