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		<title>Anthony Prochilo Drum Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2004, when he was 16, Anthony filmed a "drum off" with a friend of his named Steve Deering. Steve is another UMass Drumline alumnus, who served as section leader for the UMass Drumline quad line. Just in case you needed a little more proof that Anthony is an unbelievable drummer, here's a video of he and Steve playing (blindfolded!) when they were in high school.]]></description>
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		<title>Spartans Need Mallet Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spartans drum corps in Nashua needs mallet players for their pit. Anyone interested in performing at a higher level should strongly consider checking The Spartans out. They are 5-time DCI world champions and will provide the very best competitive performance &#38; experience a New England high school student can find.
Check out The Spartans&#8217; website.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring A Metronome</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NA Percussion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reminders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TJ Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter Percussion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a friendly reminder: if you own a metronome (or several metronomes), please bring them to class tonight. We will decide for you if your metronome is acceptable of if you&#8217;ll need a new one.
Where to get a real metronome
As mentioned in class, Guitar Center is selling Doctor Beat metronomes at reasonable prices. They have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update from Alex</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NA Percussion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Sciolla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Check Patterns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey y&#8217;all,
Just a quick update here. Last week we got through all 14 duple check variations (good work!!!). Let&#8217;s keep this positive momentum going and continue working on these at home. A few key focuses when practicing at home so that these get better at rehearsal.

Memorize which pattern is which and be able to recall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assignment: Read Workbook Pages 1-8</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thom Hannum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a short weekend assignment, please read pages 1-8 of the Student Workbook. These pages cover the attitude &#38; approach expected of this group. There are lists, descriptions, and pictures of Grip Guidelines, Stroke Guidelines, the &#8220;Three Keys,&#8221; and other great info.
As we discussed in class, Thom Hannum&#8217;s book is the basis for our entire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Borrowed Drum Stands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NA Percussion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Goldberg]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winter Percussion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a note from Mr. Goldberg regarding borrowed drum stands.
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-
We have received eleven drum stands on loan from other high schools to help us get off to a great start with our indoor winter percussion program.
These stands are to be taken care of in a respectful, professional manner, as they must be returned in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anthony Prochilo&#8217;s Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with being an excellent keyboard percussionist and a great teacher, our own Anthony Prochilo is a phenomenally talented drumset player. He maintains a website promoting his drumset performances &#38; current projects.
Videos &#38; Audio Recordings
On his website, Anthony posts videos of his performances with Carolina Crown 2009, the UMass Marimba Band, the UMass Hoop Band, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full Down Tap Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NA Percussion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FDTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMass Drumline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a copy of the UMass Drumline&#8217;s Full-Down-Tap-Up exercise (pdf). It&#8217;s used to build a uniform technique by identifying &#38; combining the 4 stroke-types: Full, Down, Tap, and Up-stroke.
Audio Recording of FDTU

Full Stroke
A full stroke starts in the &#8220;up position,&#8221; with the bead of your stick or mallet 15 inches above the surface of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Percussion Technique Workbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NA Percussion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thom Hannum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, we will be using a workbook for technique and exercises. The book is Championship Concepts for Marching Percussion by Thom Hannum. The book explains in detail the basics of marching percussion technique and will help us build a solid foundation for building a successful program.
If you do not have your own copy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Spartans 2007 &#8211; &#8220;Tarot&#8221;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.napercussion.com/spartans-2007-tarot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NA Percussion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2007]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video of DCI Open Class 2007 World Champions, The Spartans Drum &#38; Bugle Corps performing their 2007 program, &#8220;Tarot.&#8221;
The Spartans are a drum &#38; bugle corps from Nashua, NH competing in Drum Corps International&#8217;s Open Class. They are 5-time world champions and they offer the very best in marching music for local high school and college [...]]]></description>
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