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Ha! This video comes from my attempt to hack my way through this book at Second Story Rep. I gather from social media that you're playing this show soon at a much bigger room here in Seattle. I'm flattered that a pro might appreciate my hobbyist's attempt to decipher the unusual--but cool--notation. I'll try to catch your performance. Break a leg.

Yeah, I’m getting ready to play this at The 5th! We’re in rehearsals now so I’m deep into scouring the internet for pit videos and any tips/tricks I can glean 😉 Let me know if you make it to a show! I’d love to meet and show you my setup (if we’re allowed to have guests backstage).

Agreed. That tambourine sound is such an integral part of so many hit records that I thought it was worth learning the technique.

Good point. Most of the interpretations I have heard, including several TH-cam videos by others much more expert at rudimental drumming than me, are not swung. But recently I have heard Steve Smith's interpretations with swung 16th notes and am convinced that they work better that way. Back to the woodshed...

Thanks.

It's a Cosmic Percussion tunable tambourine. I used it because it is the closest thing I own to the old Leedy two row tambourine that Jack Ashford reportedly used on the Motown recordings. I also wanted to use a heavy tambourine just to show that this technique works well even if you have a heavy instrument. I could see how you might think it's a pandiero. My pandiero is also tunable, but like most pandieros, the platinelas (jingles) are thicker, heavier, not crimped, and there are only 5 sets of platinelas for a dry sound. The tambourine in this video has dual rows of 10 sets of crimped jingles. www.musiciansfriend.com/drums-percussion/cp-cp391-tunable-tambourine/400131000000000?cntry=us&source=3WWRWXGP&gclid=CjwKCAjw0_T4BRBlEiwAwoEiAe2z8NAbgQb6X6dVHfeEhRq_7dJZIralPIe79Ip_fInMWtavMkl4dxoC134QAvD_BwE

Gretsch 5.5" X 14" maple with the Walnut finish from c1982.

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Once you get the hang of this technique, it's really fun and satisfying to play.

The tambourine I am using in this video is really inexpensive. You can find instruments of this quality at any music store--Guitar Center, Professional Drum Shop, any band instruments store. You don't need an expensive instrument for this style of playing.

@@DrummieK It looks like Cosmic Percussion. Their product is not high end. Pro Drum Shop is a Good place. I've gone there often years ago. I''l check them out. Thank You! For reminding me. Much Success to You. :)

Thanks, John. I'm just somebody's dad playing snare drum in my basement for my cell phone camera, but I want to tell you that I got tons of enjoyment and inspiration from working on this piece. I was challenged to explore a few new brush techniques. I was inspired to read "The Violence of Organized Forgetting." (Easter egg: "The Dynamic Snare" and "The Violence of Organized Forgetting" are on the mantle in the shadowy background in this video.) I learned a bit about video editing in Blender. And I discovered a composer from New Zealand who has a large body of breathtaking compositions. (Please forgive my prior ignorance. I blame it on the whole hobbyist/basement thing, but I am now a big fan!) There is certainly much room for improvement, but I was sincere in my effort to give "Mentacide" decent performance. It's a relief to hear that you approve.

It's a really satisfying show to play. There are some cool grooves--really inventive writing for drumset and percussion. The tragedy is that most drummers in community theaters and schools just ditch the written drum parts and instead play some generic groove of their own devising. In case it isn't obvious, what I am playing in this video is essentially the written part from "Whispering" along with my attempt to cover/simulate the bass drum and tambourine parts from the recorded track that accompanies that tune. You can hear another attempt at the same groove here: th-cam.com/video/RN-KaYicjZo/w-d-xo.html

And here is my take on a different groove from the same drum book: th-cam.com/video/GElYfunkhqE/w-d-xo.html

Here is a link to the excerpt. Analyze it yourself: yso.yalecollege.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bells-zauberflote.pdf