Percussion Sessions® is a bimonthly online magazine exploring various facets of Percussion music. Each month, this “webzine” will feature articles by composers, teachers, or performers. Visitors to the site can learn about the featured authors’ publications, background, or performance/workshop schedule. A free printable music sample will be included in at least one of the articles each month.
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by Steve Gadd; transcription by Krzysztof Filipski
The Steve Gadd drumming transcriptions book honors the talents of one of the greatest drummers in the entire world: the amazing Steve Gadd. The book includes thirty stylistically varying transcriptions. It is a note for note, very accurate interpretation of Steve Gadd’s style of playing the drums. In some cases there are only fragments that present the most interesting parts of the given song. The music is clearly notated and easy to read. Attractive quotations, biography, an extensive discography and videography are an extra …

by David Courtney
The Indian tabla is a difficult pair of hand drums, but by no means should it be considered inaccessible. For those who have gone through the introductory Learning the Tabla, this book/ CD set is an ideal next step. It contains much new material which is appropriate for an intermediate level student.
This series introduces us to new material, concepts, and techniques. Such material includes a discussion of the complementary nature of tabla bols/technique. It also introduces us to new compositional forms such as mukhada, rela, laggi, paran, gat, …

by Chris Munson
Overview
It is safe to say that the equalizer is used more frequently than any other signal processing device. EQ’s are both amplitude and spectrum processors. This is because they can affect both the dynamic range and sonic quality of an instrument. The most common types of EQ’s include graphic, fixed frequency, and parametric. I will be discussing the use of parametric equalization only.
Before getting into the nuts and bolts of EQ’ing, it is important to understand what it is you are altering. Look on any EQ and you …

by Michael Green
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