The $9 million Man

Keep it up Roy (Williams)! Go Cowboys!

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Region Music: Valuable Practice Tools

Check out the link:

http://www.vicfirth.com/education/clinics/tmea_all_state10.php

Drum Line Shirts

Remember to bring your money ($7.00) for drum line shirts - they should be ready next Thursday.
You can put your money in an envelope and place it in the "band mailbox."
Please remember to include the following information on your envelope:

Name
Drum Line T- Shirt

Thanks!

Battery Intro - Have Fun!

Super Bowl Bound?

Alas, the Cowboys lost again...I still to throw away my 20+ year old Cowboys Helmet lamp.
They have some of the best running backs in the league, but their red zone execution leaves a bit to be desired. There's still hope...

Interested in Playing Tenors? Check this out! and it's FREE!

Bill Bachman Clinic

When: Friday, September 17, 2010
           7:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Belton High School Band Hall

Topics covered include: grip, stroke techniques, quality of sound, muscle memory, timing, learning & breaking down rudiments, speed, tuning, quad playing areas/set positions, the X & Y axis of quad drumming, cross-overs, scrapes, and the get good quick plan.

BIO
Bill Bachman studied percussion performance at the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Bill has played with and instructed many award winning marching percussion groups including the UNT drum line, Cadets, Bluecoats, Blue Knights, and Carolina Crown in his 12 years touring with Drum and Bugle Corps.

As an inventor, Bill designed Vic Firth's Heavy Hitter Pad series - a wildly successful product that set the standard for the practice pad industry. Here are a few of the innovations that Bill brought to the table: thinner thickness of gum rubber to better approximate Mylar and Kevlar heads, Quadpads set up to scale with the real drums featuring normal and scrape playing areas,Mylar laminates for maximum articulation and realistic feel, a bass pad for bass drummers and Exactopad for precision training, and of course the slick purple paint!

For more information about Bill Bachman click on his website: http://billbachman.net

Recommended Equipment List

Mallet Bag

Yarn Mallets  

2 pair (medium – IP 275 or comparable - medium to medium hard)

Snare Drum Sticks (concert)

IP James Campbell, Cooperman Model #1, #5, #6, or #10) – try before you buy!

Timpani Mallets

1 pair general (Innovative Percussion GT3, CT4 or comparable)

Region Music Assignment 1

Due: 9/17/2010

Snare Drum Etude:
75% Tempo (quarter note = 60)   Grading Starts at an "A" or 99
50% Tempo (quarter note = 40)   Grading Starts at a "B" or 89
play mm. 1-4 
                        
Two Mallet Etude:
 75% Tempo (quarter note = 94)   Grading Starts at an "A" or 99
50% Tempo (quarter note = 64)    Grading Starts at a "B" or 89
- measure 22/beat 1 - measure 23/beat 1
- measure 29/beat 1 - measure 30/beat 1

Timpani Etude:
75% Tempo  (dotted quarter note = 40)   Grading Starts at an "A" or 99
50% Tempo  (dotted quarter note = 28)    Grading Starts at a "B" or 89
play mm. 1-2

Four Mallet Etude:
75% Tempo  (quarter note = 136)   Grading Starts at an "A" or 99
50% Tempo  (quarter note = 92)    Grading Starts at a "B" or 89
play measure 1/beat 1 through measure 7/beat 1