At Morton (IL), we've struggled for years with the equipment for 6th grade beginning percussionists. We started the students on exactly what the local music shop offered: the educational pack with a bell kit, stand, snare pad, and snare drum all in a … [Read more...]
Overview Apple said it sold 35.1 million iPhones in the second quarter of 2012, an 88 percent increase from the period a year before! It sold 11.8 million iPads, more than double the number it sold in the same quarter in 2011! Almost every band … [Read more...]
Almost every school owns the equipment for a front ensemble: a number of marimbas, so many vibes, a microphone or two, maybe a xylophone. But the major issue around the nation is a lack of information about how to play these instruments or create a … [Read more...]
This is the ultimate in "Cool Factor" for your front ensemble! Adding a laptop, an Oxygen 8 MIDI Controller, an M Audio Firewire Solo, an Apple MacBook Pro, and Kontakt Software (with some cables from Planet Waves- of Course!) you can create a … [Read more...]
This article is a supplement to the instrumentation section of the "Have no Fear Get the Gear" track on Dynamic Music - In the Mix with Michael McIntosh. In this article we present 3 scenarios for instrumentation of a marching band battery and … [Read more...]
