Entries about UMass Drumline
Anthony Prochilo Drum Off
Posted in Videos on 06. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
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.
Full Down Tap Up
Posted in Education on 27. Jan, 2010 | 1 Comment
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 [...]
