Thanksgiving is a big time here at Summerlgen. We try to live out lives with gratitude for all we have been given. After all, how many people get to make music for a living? So, to thank all the students, fans and followers for all your support through the years, here’s my Thanksgiving gift to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'life of a percussionist'
Giving Thanks with some music…
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · life of a percussionist
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Weekly wrap-Up
November 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · life of a percussionist
Well, it’s been a busy week here at Summerglen/RhythmArt… My drumset method book is almost done, I’m just doing some final tweaking/editing stuff before I send it off to the printers. One thing that I’ve resolved to do before sending it is to play through every exercise in the book to make sure they work. [...]
Smells Like Practice!
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · gear, life of a percussionist, practicing
So what does practice smell like? I’ve never really thought about it, but recently I had two smell-induced flashbacks to my high school band days, and it made me think about it! Flashback one: I opened up my binder full scores for the marching band I’ve been working with. Around this point in the season, [...]
Tags: gear review·practicing
In? No, Out!
September 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · life of a percussionist
(In case you missed it, that title is a reference to the most annoying commercial ever, and I regret using it, but now that I’ve thought of it, it just won’t go away.) I’ve often explained my creative drive to people as filling the role most people use for conversation – it’s the only way I [...]
Summertime
July 16th, 2009 · No Comments · life of a percussionist, upcoming gigs
So, it’s probably obvious from my lack of posts lately (or lack thereof), but I’ll go ahead and say it anyway – I’m in serious Summertime mode, and don’t feel like doing anything productive right now! Last month was packed with writing as I got a start on my next Periculum release. Side effect of [...]
Tags: day in the life·upcoming gigs
