Ji Hye Jung on Minoro Miki’s “Time for Marimba” As performers, we are constantly evolving in our musical perspective. Musical compositions that we may have played as students take on a fresh new interpretation when performed many years later. Keith Aleo caught up with Ji Hye Jung, Associate Professor of Percussion at Vanderbilt University’s Blair …
vf Jams LIVE Reunion: Stanley Randolph & Mark Guiliana On 6/20/20, we got the band back together for the first of 3 Vic Firth vf Jam LIVE Reunions! Hosted by Robert Sput Searight, we’ sat down with Stanley Randolph and Mark Guiliana to revisit their iconic vf Jams moments, check out behind the scenes footage …
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Insights in Education:Tom Aungst on the Evolution of Technique, Teaching and Arranging As a marching percussion educator, designer and arranger, Tom Aungst has been at the top of the game ever since he began teaching in 1985 as a snare tech with The Cadets. Over the years, Tom has contributed to the Cadets’ nine DCI …
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A Conversation with Jake Nissly, Principal Percussionist of the San Francisco Symphony Watch our in depth interview with Jake Nissly, Principal Percussionist of the San Francisco Symphony. Hear what Jake’s goals were when designing his signature stick and, most importantly, how it sounds when Jake plays part of Delecluse 9! We will also discuss Jake’s …
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Joe Testa Interviews Legendary Drum Set Artist STEVE GADD Zildjian’s Vice President of Artist Relations sits down with legendary Signature Series Artist Steve Gadd to talk about his newly released drum book, “Gaddiments”. Being the first drum book he has personally written, Joe dives into his inspirations behind the book and discuss playing excerpts. Steve …
one on one with Ji Su Jung On 7/10/20, we went LIVE with the Ji Su Jung, international soloist and performer, and faculty member at the Peabody Institute, and a member of the Percussion Collective. Ji Su shares many valuable lessons she’s learned throughout her highly accomplished career. In these lessons, you’ll hear her play …
IMPROVE YOUR Brush Technique and GAIN Insights from Legendary Artists On Thursday, 5/7/20, we brought together some of the industry’s top players and we went live in our FIRST EVER Brush Masterclass, featuring Vic Firth Artist Family Members, Peter Erskine, Jojo Mayer, Russ Miller, Stanton Moore, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl and host Florian Alexandru-Zorn. They …
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Inside the Technique:A Conversation with Theodor Milkov Well-known for his “pianistic” approach, revolutionary ideas and technical abilities, Theodor Milkov is currently one of the world’s most innovative artists, bringing the marimba to a new level of performance. The fluidity of movement and precision of independent lines delivered with utmost musicality is a witness to the …
Vic Firth Live Stream Feature: Ray Luzier Master Session On Thursday, 5/7/20, we joined Vic Firth Signature Artist and nu metal icon Ray Luzier LIVE. In this master session, Ray sat down with VP of Artist Relations Joe Testa to demonstrate and break down some of his most popular grooves, talk about his experience playing …
Questioning Everything: Conversations with Marc Dicciani Percussionists have a long tradition of learning to play the drums that’s been handed down from (almost) the beginning of time. But, is all that information really true? Mark Wessels and Joe Testa sit down with Marc Dicciani to discuss the SCIENCE behind many of the ‘accepted facts’ that …
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