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During the 1960s, he started the Henry Adler Music Publishing Company. His books include How to Play Latin American Rhythm Instruments, Hand Development Techniques, and 4-Way Coordination: A Method Book for the Development of Complete Independence on the Drum Set. He also published instruction books by countless other authors.
The Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps, [7] of which Moeller was a member from 1930 to 1935, purchased five snare drums at $85.00 each (~$830.00 each in 2021 dollars) from Moeller, who delivered them personally on August 8, 1954. These drums are still in use today and have merged with "Buck" Soistman and Bill Reamer drums since then, "showing a ...
Snare drums may be made from various wood, metal, acrylic, or composite, e.g., fiberglass materials. [5] A typical diameter for snare drums is 14 in (36 cm). Marching snare drums are deeper (taller) in size than snare drums normally used for orchestral or drum kit purposes, often measuring 12 in deep (tall).
John Wooton marched in the snare line [1] of the Phantom Regiment from 1981 to 1984. [2] During his time in the corps he won the Drum Corps Midwest Individual Snare Drum title and the Percussive Arts Society Snare Drum Individual title [3] in 1983. [4] He attended the University of Louisiana Lafayette and earned a Bachelor of Music in 1985. [5]
On Sept. 5, 1964, ahead of a Beatles concert in Chicago, Ludwig Drums gave Ringo Starr a gold-plated snare drum as thanks for choosing the brand. Sales had exploded after the band appeared on ...
The Moeller Method uses the whipping motion, described above, and applies it to the 4 basic strokes of drumming, the Full, Up, Down, and Tap strokes. [6] Using a combination of the basic strokes, in the whipping Moeller style it is possible to play extremely quickly with minimal effort, or to introduce a series of accents into a stream of notes with relative ease. [7]
These rare snare drums are considered highly collectible today. Among his inventions is a rare jazz instrument similar to the Bock-a-da-bock, a hand-held cymbal apparatus called the "Ludwig Gladstone Cymbal" when it was introduced by the Ludwig Drum Company in 1927. In 1929, the Leedy Drum Company listed it in their catalogue as the "Hand Sock ...
George Lawrence learned drums and xylophone from his father and also helped out in his shop, where the elder Stone tucked drumheads, turned drumsticks, made wooden foot pedals and sold violins. George Lawrence also studied with Harry A. Bower and Frank E. Dodge, learned timpani from Oscar Schwar of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and studied music ...