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Percussive Arts Society to Receive $20,000 Award from the National Endowment for the ArtsPercussive Arts Society to Receive $20,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will support activities related to the 50th Percussive Arts…
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Product Showcase – January 2025Drum Workshop, Inc. DW Soundworks™ adds the DW Collector’s Series® Pure Cherry Shell expansion pack to its growing range of drum samples.Cherry is a very musical wood that produces brighter attack, melodic clarity, and slightly darker tonality when compared to maple. These sounds appeal to drummers who prefer a punchy, rounder timbre for dynamic styles…
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2025 Yamaha Young Performing Artist CompetitionFor more than 35 years, the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Program has helped launch the careers of many highly successful musicians and music educators. If you know or have students (ages 18-22) studying in the U.S. who rise above the rest when it comes to musical performance, they should know about this unique competition and…
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Product Showcase – November 2024Drum Workshop, Inc. DW Soundworks™ Gets Heavy With The New Metal Legacy Expansion PackDrum Workshop, Inc. (DW) adds Metal Legacy Expansion Pack to their premium virtual studio instrument and drum sample library, DW Soundworks™. It has been made available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from August 27, 2024, on Roland Cloud, Roland’s evolving cloud-based suite of…
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New 2025 PAS Board of Advisors and Board of DirectorsNEW BOARD OF ADVISORS Ricky BurkheadProfessor, entrepreneur, multifaceted percussionist and composer, Ricky Burkhead has been Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Mississippi for 30 years, where he holds a full professorship since 2018. He founded the first world music ensemble at the University of Mississippi, the University of Mississippi…
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Sock It to Me: A Muddy Adventure in Jazz EducationHere’s a tale about the unexpected consequences of hard work. About ten years ago, while directing a middle school jazz band, I had a brilliant idea: to bridge science and jazz. I collaborated with the director of the school’s planetarium to arrange a special concert for early spring. The jazz band would perform tunes related to outer space, space travel, and exploration. We included…
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Michael Udow and Edeta Arts Percussion Festival: A Match of Artistic ExcellenceMichael Udow’s legacy in the world of percussion truly exemplifies the spirit of a legend. From hosting PASIC 1984 at the University of Michigan to his recent contributions to the Edeta Arts Percussion Festival, Udow has consistently nurtured the percussive arts. PASIC 1984 was the last of the Society’s conventions to be hosted on a…
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PAS 2024 Award WinnersCongratulations to the 2024 PAS Award Winners. We will honor them at the PAS Awards Banquet during PASIC this year, along with the PAS Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Please celebrate these award winners, who have given so much back to the percussion community, with us. OUTSTANDING PAS SERVICE AWARD This award was established to…
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Industry News — August 2024MalletechMalletech is now a member of the Eastman Music Company family of brands!Qian Ni, an accomplished flutist from Beijing, founded Eastman Strings in 1992 after graduating from the Boston University School of Music. Eastman Music Company is now the largest manufacturer of string instruments worldwide, renowned for hand-crafting violins, violas, cellos, and basses in the…
