Entries about UMass Drumline

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.

Here is a copy of the UMass Drumline’s Full-Down-Tap-Up exercise (pdf). It’s used to build a uniform technique by identifying & combining the 4 stroke-types: Full, Down, Tap, and Up-stroke.
Audio Recording of FDTU

Full Stroke
A full stroke starts in the “up position,” with the bead of your stick or mallet 15 inches above the surface of [...]