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It's about that time again

Dear music major college students who are debasing switching next semester due to non supportive forces:

-You didn’t choose a dead end major -You can make a living off it -Don’t let anyone stop you -It’s a highly respectable and necessary career

Past, present and future music majors, please reblog if you’ve been asked “what’s your back up plan?” And you proved them wrong.

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It's been a while since I've posted here, so here's a life update. I've received a cruise contract to play drums around the Caribbean and Northern Europe for 5½ months! I'm thinking of starting a vlog so if you're interested in seeing that possibly let me know, or if you have any questions about being a cruise musician send me a message/ask! 😄

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Short mallet cover of Wouldn't Be Nice? By The Beach Boys 🌊⛱️🏄🏿‍♂️ enjoy!

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Update: I got the contract offer! Just got to sign it when it comes in. I'll be playing aux percussion at Dorney Park this summer for their Grand Carnival celebration, so stoked. This will be my first professional music contract of my career🎊🎉

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Have an audition tomorrow for a musician contract!

It'll be my first professional contract if they select me. Regardless, the professional audition experience will be good to go through

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Worth it

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To the people who didn't unfollow me after my decision like the 12 did, may your intonation be angelic and breath support plentiful 💙

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So after thinking, I've decided this blog will morph into my personal performance blog

Basically I'll post more videos and photos of my musical journey and yes there will be memes sprinkled in.

The main reason is I graduated hs in 2014, started college late and haven't been in a classical-like ensemble in a while. I'm out of touch with some memes plus I think it's time to move on.

My other blog @marchingbandmemeshashtag will remain as the meme blog.

All that being said if you would like to follow me other than here:

Instagram, Tiktok & YouTube: johnson_drums

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It's been a while, enjoy this video of me playing Castaways for tiktok

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What should I do with this blog? I'm not in ensemble anymore, I graduated in 2014. Kinda lost lol. Give it away? Turn it into a personal music page? Just keep vibing?

Inbox/send asks with suggestions!

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I forgot l forgot I made this blog so long ago people don't know what I play till I got asked recently 😅 So this is me playing Schuyler Sisters from @hamiltonthemusical

Also I have an instagram @ johnson_drums

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Woah are you a percussionist?? Me too! Fave mallet piece?

I don't have a dedicated mallet piece per say, but my favorite pieces that feature mallets would be:

The Inferno - Robert W Smith

Abrams Pursuit - David Holsinger

American Faces - David Holsinger

Concertino for Solo Percussionist & Band - Jack Stamp

Undertow - John Mackey

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Just wondering, whats the most difficult piece you've ever played?

Band wise:

anything with constant important mallet percussion basically lol, but probably Foundry playing timpani & learning the mallet part for The Inferno

Jazz wise: drumset-

1. Giant steps, if you know. You know. Mostly the speed.

2. Afrocuban & latin rhythms are my weakest point. I can play them but ugh it took a while semester of lessons to geta grip on just the basic patterns

Musical theater wise:

1. The Temple -drumset (Jesus christ superstar) due to the 7/8 that gradually speeds up. And I was so bad at odd meter at the time

2. Schuyler Sister's - Hamilton - drumset

Took me a while to get the correct rhythm on the drums the way Andre played it on the cast recording. But I got it down after a couple weeks of gridnding

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If 2020 was a piece of music

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