Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dynasty Percussion was in full force at the 2010 WGI World Championships. We had a great time watching all of the amazing performances and catching up with all of the groups that play Dynasty Percussion. We were excited to see all of the Dynasty shirts that were floating around the arena throughout the weekend. A big thank you goes out to Rhythm X, Redline Percussion, and Aimachi for all of their help and input on the NEW Dynasty T-Max carrier featuring the new SEM (Single Entry Mount) system. RhythmX took every ones breath away by standing and even running on top of the drums. We would like to say " Thank You" to all of the groups that play Dynasty and best of luck this summer. Click here to check out the entire WGI 2010 Flyer www.dynastyband.com//graphics/news855.pdf (SEM)
Dynasty has been working on a new marching percussion carrier for the last ten months and the result is the T-Max SEM mount carrier. The new Dynasty carrier combines style,simplicity, and durability. Made in our factory, this carrier eliminates the need for J bars on the snare and multi-toms set up. The NEW T-Max carrier is simply the most ergonomic and durable carrier on the market and features a quick release system that makes taking the drum on and off effortless. The P23-MTSB T-Max carrier will work for your Dynasty marching snare drum or your Dynasty multi-tom set of drums. No more J bars is a result of this new SEM (Single Entry Mount) system. By eliminating the J bars we have created a system that is more versatile and more durable than any other carrier on the market. Dynasty will be offering a snare drum and multi-tom retro kit that will enable you to purchase the new carrier and continue to use your existing Dynasty drums. Contact your local Dynasty dealer today to place your order. www.dynastyband.com//graphics/news854.pdf Dynasty Product Manager Dynasty / DEG Music Products is excited to announce the addition of Mr. Dave Clark as the new Percussion Product Manager. Dave has recently moved from Columbus, Ohio to join our team in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Dave grew up in Columbus, Ohio and spent many years teaching, designing, and performing with some of the best groups in the world. Dave marched for the Cadets Drum & Bugle corps in 2001 and marched the very first year of RhythmX in 2002 when they captured the gold medal. He taught and wrote the battery music for Hilliard Darby, 2008 WGI Scholastic World finalist indoor drumline. Combined with his designing and teaching, Dave has spent the last ten years working within the retail music industry. While working for Columbus Pro Percussion in Columbus, Ohio he spent most of his time customizing and building specialty drums for individuals and groups around the country. Dave's experience in this area will help Dynasty move towards the design of new instruments and aid us in developing exciting new finishes for Dynasty Percussion instruments. Dave's most recent opportunity was working on the staff with the Glassmen Drum &
Bugle Corps in 2008 and finishing as battery coordinator in the summer of 2009. "We are excited to have Dave here with us at Dynasty. His experience and knowledge will help us continue the strong growth of our company" said Mark Reynolds, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dynasty/DEG Music Products. Please feel free to contact Dave at Dynasty/DEG Music Products if you have any questions. davec@dynastybi.net Dynasty recently sat down with Rob Ferguson, director of Matrix and the Percussion Caption Head for the Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps to talk about education, Dynasty percussion, and where he is going to be in the future. 1. Please tell us a little about your background. Education, drum corps, musical experience, etc. My background for this activity is a bit unusual actually. I grew up in a small town in Northeast Ohio where the band was a show style band, yet had a corps style drumline. I have a bachelors and masters degrees from Kent State University both in Music Performance. While at Kent I was incredibly fortunate to study with both Michael Burritt and Ted Rounds. I did not march drum corps, which is something I would definitely change if I could go back and do it again. I spent a great deal of time through my college years as a solo marimba player, and a chamber percussionist, which I think have massively shaped how I look at things musically as well as how I arrange and compose. Currently I live in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio with my wife Kate. 2. What projects are you currently working on? I currently have a number of projects going. I am in the process of starting my own design, consulting, and arranging company...something I have wanted to do for quite some time. In addition to my work with Glassmen and Matrix I also work as an instructor, arranger, and consultant for a number of high school band programs, all of which are in the fall start up process as we speak. In the past few years I have written a few concert pieces for college students of mine and want to do more of this. I am currently working on a duo multiple for the section leader of the Glassmen battery that is a concert multiple that incorporates moments of unison rudimental style influence. Lastly, and most recently, I am working on a concert/ clinic program for an ensemble made up of former Glassmen and Matrix front ensemble members. It is something they have encouraged me to do over the past year. It will be an ensemble set up in a traditional front ensemble orchestration, but perform in a more concert style. The material will be mostly my original music, much of which will be adapted from music in the Matrix shows from the past few years. Our hope
is to do a concert/ clinic tour this coming winter focusing on bringing a different style of music into the high school percussion ensemble and encouraging high school marching percussionists to become more involved in concert percussion ensembles. 3. Could you tell us a couple of things that every band director should know to get their percussionist s to play better? First I would encourage all band directors to is engage the percussion section as often as they engage the winds. Many of the concepts that are being focused on with the winds apply in parallel to the percussion section. As you are asking the winds to use a full breath and support the tone, you can ask the percussion to make sure they are using a consistent stroke and velocity behind each stroke. As you ask the trumpets to blend and balance, you can ask the snares the exact same thing. Often a band director who is not a percussionist may be hesitant to make comments to the percussion section especially if they have percussion instructors. Unless that percussion instructor is there ever rehearsal and will be involved daily in the concert program, it is a MUST that they engage the percussionist so they feel accountable as a part of the full music ensemble. Secondly, I would encourage band directors to find means to integrate chamber percussion playing into the concert program weekly. For example, every Wednesday the percussionist in wind ensemble work on a mallet quartet and a multiple trio instead of being in the wind ensemble section. I think from a concert percussion ( and total percussion) standpoint, chamber playing and chamber ensemble skills are so crucial to the development of strong percussionists. 4. What are some technique books or programs you would suggest for band directors or percussion educators to check out? This is a place where I am not overly creative. I love many of the standards. George L. Stone, Stick Control in my mind is an absolute must, and can be used at a very young age as a supplement to even a 5th grade band method. I also love all of the Mitchell Peters snare drum methods. I think they make a very smooth and logical progression through all of the needed concepts while applying them to musical phrases. As students get more advanced I tend to use Cirone, Portraits in Rhythm, and any of the Delecluse, or Macarez snare books for more advanced etudes. I think it is very important though, that students progress methodically through these and do not just jump into the Cirone or Delecluse books without working through a basic text first. For keyboard I have a couple of go to books. The first is a vocal articulation book by Pasquale Bona that I use to develop two mallet skills. Because it is not a keyboard book, it does not work from a kinetic standpoint. It works from a musical standpoint. It is a great book to get players to make some basic musical decisions. To decide when and how to
roll notes in a musical line, how to move through various interval jumps smoothly, and most importantly how to create a musical line within a piece of music. Ultimately I love it because it engages the player musically as well as technically. This is a book that Michael Burritt used at length and I have continued to use ever since. Lastly for four mallet material I have always wanted to students to own and become familiar with Method of Movement, by Leigh Howard Stevens. However, with most of my students now, I recommend Simply Four, by Gifford Howarth. I think both books cover the same concepts in relatively the same order. Giff s book just tends to be a bit easier to digest for most students and the pictures regarding correct and incorrect grip/ technique are very good. Lastly I think is is imperative that students work through some developmental books suck as these before they begin to tack solo literature. I think this is a huge issue within four mallet development with many young players. Follow this link to read more about Rob Ferguson. www.dynastyband.com/news/news.php Dynasty recently invited Keith Hallas ( Glassmen Brass caption Head and Dynasty Artist) to travel to China for the Shanghai world exposition. Keith was a featured clinician and speaker at the Chinese Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (CASBE) Festival, held in conjunction with the World Expo. The CASBE Festival was a four day event which featured concert and marching bands from all over Asia, and was highlighted by a symposium of Chinese Music Educators and professionals from the United States and Japan. Serving on the symposium panel, Keith spoke about his experiences in the marching arts, and practical applications to music education.
(M541S) The Dynasty M541 professional marching mellophone can be orderd in lacquer or silver finish. This marching horn has been a standard on the field for many years. Featuring an amazing sonority of sound and a.464 bore size, this instrument will be the shinning spot of your brass choir. The M541 mellophone, along with our other marching brass instruments, has performed in some of the finest top twelve DCI corps winning multiple world brass titles over the last ten years. Call your local music retailer and ask for Dynasty professional marching brass instruments. Your professional Dynasty marching horn will last longer, sound the best, and it is backed by the service Dynasty is famous for. Mark Ford was a featured guest artist at the South Carolina PAS Day of Percussion on April 17th at the University of South Carolina. The event was hosted by Dynasty artist, Dr. Scott Herring. Ford presented a marimba clinic and conducted the South Carolina All-Collegiate Percussion Ensemble consisting of students from numerous percussion programs from universities across the state. Mark Ford at the University of North Texas will be hosting a Marimba Workshop from June 21st through June 27th. The event will be held on Campus and will feature a complete line up of Dynasty Concert artists from around the country. The faculty will include Mark Ford, The University of North Texas, She-e Wu, Northwestern University & The Manhattan School of Music, Scott Herring, The University of South Carolina, and Brian Zator, Texas A&M Commerce. The workshop will feature an
entire week of instruction from this amazing faculty of Dynasty artist's. The marimba workshop is designed for High School ( juniors & seniors) and college students as well as professionals and educators. The students will participate in private lessons, ensemble technique and literature sessions, and student solo and ensemble recitals. Registration will end on May 21st, 2010 so download the link and sign up for this once in a lifetime opportunity. music.unt.edu/percussion/mwappl.pdf Subheading Click here to add your email copy and images. Dynasty USA wanted you to know all the new things that are happening in the Dynasty USA family! Unsubscribe <<Email Address>> from this list Forward to a friend Update your profile Our mailing address is: Dynasty USA/ DEG Music Products, Inc. PO Box 968 Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2010 Dynasty USA/ DEG Music Products, Inc. All rights reserved.