In this short video, professional French percussionist Lise Duarte Nunez explains how to properly hold a concert tambourine. CLICK IMAGE TO WATCH VIDEO
Tech Tip - Tambourine Shake Groove
Mark Shelton is a skilled percussionist known for his versatility, expressive playing, and ability to blend seamlessly across musical styles. Whether performing in orchestral settings, jazz ensemb...
"Histoire du Soldat" - Stravinsky's original setup
David Valdés delves deep into Igor Stravinsky’s “Histoire du Soldat,” underscoring its importance in the percussion repertoire. Valdés details his access to the original sketches which illuminat...
Tchaikovsky's "Arabic Dance" - Articulate or Roll?
by David Valdés “The Nutcracker” is a work that, despite being part of the repertoire and being performed/played very often (specially during Christmas), it is played with some mistakes due to...
Percussion Accessory Clinic w/Neil Grover
Watch Neil Grover's 2023 PASIC presentation, "Percussion Accessories - Not as easy as you may think!". Neil Grover's PASIC 2023 Masterclass “Video used with permission. The Percussive Arts So...
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 ...