
Mark your Calendars - Percussion Events!
Sunday August 7th, Drums DCI Drums Along the Waterfront at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Ticket information can be found on the DATW website at http://drumsalongthewaterfront.org/. There will be many DCI Corps in town for the weekend staying at local High Schools. It is a great opportunity to see the drumlines "up close" and in some cases meet the staff. Block the whole weekend! Wednesday, April 27th, Hamburg High School Percussion Recital at 7:30PM. A great opportunity to see

Member of the National Association for Music Education
Hamburg Percussion is a proud member of the National Association for Music Education. NAfME best aligns with our beliefs and efforts to support local music programs in our schools and community in Hamburg and throughout Western New York. National Association for Music Education (NAfME), among the world’s largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provide

DCI Blue Devils make a stop in Buffalo!
Hamburg Percussion had an opportunity to "visit" with the reigning Drum Corps International world champion Blue Devils from Concord, California! They made a practice stop on July 7th spending the day at Riverside Tech High School on the west side. Unfortunately, they had to cut the evening short because of the rain, but we spent the afternoon watching and admiring the pit ensemble and drum line practices as well as the full corps working on visual aspects of their show! I wa

"HEY Mom! I'm smarter than YOU!
I play the DRUMS!"
The moms of my students are going to love me for this one! And, I do not imply their “sarcastic drum instructor” is far more intelligent than he pretends to be! (My wife reminds me of this when I forget to bring home Milk. LOL!) It is fascinating evidence that certainly supports the important role of being a percussionist! I came across this research a year ago on how news and analytics site PolyMic compiled a group of studies that indicate drummers are not only generally sm

HamburgPercussion.com is launched!
HamburgPercussion.com is launched! In effort to support growing demand for our student teaching in Hamburg and the surrounding Southtowns, HamburgPercussion.com was launched to communicate our services and to highlight our efforts to develop High School Drumline as well as Indoor Guard/Drumline competition at the High School level in Western New York. Our hopes are to plant "the seed" and to give our kids one more avenue in percussion that will motivate and develop the "pass