Something Old Something New, affectionately known as SOSN, is a one of a kind “training course drumming book” for Pipe Band Snare Drummers with a super concept. It is the only book in the world where the scores have all been written to three different difficulty levels. It all started back in the mid 1970’s […]
Read more →So, what are unisons? Why do we play them? And where did they even come from? “Unisons”, also known as “chips”, “fortes”, “ins and outs” and many other names, have not always been played the way we play them today. Like most things, they have evolved with the times, the music and the instruments. They have […]
Read more →Is music theory important? Short answer, yes. Many people hold the belief that as they are a “just a corps player”, or as they are “only playing as a hobby”, or because they “have made it this far” without needing to understand the theory that no, “it is not important”. They would be right – if they were happy for the […]
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