In this short video, professional French percussionist Lise Duarte Nunez explains how to properly hold a concert tambourine. CLICK IMAGE TO WATCH VIDEO
Prince Igor's Tambourine Mystery (part 2)
by David Valdés In the previous article we got to know the tambourine part of the “Polovtsian Dances” was written by Glazunov and not by Borodin. We now can pull the thread to try to figure ...
Tips for Moving to a New Country: What Gear to Bring
When I was preparing to move to China to start my new job with the Wuhan Philharmonic, I had a rather large list of concerns. There were the normal hassles of moving to any city, such as securing a...
Amassing and Choosing the Most Appropriate Sounds
People often ask me, “Why do you have so many tambourines?” Usually this question comes from a non-percussionist. It’s a good question—one that many of us have answered a thousand times. When discu...
Guidelines for the New Theater Percussionist
Many percussionists delving into the musical theater world, for the first time, find this new venture a bit daunting. Often the classical training acquired doesn’t fully prepare one for playin...
College professors will gather as much information about prospective students as possible to determine if the student will be a good fit for their program. For students, the college audition proces...