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	<title>Phillip Ginn: Drum Theorist</title>
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	<description>Thoughts on what drummers play and why.</description>
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		<title>Composing and Computer Playback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is something I&#8217;ve wanted to write about for a while now.
When I first started composing, oh, those many, many years ago, I wrote everything by hand.  I then had to be my own copy boy and write all the individual parts out by hand.  Composing is something I not only loved to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/composing-and-computer-playback</link>
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		<title>Competition and Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Competition is good.  Competition drives.  Competition sets and raises standards.
Competition is not for everyone.  I know a band director who does not want to teach winning or losing to his students (whether he sticks to that or how well he does with that remains to be seen).  He would rather teach [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/competition-and-success</link>
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		<title>2011 Drum Corps Season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve been here (um&#8230; August 2010, really?), and there are many things to talk about.  Picking a single topic from many is like choosing which jelly doughnut to eat first.
So let&#8217;s start with something simple.  This is what I&#8217;d like to see from this year&#8217;s drum corps:
1. CLEAN DRUMLINES! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/2011-drum-corps-season</link>
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		<title>The Fulcrum &#8211; Q&amp;A</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I received an email from a friend I used to march with in the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps:
I wanted to ask you to think about it another way — instead of black and white index and middle finger, what about a shared fulcrum? I have students in San Jose who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/the-fulcrum-qa</link>
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		<title>Electronics, Drum Corps, Drumline, blah, blah, blah&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said it before, and I&#8217;ll say it again:
I hate electronics in drum corps and drumline.
Tonight I attended the DCI Quarterfinals broadcast in the theaters.  As has been the trend of the past few years, synthesizers were utilized by several corps.  Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t see this problem (yes, I view it as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/electronics-drum-corps-drumline-blah-blah-blah</link>
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		<title>The Fulcrum, Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I like Murray Gusseck.  I don&#8217;t know the guy personally, only his work and reputation.  I think he&#8217;s brought some interesting concepts to the world of drumline and I like some of the pieces he&#8217;s written for battery.  I may not always agree with what he teaches, but I respect him and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/the-fulcrum-part-2</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t be so clever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had gotten together with some friends the other night to do a short rehearsal for an upcoming gig.  I was playing drum set for several songs, one being a song I already knew but had previously played bass on instead.
Intellectually, I knew how to play the song on drum set, but I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/dont-be-so-clever</link>
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		<title>The case for double bass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t get to play drum set much these days, though I really want to.  That&#8217;s the problem with living in a condo: can&#8217;t be loud (tell that to some of my neighbors, though).  But when I do, I try to take advantage of the situation by playing the drum set-related things I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/the-case-for-double-bass</link>
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		<title>Mind your manners, please</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 27, 2010, the Northern California Band Association (NCBA) held championships at Foothill High School in Pleasanton, CA.  
And I was pissed for much of the day. 
I always let my drumlines know that, at least for me, drumline isn&#8217;t just about drumming.  It&#8217;s about class and responsibility, amongst other things.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/mind-your-manners-please</link>
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		<title>Been away for the indoor percussion season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for the absence.  I have a lot to blog about, but things have been pretty hectic lately, schedule-wise.  Not an excuse, just a reason.
See, it&#8217;s indoor percussion competition season for me, and late February and all of March has been full of late rehearsals and busy, tiring weekends.  West Campus, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://phillipginn.com/drums/index.php/been-away-for-the-indoor-percussion-season</link>
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