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149<div id="content" class="container container-contained"> 150<div class="row"> 151<div class="main col-lg-9 col-md-8" id="ktmain" role="main"> 152<div class="entry-content" itemprop="mainContentOfPage"> 153<p>Hi there and welcome to <a href="//newpercussionist.com/">New Percussionist</a>. My name is Jay, my team and I are on a mission to give you clear, simplified and actionable advice on drums and percussion, plus real unbiased <a href="//newpercussionist.com/category/drum-set-reviews/">drum set reviews</a>.</p> 154<div class="kt-simple-box" style="background-color:rgba(239, 226, 210, 1); min-height:px; padding-top:20px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:20px; padding-right:px;"><div class="kt-simple-box-inner"> <p>If youâre a new reader and want to get started on your musical journey today, check out our <a href="//newpercussionist.com/category/drum-set-advice/">Drum Set Advice Pages</a>.</p></div></div><p>If youâre a new reader and want to get started on your musical journey today, check out our <a href="//newpercussionist.com/category/drum-set-advice/">Drum Set Advice Pages</a>.</p> 155<p><strong>New Percussionist</strong> was established in 2015 with the goal to provide easy to understand drums and percussion advice that makes a real impact. I was always frustrated seeing too many new drummer related sites fail to provide actionable information to their readers.</p> 156<p>I wanted New Percussionist to be different, and I made a commitment to making sure our advice can be followed by âregular people with a love for music who are looking for real answers to their musical problems.</p> 157<h2>My Story</h2> 158<p>I grew up never really giving too much thought about actually playing drums. I hammered on pots and pans, empty buckets, anything that had a ring to it, but other than that I had a very average childhood. It wasn’t until I went to college that I first started to get into playing music with others.</p> 159<p>I played with a few bands and toured around cross country a bit, but after I got married, my priorities changed. I realized that teaching others the art of percussion helped them fulfil their own dreams and kept my own skills in the game – without being away from my family. I’ve really transformed my views on playing drums. I constantly learn more about the art, teach others and generally make sure the craft continues to flourish.</p> 160<p><img onload="Wpfcll.r(this,true);" src="https://newpercussionist.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-197" data-wpfc-original-src="//newpercussionist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jay-Burney-889x500.jpg" alt="Jay Burney" width="889" height="500" data-wpfc-original-srcset="https://newpercussionist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jay-Burney-889x500.jpg 889w, https://newpercussionist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jay-Burney-768x432.jpg 768w, https://newpercussionist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jay-Burney-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://newpercussionist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Jay-Burney.jpg 1280w" data-wpfc-original-sizes="(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px"/></p> 161<p>I’m also really careful about how my own kids spend their time. Not so long ago, I would happily let them have free reign on their devices or play video games with their minds on numb-lock. Now with musical education and a healthy creative outlet in their lives, we all have a different perspective, and theyâre growing up to be such wonderful children.â</p> 162<p>It took a lot of trial and error to get where I am today, and I’m so grateful that I get a chance to share my insights with so many people. âIn the years since we started, my team and I have helped thousands of musicians learn more about their instruments and achieve their own musical goals.</p> 163<p>Today’s modern lifestyle is filled with an insane amount of distractions based on instant gratification and unhealthy choices. These are causing real cognitive and social problems for millions of people.</p> 164<h2>Music Facts:</h2> 165<p><em>âWhen you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout.â</em><br /> 166<strong>Anita Collins PhD</strong></p> 167<p><em>âMusic is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language.â</em><br /> 168<strong>Dr. Daniel J. Levitin</strong></p> 169<p>Music also reduces stress and anxiety, decreases pain, can improve immune functioning, improves memory, cultivates social skills, and helps us exercise. Just to name a few.</p> 170<p>Given that there is so much information out there with regards to the benefits of music, we at <strong>New Percussionist</strong> have set out some clear principles that we strive to abide by.</p> 171<p>This is so we can provide <strong>you</strong> with a single place to get the drumming and percussion advice, without all the confusion that you might find elsewhere.</p> 172<hr /> 173<div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h3><span style="color: #339966;">What we do:</span></h3> <ul> <li>Simplify complex drummer advice</li> <li>Give realistic expectations</li> <li>Write for real everyday people learning the instrument</li> <li>Conduct an enormous amount of research to back our advice</li> </ul></div><div class="col-md-6"> <h3><span style="color: #c70606;">What we don’t do:</span></h3> <ul> <li>Promote fake âinstant rockstarâ attitudes</li> <li>Tell you to do something that doesn’t work</li> <li>Make you buy expensive or unnecessary products</li> <li>Give favorable reviews to companies that pay us</li> </ul></div></div><hr /> 174<p>Check out our <strong><a href="//newpercussionist.com/blog/">blog</a></strong> or feel free to browse around some of our most popular content here:</p> 175<hr /> 176<div class="carousel_outerrim kad-animation" data-animation="fade-in" data-delay="0"><div class="carouselcontainer rowtight"><div id="kadence-carousel-29" class="slick-slider products carousel_shortcode kt-slickslider kt-content-carou
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