April 1977 – Volume 1 • Number 2
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Articles in April 1977
Complete Percussionist
Complete Percussionist Sustaining Snare Drum Tones by Gary Spellissey Rolling is the term used in reference to sustaining sounds on drums. Each percussion instrument has its own techniques of rolling—each unique, but yet each similar in many ways. From this…
April 1977 - Volume 1 • Number 2
Roy Burns, Ed Soph, Clem DeRosa, Jay Corre, Fred Wickstrom, Joe Morello
Show & Studio
Show & Studio Becoming A Percussionist: MD Talks With Fred Wickstrom by Gave Villani At one point in your drumming career, you're apt to ask yourself, how can I earn more money? The answer may be, become a percussionist. As…
Drum Soloist
Drum Soloist Spotlight On Joe A Transcription of the Drum Solo from Take Five (Joe Morello: Drums — with the Dave Brubeck Quartet) by Charles Kerrigan Joe Morello, ranks among the "greats" of jazz drumming. He has won the respect…
Ed Soph
Ed Soph by Michael Rozek Reprinted with permission of Down Beat "When I was four or five", remembers 30 year-old drummer Ed Soph, "I started taking piano, but I was also fooling around with the drums. I was lucky to…
Drivers Seat - Playing In a Section
Drivers Seat Playing in a Section: RHYTHM by Clem DeRosa Musician, arranger and composer, Clem DeRosa is one of the best known, best qualified clinicians specializing in the performance of jazz in the music education field today. He is…
On The Clinic Trail With Roy Burns
On The Clinic Trail With Roy Burns by Bob Allan Roy Burns is the kind of guy, who on first the meeting makes you feel as though you've known him for twenty five years. He's sincere, outgoing, personable, and totally…
Shop Talk
Shop Talk How To Tune Your Drums Properly by Steve Lewis It's really sad to say that throughout my years of professional playing, I've come across so many excellent drummers who don't take the time to care for their instrument.…
