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Nicholson Pipes and DrumsA working file on pipes, drums and public performance

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Drums

Snare, bass and tenor technique, drum scores and ensemble timing.

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A pipe band drum corps mid-march on a wet stone street, snare sticks raised to shoulder height, tenor mallets caught at the top of a flourish, low morning light from the left, tight horizontal framing on the front rank.
Plate of the latest record DR-002 A pipe band drum corps mid-march on a wet stone street, snare sticks raised to shoulder height, tenor mallets caught at the top of a flourish, low morning light from the left, tight horizontal framing on the front rank.

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  • DR-00230 D

    A pipe band drum corps mid-march on a wet stone street, snare sticks raised to shoulder height, tenor mallets caught at the top of a flourish, low morning light from the left, tight horizontal framing on the front rank.

    What RSPBA Solo Drumming Competitions Judge

    Solo snare and solo tenor drumming are separate RSPBA competitions from the pipe band drum corps, running their own seasons up to a World Solo Drumming Competition. Here is how the two disciplines differ.

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  • DR-00130 D

    A pipe band drum corps mid-march on a wet stone street, snare sticks raised to shoulder height, tenor mallets caught at the top of a flourish, low morning light from the left, tight horizontal framing on the front rank.

    Reading a Drum Corps in Motion in a Photograph

    How a pipe band drum corps is read in a photograph: frozen cadence, snare and tenor scores seen from the stands, stick height, and the flourish explained.

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