Drumline, Summer Band Camp and More ...

It's that time of year when high school drummers start preparing for the workout of their lives. It's time to get into shape and your skills honed. Wanna be the best you can be? Enroll with a private instructor in your area.

Diddles, flams, cheeses and rolls are some of the skills you'll need to compete in this arena of drumming. Repetitive warmups to build equal responses in both upper limbs all the while keeping time with the feet.

I'll add one more important step to being the best you can be ... mental attitude. You need to crave, desire, lust, want to be a champion. This is the only way to drive yourself to greatness and commit to practicing.

So, with your goals and a coach/instructor, you can be the best you can be.

Good luck with your goals.

Kenneth Ray Sword Jr
Drum and Percussion writer and instructor for Catoctin High School Band and Walkersville High School Band in Frederick County, Md. Private Instructor at Music & Arts Center in Frederick, Md.
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Move over Rock Band. A real Drum Contest is happening

Saturday, November 1, 2008 will be the day it is happening. What's happening??? The 1st Annual Sun City Throw Down. It will be at the El Paso County Coliseum, is being run by the Ysleta Independent School District Fine Arts Department and Eastwood High School and is sponsored by Promark Drumsticks, Spaun Drums and Badassdrumming.com.

Endorsed artists Art Avila and Ricky Malichi will be involved with this event and we should see Badassdrumming's First FEATURED STUDENT - Andrea Linan from the Crossmen.

Art Avila mentioned the news today about this event and we're excited to become part of it. There will be some great drumming going on and this for all of the public to see. The El Paso County Coliseum is located at 4100 East Paisano St in downtown El Paso, TX. This all day event will be HUGE!!!!!

Go meet some of the most influencial drummers, See some great drum-offs and go for some free goodies. Door prizes and give-aways will happen at this event. Be sure to listen for your ticket number drawn for a chance at some cool prizes.

Go meet the people of the event and tell em you read it hear on this blog.

Keep Swingin'

Sword

New Featured Student Andrea Linan at Badassdrumming.com

Andrea Linan, a member of the Crossmen, is now a featured student at badassdrumming.com. Her instructor, Art Avila, made the recommendation for her to be featured and she made the cut.

Go see Andrea's story here.

We will do an interview with Andrea once she returns from the marching season.