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Author: Lane Armey

Lane Armey

Lane Armey is the battery percussion coordinator for Homestead High School in Cupertino, Calif. In the past, he has worked with various groups including Northwestern University and the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps.

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    Commit Yourself and Go for It

    For drumming, as with most things in life, you really have to “go for it” to achieve success. This mantra ...
    Lane Armey
    April 16, 2013
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    Memorizing Music

    Memorizing music is key for most all marching musicians, but it is particularly important in marching percussion. And as drum ...
    Lane Armey
    January 30, 2013
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    The Little Stuff

    Paying attention to details can vastly improve your drumline. Find out how to work on attacks and releases, buzz rolls ...
    Lane Armey
    January 24, 2013
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    Taking It Slowly

    Percussion tips from Lane Armey. Drumming slowly is absolutely essential to drumming well at faster tempos. From Halftime Magazine, a ...
    Lane Armey
    November 21, 2012
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    Improving Musicality for Percussion

    Musician/Drummer. Do you consider yourself both? Often thought of as opposites, it is more important than ever that you and ...
    Lane Armey
    August 20, 2012
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    Performance Prowess

    In the indoor percussion season, non-drumming performance qualities are often just as important as your drumming qualities. In other words, ...
    Lane Armey
    June 5, 2012
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    Working Hard

    One of the most useful things I’ve been told from my teachers is that if you are going to do ...
    Lane Armey
    April 9, 2012
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    College Drum Line

    In the world of percussion, a lot of attention has been given to high school and drum corps drum lines ...
    Lane Armey
    January 28, 2012
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    Winter Time

    Congratulations on completing another fall marching band season! The doldrums of winter are upon us, but the season never ends ...
    Lane Armey
    December 15, 2011
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    A Clean Sweep

    In this issue’s column, we’re talking Quads and how to play the one thing every tenor drummer wants to do—the ...
    Lane Armey
    September 23, 2011
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    Start Fresh

    Can you believe it’s time for another fall marching band season? Here are some things to keep in mind starting ...
    Lane Armey
    July 27, 2011
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    Summer Drummin’

    Summertime: The end of the school year—and looking forward to the start of the next year. As a marching percussionist, ...
    Lane Armey
    May 26, 2011
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    Eight-on-a-Hand

    Eight-on-a-hand comes in various shapes and sizes but is universally the first exercise a drum line plays when warming up. ...
    Lane Armey
    March 23, 2011
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    Time to Get Hyped!

    Drum lines are famous (or infamous) for ways in which they encourage bonding, notably through hypes. What's a hype? From ...
    Lane Armey
    January 30, 2011
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    “Flam”- Boyant

    Flam rudiments are the most complex rudiments facing a marching percussionist. They are challenging to play and even harder to ...
    Lane Armey
    November 21, 2010
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    Achieving Sound Quality

    What does great sound quality mean? Play clean! As a marching percussionist, you hear that all the time, but that’s ...
    Lane Armey
    October 2, 2010
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    Practice for Performance

    What do some of the best groups do that maybe yours doesn’t? They recreate the show experience in as much ...
    Lane Armey
    July 30, 2010
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    For the Aspiring Perfectionist Percussionist

    Percussion practice technique written by Lane Armey, former percussion caption head of the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps. From Halftime ...
    Lane Armey
    January 29, 2008
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