Percussion Quotes

49 quotes by 40 authors

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way. — Evelyn Glennie
The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes… — Evelyn Glennie
A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos. — Evelyn Glennie
I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important. — Evelyn Glennie
I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played… — Quincy Jones
My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my… — Bruno Mars
I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass… — Buddy Rich
My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were records… — Wallace Shawn
The Violins waltzed. The Cellos and Basses provided accompaniment. The Violas mourned their fate, while the Concertmaster showed off. The Flutes did bird imitationsâ€¦repeatedly, and… — Daniel Handler
After I learned the piano, I went on to learn percussion, the tuba, b-flat baritone, French horn, trombone, trumpet, most of the instruments in the… — Quincy Jones
I identify more as a musician than as a singer, because I play piano and percussion, and I engineer and produce everything that I do. — Janina Gavankar
I grew up playing classical piano and percussion. — Janina Gavankar
Many MIDI files contain entire musical compositions. Because MIDI supports only 16 channels, however, no more than 16 different instruments can play at any time,… — Charles Petzold
I played in the percussion section 4th grade through high school - snare and timpani mostly. — Suzy Bogguss
I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing. — John Otto
I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion. — Jackie DeShannon
When I was 12, I happened to see a schoolmate playing percussion, and it looked interesting. I asked for lessons, and it felt right. — Evelyn Glennie
I grew up in a house that was always happy, and my family was always music, music. I started playing percussion very young, because I… — Ronaldinho
According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion.… — Questlove
I've been down there 6 times and there's nothing like Brazilian percussion. — Les Baxter

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