Tapspace - Creativity in Percussion

FIVE MINUTE DRILL – Brand new book for beginning percussion now available!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Tapspace

We are excited to announce a brand new book+CD project entitled FIVE MINUTE DRILL by Ralph Hicks & Eric Rath. The book is a series of small exercises for practice pad and mallet keyboard that combine to form 5-minute sequences, each of which is accompanied by custom-tailored play-along tracks on CD-ROM. It is designed for both teachers and students. The project was brought about by Hicks and Rath who, as band directors themselves, recognized a lack of attention to daily fundamentals for many young classroom percussionists. Continue reading →

26 New Concert Titles for 2013!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Tapspace

We’re excited to present a fresh new batch of awesome concert music for 2013! New percussion ensembles, duets, and solos are now available to spice up your concert season.

In addition to new releases from veteran Tapspace artists Brian Blume, Jamieson Carr, Jim Casella, Ralph Hicks, Jesse Monkman, Jeff Queen, Brian Slawson, Christopher D. Walker, and Stephen Whibley, we’d like to welcome the following new artists to the Tapspace lineup: Alan Keown, Alex Stopa, Stephen Primatic, Dustin Schulze, John Ling, and Bradley Slayter. Continue reading →

New State List Details

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Tapspace

In our recently-printed catalog, we’ve included this new spread outlining the various details of state list titles and grades. We hope this will be a helpful resource while you’re planning your contest selections.

(Click on the image to see a larger version.)

2013 Cavaliers Audition Packets available

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Tapspace

The Cavaliers percussion section will soon be holding auditions for 2013. Under the leadership of composer/arranger Michael McIntosh, and percussion caption head Brian Tinkel, the official audition packets are now available to anyone vying for a spot in this prestigious ensemble.

For more information on The Cavaliers, and to learn about audition dates, visit The Cavaliers website.

Note: The 2013 audition packets contain the same material as was in the 2012 packets.

Tapspace.com sports a new look!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Tapspace

Welcome to the new look and feel of our website! Many months under construction have finally paid off as our site now has a new look and feel throughout with many helpful new features to help you browse. Now you can more quickly locate the products you’re looking for with our “narrow results” functionality. Also, viewing products will give you a closer look and listen with full sample score previews, full audio demos, and in many cases, full video performances of our music. We hope it makes your visit easier and more enjoyable.

While you’re here, we’d appreciate it if you could please let us know if you come across any broken links or problems. Hopefully you won’t, but if you do, please let us know here!

“Track & Burn” just released!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Tapspace

We are very excited to announce our latest compilation package of streetbeats and stadium grooves entitled:

TRACK & BURN: Streetbeats and Stadium Grooves You Can Chew On
by Matthew Lemieux.

This 72-page book is packed with eight cadences and six stadium grooves for medium to advanced level drumlines, including cymbal lines. Continue reading →

New Marching Downloads for 2012

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Tapspace

It’s time to hit the field, and it’s the perfect time to turn woodshedding season into woodSHREDDING season! This year we’re serving up some drumline jams that are sure to challenge your hands (and your brains) and get the crowds on their feet. We’ve added a fresh coat of paint to some of Murray Gusseck‘s classic hits from Parking Lot Etudes, as well as adding two new lot jams from the legendary Jeff Queen. Additionally, we’re excited to introduce two talented and good-looking artists to our roster – Josh Brickey and Andrew Ziehm. Continue reading →