Volunteers needed for games

We need parent help every performance unloading/loading and moving onto the field. (About 10-12 parents) Please help.

Drumline contest Nov. 5
-Drumline contest is November 5th in Lewisville. Please plan on an entire day for the contest. We need a fanbase, bring extra friends/ family.

Welcome, Stephen Thacker
As a bonus this fall – we have a percussion student teacher. His name is Stephen Thacker. He will be with us for another month.

For private instruction

Our private teacher is Cara Wildman. She is a graduate of TCU and teaches percussion lessons full time. She marched with Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps. Contact info 972-351-2126; caradiddle@gmail.com

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What every Percussionist should own – a list from Rich Bahner

(Download this list here as a pdf)

I have listed these by my preference from top to bottom, but all are very good products and if taken care of, should last your student through High School.  If you already have a pair of something, but it is not listed, please bring them to me for approval.  There are a lot of products that will inhibit your student from performing at their best or we will not let them use on the school instruments because the implements will cause damage.

One pair of concert drum sticks – choose 1 pair from:
            Cooperman - Graham Johns #1
            Cooperman - Nick Petrella #5 or #10
            Pro-Mark - SD1

One to two pair medium marimba mallets
   (Start with 1st pair listed from a company and then add the next pair)
            i.e. Start with the 200 and add the 240s to compliment
            Pro-Mark - Jim Wunderlich – JW3; JW2
Innovative Percussion– IP200; Innovative Percussion – IP240
Encore – NZ4B; Encore – NZ3B

One pair xylo/bell mallets
         Pro-Mark –PSX20R
            Vic Firth – M134

One to two pair timpani mallets
   (Start with 1st pair listed from a company and then add the next pair)
            Innovative Percussion – CT 4 – med. hard; CT2 – med. soft
Pro-Mark – Jonathan Haas Timpani JH3 – hard; JH5 - general

A practice pad
A metronome (doesn’t have to be fancy)
A stick bag to keep your implements, a pencil, etc.
Your three ring notebook with20 plastics and a pencil.

Other important items:
A black hand towel for use on trap tables
Tuning fork or pitch pipe (for timpani tuning)
Drum-set sticks
Marching snare sticks or tenor mallets

Please put your name on everything!!!
Great websites for ordering equipment (huge selection and low prices):
www.lonestarpercussion.com
www.steveweissmusic.com
www.colubuspercussion.com

Drumline director

Rich Bahner
rich.bahnerii@fwisd.org
817-814-5070

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Save the dates for Percussion Festival

Please put March 8th and 9th as well as March 1st and 2nd on your calendar. The first date is our Percussion Festival and Concert. The second date will be the alternative if we have to move it. The concert will be March 8th (or 1st) at PHS at 7 pm. Everyone will perform on this concert. The festival (Friday, March 9th) will be an all day event at the high school. This is a school event and the students will be excused. We will need parent volunteers for the day – please consider helping. This is the day before spring break and we will be done by 6 pm.

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Great websites for ordering equipment/sticks (huge selection and low prices):

www.lonestarpercussion.com

www.steveweissmusic.com

www.columbuspercussion.com

 

Photos by Tammy Smith (please consider contributing to the scholarship fund in her memory)