While we were busy churning out new titles, we didn’t realize it added up to eighty new pieces in total. EIGHTY! That’s a lot of music, so we’ve sorted it into categories below for easy listening. Continue reading →

IN THIS ISSUE: Listen to all EIGHTY of our new releases for 2016-17. We’re headed to PASIC in Indiana this week. New collections, duets, and ensembles just announced. The Tapspace Mixtape (16.11) is here for your ear holes!

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IN THIS ISSUE: The animated Tapspace cover story, new solos, duets, and ensembles just announced, Tapspace Mixtape 16.10.

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If you visit us regularly, you may have noticed that our recent releases have been landing with a new cover design. This is the result of a long-running goal of making our products visually attractive, while also making it as easy as possible to find the right stuff among our large (and growing) catalog of works.

Rather than bore you with all the mundane nitty-gritty of why this design process is so complex, we’ll share it in the form of a story starring our co-founders Jim Casella and Murray Gusseck.

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IN THIS ISSUE: Summer’s Over: Back to the grind!. New batches of music are being churned out including 5 new solos, 2 new duets, and 8 new ensembles, plus more on the way! Tapspace Mixtape 16.09 is here.

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IN THIS ISSUE: We’re back to invade your inbox with less words, more new stuff, and another mixtape to kick off summertime in your ear holes.

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IN THIS ISSUE: PASIC 2015, New Concert Music for 2016, November Mixtape, PASIC “Must-See” Events, Rick Dior’s “Broad Strokes” videos, PASIC Live Streaming.

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As a percussionist with great taste, you’re always looking to outdo yourself. Fortunately for you (and your audience!), we’ve just released a new batch of music that will make you look and sound GREAT! Check out all of our new concert releases for 2016.
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Tapspace Mixtape, more new releases, Rick Dior’s “Broad Strokes” videos, Let Them Drum! promo, VDL Tip: Show us your stuff!, Artist Spotlight: Jamieson Carr, Video Submission of the Month: Drew Cox performing “War Drum Peace Drum” by David Reeves.

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We are absolutely thrilled to announce Broad Strokes, by Rick Dior, a collection of snare solos for the experienced player created by a true musical chameleon.

This 140-page book consists of 31 cleverly-written solos designed specifically to explore the contrasts between orchestral and rudimental playing styles as well as “combination” solos that combine the two approaches in real-world musical scenarios. Lastly, a section of “specialty” solos goes a step further by focusing on specific musical genres and unusual techniques or effects common in drum set performance.

Solos are accompanied by in-depth introductions and exercises to help the player study and prepare. A CD-ROM is included containing audio performances (both with and without a click track) by Dior himself.

Today’s percussionists face a wide variety of musical challenges. Broad Strokes represents a well-rounded approach to developing the dexterity and technique needed to be a truly versatile player.

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