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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:04 pm
To what HelterSkelterX wrote. I am on pit but the drum core im on is based a lot off rudimental music and such. Our drumers have a time trying to memerize it and i do wonder why alot of schools and cores dont use a lot of rudiments in their music.
But i must say, I play alot of different instruments and four mallet work is DIFFICULT!!!! its very hard and ive had issues with my grip. any suggestions?
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:12 pm
I actually started playing percussion by learning rudiments and how to play with proper technique on the snare drum for a few years, then i got a set, and started learning how to actually play on the set, by getting set lesson's, but i was also getting lesson;s on the marimba, and occasionally piano, so i am a drummer, bur first and foremost i am a percussionist. biggrin
Drummer's just keep a beat, percussionists know how to make the set sound musical as well.
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:05 am
last year when i was a 2nd bass drummer, i was heading up a stadiums stairs following my other line members . just when i thought tat was the last step....... there was another step and i tripped and fell all the was back down!!!!!!!!!!!! crying its ok i lived or i wouldnt be typing this!!!!! i didnt get hurt at all though everyone laughed at me even my drumline instructor!!!!!!!! but now i made it all the way up to lead snare/drumline captin/section leader(in band) !!!!! but everyone still laughs at me when ever the story comes up again!!!!!! crying dramallama
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:07 pm
im second snare at my school.so i guess my question is has anyone played mr roboto on marching snare.its really f____in hard and i have to have it memorized by band camp next week
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:13 pm
(i ish a pit player this year) i only play pit this year because too many freshman joined freshman always have to march their first year... so basically even our drumline section leader is in pit with me and yeah all the good people are -.- its sad :O i was a second snare drum player and one song me and the quints player switched... ive tried out for PCC honor band and FAILED T.T but i learned alot from just a couple of hours... o.0 rudiments are hard and annoying and i only have like three memorised sorry to dissapoint
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:31 am
sorry, the only drum i'm good at is timpani. xd
but anyway, it's good to see a fellow drummer around! -wave-
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:25 am
Haha, bass drums rule. Splits are fun stuff. whee
3rd bass here, btw.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:10 pm
I play bells and bass marimba in front ensemble. I've been playing piano since I was in third grade, so after I got lifting down, it was an easy transition. Which reminds me of a conversation:
"Well, pit is the closest thing our band has to piano."
"They used to have pianos in marching band? Did they march?!"
Smart people are smart I guess? sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:35 pm
I play second and hopefully 1st next year.... Oh yeah , luckily our band is getting bigger then it ever was (which is not very big) we can't wait for competition this year with our first year of pit. GO MANUAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL xp
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:38 am
I'm in the pit, but I always try to be in the battery. It's not worth it anymore for me. sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:19 pm
drumline and pit FTW!! I play 2nd bass drum lol the mother of all downbeats... crying
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:33 pm
WOOT! Only quad player in my highschool band 3nodding
3 snares, 4 bases, 1 cymbal, 2 mallets, and 1 tenors.
I am still really new to it so I kinda suck but it's freaking sweet because it's like I am free to make up what I want to do and not have to be right with everyone else!
And it kinda sucks too because freedom means they expect alooooooooot more outta me, which I can't really do gonk
Percussion = life xd
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:33 am
Faithy Foo,
Percussion is life. Without it, what would a marching band be but a dis organized group of people with instruments.
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:05 am
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:42 pm
yeah i only started drumming in 6th grade and this old guy i auditioned with, who's been doing this for ever!, said that he had never sen anyone with so much rythem and skill and yet have never played an instrument before.
..and now im the top percussionist at my school and im in the top band!!! wohoo. and im only 7th grade. im surounded my 8th graders!! XO but its amazing. im deturmend to make either top snarest or top tenors when i get to senior high in the drumline!!! hell yeah!!! XD
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