The Summerglen Files

Happy Monday, Summerglen friends!
We’ve been insanely busy over here at the ‘glen. I’ve been working hard on setting up another after-school elementary band and some creativity workshops for businesspeople, and Andrew has been out playing solo percussion shows! (Pics of his latest show will be up within the next couple of days!)

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2010 has been the year of the solo percussionist here at Summerglen. While I’ve been holing up in my studio playing the David concerto and making trombone tips videos, Andrew has been composing and gigging up a storm! Here are some videos of Andrew performing two of his own compositions: one for snare [...]

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It’s time! This evening at 6pm, Andrew will present his solo percussion recital, clinic, and book release celebration at 2112 Percussion here in Raleigh. It’s going to be a great time, but first we have to get through the rest of the day…
Any gig requires a substantial amount of work and planning to [...]

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I’m happy and relieved to announce that my drumset method book, Building Grooves: A Beginner’s Guide To Drumset Control And Coordination, is finally done! Seven years of writing, testing, and teaching have all come together into 44 pages of groove!
The official release date for the book will be January 14, 2010. I’ll be having a [...]

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