Introducing Our New DrummingMad Bloggers!

With the launch of our new website, we also have a brand new blog. With our brand new blog, we also have brand new DrummingMad Bloggers!

Through our DrummingMad blog and and DrummingMad Bloggers, we aim to provide informative, relevant and entertaining tips, tricks, resources and general information all around the topic of pipe band snare drumming, and pipe bands in general. It is our mission provide helpful information to aid all drummers, no matter what stage they are at on their drumming journey.

DrummingMad will be authoring much of the blog content which will be delivered in various formats including videos, info-graphics, and written articles. Keep an eye out for upcoming interviews with drummers from around the world as well as guest bloggers who will drop in from time to time on the site in order to provide varied and perspectives and views.

Another exciting venture we have in place for our blog is the introduction of two very special DrummingMad students who have joined the team as our brand new DrummingMad Bloggers! Cameron Lawson and Monte Stamm are both rapidly carving out their successful drumming careers and will be sharing their thoughts, hurdles, tips and achievements with the DrummingMad community along the way.

Meet Cameron Lawson

Age: 14

Current Band: Brisbane Boys’ College Pipe Band

DM: How long have you been playing the Scottish snare drum?

CAM: I have been playing the snare drum for 5 years and am starting my 6th year.

DM: Why did you take it up?

CAM: I wanted to join the school’s pipe band, however my parents didn’t want me playing the bagpipes :p

DM: Why do you keep it up?

CAM: I keep it up because it is a heartfelt passion, I love playing the drums and learning all about the snare drum.

DM: Do you play competitively with your band and/or in solos?

CAM: I do play in Solos and in the band. I have won the Australian Solo Drumming Championships for C Grade. The band has placed 6th in the European Championships.

DM: What is it that you love most about pipe bands?

CAM: I love meeting people in the community and playing with friends.

DM: What are your future pipe band drumming goals?

CAM: I’d love for drumming to become my job, I’m aiming to study at RCS doing a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Traditional Music (Snare Drum). I’d also love to play or lead a Grade 1 band when I’m older.

Click here to read Cameron’s first DrummingMad post!

Meet Monte Stamm

Age: 12

Current Band: The Scots School Albury Pipe Band

DM: How long have you been playing the Scottish snare drum?

MONTE: I began learning snare drumming when I was 5 years old in my kindergarten class. I am very lucky to go to a school that had a pipe band. I’ve been playing now for 7 years!

DM: Why did you take it up?

MONTE: I just wanted to drum! It’s fun and a great environment.

DM: Why do you keep it up?

MONTE: You have to work hard and practice a lot but there are good results for the effort. It can be really cool with drum salutes, such as the ones Drumworx plays. I love learning new and harder tunes. It is also a great way to meet people and travel the world. Bust most of for the fun and joy of it!

DM: Do you play competitively with your band and/or in solos?

MONTE: My band competes in Grade 4 and Juvenile. I also play in as many solos as I can get to in D Grade. My school band are the current South East Asia champions. I am the current Australian D-Grade Solo Snare Champion which was great to win after a lot of hard work and practice!

DM: What is it that you love most about pipe bands?

MONTE: You get to travel all around the world, meet new people, be on stage in concerts, make heaps of friends. It’s just great!

DM: What are your future pipe band drumming goals?

MONTE: I would love to be in a drum corp at the world pipe band championships with an A-Grade band like Shotts and Dykehead or Maybe Feild Marshal Montgomery. But my number one goal is to be the world champion A-grade snare drummer!

Click here to read Monte’s first DrummingMad blog post!

We are super excited to have Cameron and Monte on board with us as DrummingMad Bloggers and look forward to following their journey through the world of pipe band snare drumming!

Say hi to Cameron and Monte in the comments below and let them know if there is anything you would like them to write about from their perspective for future blog articles.

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