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Drumming Competition...

The Houston Highland Games and Celtic Festival...

Professional Tenor Drumming
TyFryTM is sponsoring a professional tenor drumming competition.
See the updated events form for the event number and prize money.
Note: this is a non-sanctioned event...

We proudly announce the 2008 Drumming Judge:

  • Drew Duthart

Forms - please print out all for your records. For multiple page forms that require your signature, please remember to print, return and sign
all the pages and return them to us - thank you.


History

The drum is the oldest musical instrument known to man. It has been used for communications, ceremonies, requiems for the dead, calls to battle, and fog signals in the Turkish Navy.

Competitions

All individual competitors are required to have a minimum of one and a maximum of two pipers to accompany them. The piper does not receive a score.

Competitors receive scores in
the following seven categories:

  • Rolls
  • Tone
  • Tempo
  • Execution
  • Rhythm & expression
  • Quality & variety
  • Blend

For more information, please contact Aletha Evert


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