Drums

Play > Tambourine: Cinco de Mayo Style

May 5, 2010

There are a couple companies that go out of their way to educate drummers.  Today we look at Latin Percussion (LP) in honor of Cinco de Mayo.  This holiday is close to our hearts as Margaritas are the official drink of the MMT household. Advanced Tambourine Techniques with Jim Greiner Jim responds to the global [...]

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HAPI UFO: One Drum, Ten Scales

April 16, 2010

John Pascuzzi (aka the World’s most mellow drummer) let us know about the new Hapi UFO (Unique Frcequency Orb) drums. While the orignal Hapi has 8 notes from a single pentatonic (5-note) scale, the UFO has 11 notes and allows you to play nine pentatonic scales and one hexatonic (six-note) scale: A integral.  The pentatonic [...]

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How Long Does it Take to Set Up Your Drum Kit?

April 7, 2010

Foundation Cases unfold as a drum kit platform to save space and setup time.

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Handpan Roundup & Reviews: HAPI, HALO, Hank, and Hang

March 19, 2010

How to buy a hang, hapi drum, halo or zen tambour, with reviews and pricing.

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Update: 2BOX DrumIt Five

March 1, 2010

Heard back from Bengt at 2BOX and updated the original post with the following information: 1. Have you found a US distributor? We have some leads we are working on but we are not in a rush as we need to ramp up production before entering the US market. At this time we are pretty [...]

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Best of NAMM, Part II: 2BOX DrumIt Five

February 26, 2010

NAMM is the National Association of Music Merchants and producer of the music industry’s largest and world’s loudest trade show. This is the second article in a series that looks at the best people and products discovered at the 2010 NAMM show. See Best of NAMM, Part 1: PRS Guitars. Best New Product: 2BOX DrumIt [...]

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NAMM Gem #2: HAPI Drums

February 20, 2010

Some of the best stuff was tucked against the back walls or in the basement of the 2010 NAMM show. HAPI drums are tuned, steel tongue hand drums that are easy to learn and fun to play.  Inspired by the hang drum, they are a lot less expensive, and you don’t need to buy a [...]

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Practice > How to Bang a Drum

February 19, 2010

First: Learn How to Hold the Sticks This is a great series on the Moeller Method that starts from the very beginning: holding the sticks.  A lot of beginners hold them like clubs or bats and swing them with their arms and hands.  The inevitable result is that everything is played too loud.  In order [...]

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