Only a ‘minority of pupils’ receive a good music education in the UK, says a new report from Ofsted.
According to a report by the BBC, Ofsted claims that UK schools display a lack of ‘depth and rigour’, with the majority of schools citing the teaching of musical notation and...
The new 2014-2016 Drum Kit and Percussion syllabus from Trinity College London is now available to order and download and will be valid from January 2014 to December 2016.
For Drum Kit there is a brand new set of books containing pieces and exercises, along with a new mark scheme and the introduction...
Dick Dodd, a Mouseketeer who went on to become a member of the Standells, the garage rock pioneers who recorded the Boston sports anthem “Dirty Water,” has died. He was 68.
Dodd, who also sang and played drums with the surf band the Bel-Airs (the 1961 instrumental “Mr. Moto”),...
The Fair Lawn teenagers captured in a photo taken by Ringo Starr in 1964 reunited with the Beatles drummer last weekend.
Starr took the photo from his limousine, and almost 50 years later, made it the centerpiece of his new book “Photograph.”
NBC’s “Today”...
Robbie Lewis, a Lathrop High School drummer, left the stage at the jazz festival and dropped to the floor as the music died. His breathing halted and his heart stopped.
Lewis would have perished that day last April, but for the quick thinking of a fellow student and a chaperone.
Sarah...
A new ‘remote drum session’ service has been launched, offering a quick, easy and cost effective way to drop live acoustic drums in to any musical project.
Founded by former Tech Music School students and father and son team, Nick and Rob Baker, Plusdrums is a bespoke drum recording service...
Sabian has appointed Pearl Music Europe (PME) as its new distributor for Sweden and Denmark.
The agreement will see PME distribute Sabian’s line of cymbals and accessories exclusively across both countries.
Commenting on the partnership, Sabian’s international sales and marketing...
The East Coast celebrated the life and legacy of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham earlier this year in New Jersey with Bonzo Bash, and now the West Coast will have their own party to commemorate the legendary drummer at the Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm 2014 event on Jan. 23 at the Observatory in Santa Ana,...
PRS for Music’s 2013 Music Makeover competition is now open, offering entrants the chance to win £10,000 of music equipment from GAK.
The competition, which is being run in association with the Musicians’ Union, the British Beer and Pub Association and music retailer GAK, offers pubs across...
Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton, a linchpin of the West Coast jazz scene in the 1950s and ’60s, died Monday evening of natural causes in New York City, according to his publicist April Thibeault. He was 92.
As a player, Hamilton’s subtle colors and sensitive accompaniments made him...
Electronic drum specialist Craig Blundell refelcts on his recent trip to Shanghai for the Music China show and discusses why he believes it to be one of the best shows on the planet…
Hello again, and welcome from 36,000 feet up in the air and eight hours in to a 12 hour flight home from...
The Charlatans have confirmed that drummer Jon Brookes, who died in August, will appear on their next studio album.
Brookes passed away at the age of 44 after contracting brain cancer for the second time, but frontman Tim Burgess told Phil Williams on BBC Radio 5 Live that the band would use...
Stagg has launched its Cymbal Heroes Facebook photo contest, offering entrants the chance to become the face of its next ad campaign and win a selection of the firm’s cymbals.
To enter, drummers need simply take a snap of themselves with their Stagg cymbals, upload it to the Stagg Cymbal...
Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo will join a series of exclusive 2014 Adelaide Festival concerts in Adelaide, Australia with avant-garde musician John Zorn.
Lombardo will perform with John Zorn and Bill Laswell as part of the Bladerunner trio, featuring in Zorn’s concert, Triple Bill....
Cympad Goes Country As Top Country Drummers Choose Cympad
Cympad, makers of a wide range of cellular foam cymbal washers, has announced that the drummers for several of Country music’s biggest artists are now using and endorsing the innovative and popular cymbal accessory. Many of the musicians...
