http://jeremybrownpercussion.com/Jeremy_Brown/Home/Home.html Quickly rising through the ranks in the Central Florida marching band community Jeremy Brown is a highly regarded percussion arranger and instructor. After studying under the area’s greatest musicians, percussionists, and educators such as Jeff Moore, Kirk Gay, Omar Carmenates, Andrew Beall, Michael Garasi, Lazlo Marosi, and Clif Walker, Jeremy Brown gives his students a multifaceted education. Placing emphasis on the transfer value of percussion, Jeremy Brown’s students learn much more than one instrument at a time. Music skills are applied simultaneously to other instruments, styles, and strategies for success in academics and life outside of music. Jeremy is a proud Pro-Mark Educational Endorser. iWeb 2.0.4 60 no Quickly rising through the ranks in the Central Florida marching band community Jeremy Brown is a highly regarded percussion arranger and instructor. After studying under the area’s greatest musicians, percussionists, and educators such as Jeff Mo Quickly rising through the ranks in the Central Florida marching band community Jeremy Brown is a highly regarded percussion arranger and instructor. After studying under the area’s greatest musicians, percussionists, and educators such as Jeff Moore, Kirk Gay, Omar Carmenates, Andrew Beall, Michael Garasi, Lazlo Marosi, and Clif Walker, Jeremy Brown gives his students a multifaceted education. Placing emphasis on the transfer value of percussion, Jeremy Brown’s students learn much more than one instrument at a time. Music skills are applied simultaneously to other instruments, styles, and strategies for success in academics and life outside of music. Jeremy is a proud Pro-Mark Educational Endorser. en http://jeremybrownpercussion.com/Jeremy_Brown/Home/Entries/2009/7/10_TCI_2010.html f52347eb-20c1-4827-ab44-5cb275fd1dc9 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:19:12 -0400 I am extremely happy and excited to announce that I will be a co-director of TCI. TCI is a competitive indoor percussion ensemble that performs in the WGI circuit. The staff is being pieced together, and is already shaping up to be out of this world.<br/> Last year I performed in this group serving as the tenor section leader, and I am looking forward to being on the other side of the fence working with the area’s finest students and giving back to a group that has given so much to me.<br/> Head on over to <a href="http://www.timbercreekindependent.com/">www.timbercreekindependent.com</a> for more information about staff and auditions.<br/><br/><br/>Also, you can follow TCI and myself on Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tci">@tci</a>, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jeremydrum">@jeremydrum</a>. no http://jeremybrownpercussion.com/Jeremy_Brown/Home/Entries/2009/7/8_What_I%E2%80%99ve_been_up_to_lately...html 9c0518e2-0a43-4fbf-b913-ec660df47690 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:19:24 -0400 It has been a while since I have written anything. <br/> Since the last time, the 2009 high school marching season has gotten underway. This season I will be teaching the front ensembles at Winter Springs High School, Lake Howell High School, Lyman High School, Dr. Phillips High School, and East River High School. Each school has an individual identity, one school has almost an entire front ensemble returning, one is brand new school with only freshmen and sophomores, one is beginning a rebuilding year, two have only one returning member, and some programs are the biggest they have been in years.<br/> Aside from the early stages of marching season and teaching private lessons, I have had a few performances. On the Fourth I played at the Coke Zero 400 Nascar race in Daytona Beach along some great people. Tomorrow, July 9 at 7:30 PM, I will be performing with Southern Winds in the Lake Brantley High School auditorium. Southern Winds is under the direction of Dr. Bobby Adams, and the band consists of local band directors and music teachers. The concert is part of the FBA summer convention and will be free to the public. The program includes Sketches on a Tudor Psalm by Fisher Tull, Epiphanies by Ron Nelson, and Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, and others. Come listen to some great music!<br/> On the horizon, I will be attending the DCI Orlando show to catch up with some drum corps friends and watch some great shows, and a few weeks later my favorite time of year, band camp.I have another excited announcement coming in a few weeks, so check back! no http://jeremybrownpercussion.com/Jeremy_Brown/Home/Entries/2009/4/9_Exciting_Announcement%21.html dc90e2f7-4735-464e-9db3-446a0775077d Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 I am thrilled to announce that I am a Pro-Mark Educational Endorser. In my past experiences, Pro-Mark products have always been of exceptional value and quality, and I am looking forward to a long relationship with them. Head on over to the <a href="http://www.promark.com/">Pro-Mark Drumsticks</a> website and check out some of their great products! no http://jeremybrownpercussion.com/Jeremy_Brown/Home/Entries/2009/1/9_Off-Season_Maintenance.html 040dfaac-a7a3-41c6-9952-7d45ef8d9063 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:55:38 -0500 In order to get the most out of your investments, there are a few precautions you should take with marching percussion instruments in the off-season. <br/> Marching drums are built to hold extreme tension, but no drum can stand up to these extreme forces for years at a time. Simply de-tune the heads evenly until there is little tension left and you can easily push the head in. When the time comes, evenly take the tension back up to the desired pitch.<br/> When changing heads, be sure to clean the inside of all drums with a slightly damp rag. Wipe down bearing edges, rims, and lightly lubricate tension rods with a white lithium grease (wipe of excess). Clean wrapped exterior shells with a glass cleaner like Windex and stained shells with a wood cleaner such as Pledge.<br/> All instruments should be stored in a cool, dry place. Areas 10-15 miles away from the ocean should be extra attentive to chrome hardware. Regularly clean metals to prevent pitting and rusting. Use these techniques several times a year to ensure your instruments stay in good working condition and continue to look as good as when they were first purchased! no http://jeremybrownpercussion.com/Jeremy_Brown/Home/Entries/2008/12/11_Concert_Snare,_Part_II.html 3e2978a1-aa1d-437c-9653-f2e60306edd1 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:40:39 -0500 Now let’s take a look at some examples of how we can add to the style of the winds through the snare drum playing. The first example is from Walter Piston’s Turnbridge Fair. The marking at the beginning is “rhythmically” and there are not many slurs in the wind parts. It is a jaunty portrait of the Turnbridge World Fair.<br/> In measures 5-8 the snare drum has the same rhythm and articulations as the upper woodwinds and brass. We encounter a couple problems in this passage, the staccato markings, flams, accents, and the accented roll with a tie. no Now let’s take a look at some examples of how we can add to the style of the winds through the snare drum playing. The first example is from Walter Piston’s Turnbridge Fair. The marking at the beginning is “rhythmically” Now let’s take a look at some examples of how we can add to the style of the winds through the snare drum playing. The first example is from Walter Piston’s Turnbridge Fair. The marking at the beginning is “rhythmically” and there are not many slurs in the wind parts. It is a jaunty portrait of the Turnbridge World Fair. In measures 5-8 the snare drum has the same rhythm and articulations as the upper woodwinds and brass. We encounter a couple problems in this passage, the staccato markings, flams, accents, and the accented roll with a tie.