Each month a randomly selected winner will receive 12 FREE drum lessons at their chosen local drum shop or music store – paid for by the PMC….
Category: Drums
PMC Launches 25th Anniversary Commemorative Products Giveaway
Consumers can enter the International Drum Month contest through the www.PlayDrums.com website. Monthly winners will be randomly chosen beginning in May and continuing through…
Calling All Drummers: Win a Lesson With a Master Pro
Drummers worldwide can enter this promotion as the PMC embarks an another year dedicated to their steady beat focused on creating and enabling more drummers. This year, eight Grand Prize winners will be chosen to receive a private online lesson with an internationally recognized celebrity drummer…
Drum Channel Offering 1,000 “DC Free” Memberships
Now more than ever it’s time for drummers to keep playing. So, to help the global drumming community stay active and engaged during the COVID-19 outbreak, Drum Channel is giving away 1,000 “DC Free” memberships. These memberships include 30-days of unlimited access to all the content in the Drum Channel vault: Lessons, Courses, Secrets from […]
Latin Percussion Offers Free Podcast
Latin Percussion’s (LP) We Are Rhythm Podcast, is a new way to listen to and learn more about the world of percussion with some of the most distinguished and respected musicians in the business interviewed across 30 episodes. The We Are Rhythm Podcast is free at www.lpmusic.com/listen. Created to inform and inspire, the podcast library is available […]
Drumming With Seniors Part II – A Simple Concentration Exercise
In this latest article we will cover an example from my book, Simple Drumming For Seniors, of an easy exercise you can do to increase your concentration.
Earth Celebration: 3 Days of Drumming
Earth Celebration is a huge drum festival hosted by the globetrotting drum group Kodo. This year’s festival will be held August 16-18 on Sado Island.
Rich Redmond Interview
Rich Redmond of the Jason Aldean band dropped by Subcat Studios (Syracuse, NY) to share his insights for music success with Chuck Schiele and Csssidy Vienese of Making Music Magazine community. Immediately following this interview, Rich shuffled off to soundcheck.
Roland Meinl: The Man Behind Meinl Percussion
Roland Meinl founded Meinl Percussion in 1951. Based in Gutenstetten, Germany, the company is a leading manufacturer of cymbals and other percussion instruments. In addition to its sterling reputation for making cymbals out of different alloys, Meinl is noted for its fiberglass congas and plywood gongs—modern innovations in materials and manufacture.
A Guide to Tuning Drums
For a novice drummer, tuning drums can seem like a mystery. But there’s good news. For a start, unlike guitars or pianos, drums can be tuned to any pitch you wish. And, if tuned properly, any kit can be made to sound like Ginger Baker’s. All you need is patience, practice, and the following pointers