William James

Principal Percussionist, St Louis Symphony Orchestra

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The Repertoire FAQ
The Repertoire Announcement!
Top 10 Tips for Those in HS Taking College Auditions

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Videos for each chapter in The Modern Concert Snare Drum Roll.

Setting Up to the Drum

Gripping the Sticks

The Basic Principles of the Modern Concert Snare Drum Roll

Implementing All Three Principles Into One Stroke

Building a Sustained Roll and Developing the Sound

The Release of the Roll

Alternating Between Single Strokes and a Roll

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Always surprised at how well this drum barks. Bring on Darth Vador. #Septimbre #gutsnares

Some final stats on The Repertoire. . . . . . #orchestralpercussion #percussion #orchestra #malletech #zildjian #evans #groverpropercussion #auditions #orchestraauditions #percussionauditions #percusion #percussionista #percussionlife #drums #drummer #musician #orchestralmusician #percussioncommunity #drumsticks #TheRepertoire

The Repertoire is DONE!!!! A 4 year project to record all of the most standard excerpts in our industry is live. Here is what you can expect from the resource and all the videos. . . . . #orchestralpercussion #percussion #orchestra #malletech #zildjian #evans #groverpropercussion #auditions #orchestraauditions #percussionauditions #percusion #percussionista #percussionlife #drums #drummer #musician #orchestralmusician #percussioncommunity #drumsticks #TheRepertoire

Really excited to be a part of the first Eastman Percussion Festival with such an amazing faculty. Thanks for the invite @michael.burritt Repost @ivan.drums with @get_repost ・・・ Just announced! Michael Burritt and I are teaming up to organize the first annual Eastman Percussion Festival, a weeklong summer experience open to college and high school percussionists. It takes place July 6-10, 2020 at Eastman School of Music and registration is now open via the link in bio!👍🏽 . The festival's mission is to cultivate a spirit of community and learning through faculty concerts and masterclasses, performance opportunities, and in-depth group discussions. We’ll have daily clinics on musicianship, composing and creativity, music business and more. And we are lucky to have some amazing guest faculty members joining us, including Doug Perkins, Andrea Venet, Annie Stevens, Will James, Drew Worden and Jason Haaheim. Come join us this summer! 🙌🏽 . #percussion #summer #eastmanpercussionfestival @michael.burritt @perkoperc @drglockenav @timpanniestevens @escapeten @willjperc @drewworden13 @jasonhaaheim @eastman.school

On Friday I announced the completion of The Repertoire and here is further proof!!! The xylophone tutorials are live to accompany the xylophone performance videos and here is a sample from Colas Breugnon; one of the most commonly asked excerpts in auditions. There are 22 xylophone excerpts covered in The Repertoire so Colas is just a fraction of what you get with the whole package! . . . . . #orchestralpercussion #percussion #orchestra #malletech #zildjian #evans #groverpropercussion #auditions #orchestraauditions #percussionauditions #percusion #percussionista #percussionlife #drums #drummer #musician #orchestralmusician #percussioncommunity #drumsticks #TheRepertoire

After a little over 4 years and countless hours later; The Repertoire is 100% done and live! Thanks for all those that helped and contributed! I have some great colleagues!!!! @jwparksiv @alanlstewart @paulhennerich4

Pinehurst is a special place. Today it was made even better when @stephjones11 walked the last 5 holes of number 2 with me. There wasn’t a tee time within 30 minutes of me on a US Open course. So I was in a magical solitude on one of the worlds best courses for 13 holes. Then, 1 day before our 6th anniversary, I was joined by my sweetheart to walk a great closing stretch of holes. On the walk up the 18th fairway (after a healthy drive) she reminded me how lucky we are. Indeed sweetie we are! Cheers to many more years and walks together. Happy anniversary. @pinehurstresort

At one of my favorite places on earth. Let’s go launch em!

Snuck out for a Christmas Eve 9. Thank you St. Louis for 60 degrees and a bigger thank you for the 36, 1 over!!! Merry Christmas to me! 🏌️‍♀️

#winter #snow #naptime

How does on prepare for 6 holiday concerts in a weekend? With a PR clean and jerk at 195. 200 was close. Just caught it a little forward. Added the Olympic lifts to my training this year as a way to challenge myself. Definitely needs a ton of work in the technique department (looking at you @lift4life_weightliftingteam ) but way better already. Happy with a C and J over body weight to round out 2019! Now to go play some jingle bells and sleigh ride.

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