GEAR EXPO 2022: While big-ticket items such as new kits, fancy electronics and shiny new snares are top of our wishlist, it’s the smaller stuff that we all purchase regularly to make our time at the ...

Nothing beats sitting and playing at your acoustic or electronic drum kit, however, in my opinion, the humble practice pad should still be a crucial part of your setup. While playing a full drum kit ...

The timpani provides an essential rhythmic pulse for the orchestra. In the case of Everett “Vic” Firth, the iconic timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1956 to 2002, that pulse was artful, ...

Everett “Vic” Firth, a longtime timpanist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra who became renowned among drummers of all stripes as a manufacturer of drumsticks, died July 26 at his home in Boston. He ...