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RE: Athletic Percussion

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Subject: RE: Athletic Percussion
From: "Tim Sawyer" <Tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:47:18 -0000
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Colin said:
>I seem to remember a workshop some time back with Simone Robello where she
>stated that as soon as the percussion section got their music the planned
>the lay out of the kit and who played what when.
>It took time to work out  but as a rule it worked reasonably well so that
>marathon training wasn't needed before a contest or concert.

That's what we always do.  This plan would follow on after a detailed look
at the music, and a rearrangement of the percussion parts if that were
required.  Some contests actually request that this plan be sent to them
before the day, but I have no idea why.

The problems come when you end up playing on a small stage, or one that is a
different shape to the bandroom, and you have to improvise something in the
four minutes you are given.  I had this problem at Wembley once - we wanted
the percussion behind the trombones so that the tubular bells would project
better, and it turned out the stage extension wasn't wide enough to put
things where we wanted them. We ended up putting some instruments back on
the main stage, meaning I had to run about ten feet back from the front of
the stage to the back, in about three bars, on a bit of stage about 6 inches
wide, in order to get to the gong and bass drum.  Good job I had the free
bars, really, as I had no chance to check the music when setting up...

Tim Sawyer
Percussion
Rothwell Temperance Band
http://www.rtb.org.uk


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References:
- Athletic Percussion
  - From: ColinThomasBrassBandConductor

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