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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 ... -
Memorizing Music
Memorizing music is key for most all marching musicians, but it is particularly important in marching percussion. And as drum ... -
The Little Stuff
Paying attention to details can vastly improve your drumline. Find out how to work on attacks and releases, buzz rolls ... -
Taking It Slowly
Percussion tips from Lane Armey. Drumming slowly is absolutely essential to drumming well at faster tempos. From Halftime Magazine, a ... -
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 ... -
Performance Prowess
In the indoor percussion season, non-drumming performance qualities are often just as important as your drumming qualities. In other words, ... -
Working Hard
One of the most useful things I’ve been told from my teachers is that if you are going to do ... -
College Drum Line
In the world of percussion, a lot of attention has been given to high school and drum corps drum lines ... -
Winter Time
Congratulations on completing another fall marching band season! The doldrums of winter are upon us, but the season never ends ... -
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 ... -
Start Fresh
Can you believe it’s time for another fall marching band season? Here are some things to keep in mind starting ... -
Summer Drummin’
Summertime: The end of the school year—and looking forward to the start of the next year. As a marching percussionist, ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
“Flam”- Boyant
Flam rudiments are the most complex rudiments facing a marching percussionist. They are challenging to play and even harder to ... -
Achieving Sound Quality
What does great sound quality mean? Play clean! As a marching percussionist, you hear that all the time, but that’s ... -
Practice for Performance
What do some of the best groups do that maybe yours doesn’t? They recreate the show experience in as much ... -
For the Aspiring Perfectionist Percussionist
Percussion practice technique written by Lane Armey, former percussion caption head of the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps. From Halftime ...
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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