Setelah rasa capek yang berlebihan, senang, sedih, haru dan bangga atas anak didiknya yang telah berlaga di sebuah pertandingan maupun penampilan marching band, kini giliran pelatih, pengurus dan pemberi materi yang mulai pusing memikirkan langkah apa yang akan dilakukan tahun depan. Dan setelah melihat banyak band yang bertanding saat itu, maka bertambah pusinglah pelatih, “Paket […]
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Marching Percussion Tuning Techniques By Kevin Namaky (Marketing Manager for Pearl Corporation) Pearl Corp. Nashville, TN What Is Your Desired Sound? Some General Concepts: • Cutting/articulate/staccato? – Tune higher. – Use larger amounts of muffling (this will decrease volume but shorten the length of note, resulting in a more staccato sound). • Very resonant? To […]
Membaca ulasan mengenai “Judges: Why Don’t We Ever Agree With Them” oleh Rob Stein, membuat saya tergelitik untuk ikutan mengulas mengenai tema ini. Tanpa bermaksud mengikuti trend saat sebuah kejuaraan berakhir, dan muncul komentar negatif ke juri, namun lebih kepada bagaimana menyikapi sebuah komentar juri dan bagaimana sebaiknya seorang juri bereaksi saat menilai. Sebagai ilustrasi […]
This article is geared towards directors and staff members, as we shed some light on why we often find ourselves disagreeing with our judging panels. Throughout this article, we explore various common disagreements between staff and judges, and the root from which these problems are manifested. The purpose of the article is to aid directors […]
It is October. The end of the season is near. The entire field show is on the field. You have had three or four competitions and some football game performances under your belt. You have a general idea how you stack up musically and visually against your competitors. But nothing is set in stone and […]
Although many people consider the timpani to be a “drum,” it is actually a MELODIC instrument because you can play pitches (whereas the snare drum, bass drum or cymbals have no definite pitch). Use the following steps to learn the proper technique to tune the timpani: Step One: Knowing the Drums The first and most […]
The Following Lesson is Excerpted from An Introduction to the Timpani The word “timpani” is taken from the latin word “timpanum,” meaning “vibrating membrane.” The timpani’s heads, which used to be made primarily of calf skin, when struck, are made to vibrate. The timpani are often called kettle drums because the bowls, which are made […]
Pemanasan telah selesai, dan semua bagaian dari pelatihan pit sudah dilengkapi. Saatnya berlatih dengan semua seksi musik. Kamu sebagai pelatih pit harus mengambil kesempatan ini untuk dimanfaatkan sebaik-baiknya! Ada beberapa posisi strategis yang memudahkan anda dalam mengevaluasi musiknya secara efektif: di depan pit, dibelakang pit (tapi menghadap ke depan) dan dari ‘press box’ (berhubung di […]
The warm-up is over, and the ceremonial moving of pit equipment has been completed. It is time to rehearse with the entire ensemble. You, the instructor, must take advantage of your space! There are a few vantage points that will allow you to evaluate the music very effectively: in front of the pit, directly behind […]
