Articles in Magazines and Journals
Norman has been writing for magazines and journals for over 30 years. He served as a Contributing Editor for Drum! Magazine fro 1994 to 2018 and as Associate Editor of Technology for Percussive Notes, the Official Journal of the Percussive Arts Society, from 1991 to 2002.
In the past, Norm has been a featured columnist for Keyboard and EQ Magazines, as well as a regularly contributing author for Modern Drummer, Rhythm, Drums & Drumming, and Percussion News. Norm has had individual articles published in Home Recording Newsletter, The Instrumentalist, Percussive Notes Research Edition, Music & Computers, and Strumenti Musicali.
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In the past, Norm has been a featured columnist for Keyboard and EQ Magazines, as well as a regularly contributing author for Modern Drummer, Rhythm, Drums & Drumming, and Percussion News. Norm has had individual articles published in Home Recording Newsletter, The Instrumentalist, Percussive Notes Research Edition, Music & Computers, and Strumenti Musicali.
Click on any of the titles below to see a .pdf of the article
Click HERE to see a full bibliographic .pdf listing of all articles
2018
• "Roland TD-17KVX Review" Drum! (Winter 2018): 70-71.
• "The Ultimate Match Up” Drum! (Summer 2018): 63-65.
• "Alternate Mode JamKAT and DITI” Drum! Issue 262 (April 2018): 72-74
2017
• "14 Breakthroughs: Innovations That Make Electronic Percussion Possible” Drum! Issue 259 (April 2017): 69-73
• "Start Here" Drum! Issue 253 (July 2017): 65-68.
2016
• "Yamaha DT50S&DT50K Triggers" Drum! Issue 246 (December 2016): 106.
• "2016 Electronic Percussion Gear Guide" Drum! Issue 244 (October 2016): 69-74.
• "Spectrasonics OmniSphere 2" Drum! Issue 242 (August 2016): 73-74.
• "In My Dreams" Drum! Issue 240 (June 2016): 83-86.
• "Output Rev Plugin Review" Drum! Issue 237 (March 2016): 75.
• “Roland TD25K Kit Review" Drum! Issue 236 (February 2016): 72-75.
2015
• "Spitfire Audio eDNA Earth Review" Drum! Issue 233 (November 2015): 84-85.
• "Multipad Madness" Drum! Issue 226 (April 2015): 69-74.
• “Alesis DM Dock" Drum! Issue 223 (January 2015): 58-60.
• “How to Buy an E-Kit" Drum! Special Booklet Insert
2014
• “8 Creative E-Kit Challenges" Drum! Issue 221 (October 2014): 95-92.
• “Roland TM-2 Trigger Module" Drum! Issue 220 (October 2014): 85-87.
• “Yamaha DTX502/562K Electronic Kit" Drum! Issue 217 (July 2014): 85-86.
• “KAT KTs3 Digital Drum Set" Drum! Issue 213 (March 2014): 69-70.
2013
• “7 Electronic Drum Kits for Under $500" Drum! Issue 210 (December 2013): 93-100.
• “Synth-Ify Your Life" Drum! Issue 209 (November 2013): 73-77.
• “TrapKAT 5KS" Drum! Issue 200 February 2013): 96-97.
2012
• “Making Friends With a Drum Machine" Drum! Issue 193 (July 2012): 77-80.
• “Zildjian Gen 16 AE Cymbals" Drum! Issue 188 (February 2012): 100-101.
• “Glossary of Electronic Percussion Terms" Drum! Issue 187 (February 2012): 73-77.
2011
• “Zildjian Crashing the Cloud" Drum! 19 (November 2011): 88-89.
• “Yamaha DTX950K" Drum! 19 (January 2011): 74-75.
2010
• “Korg Wavedrum” Drum! 19 (September 2010): 74-75.
• “Create Your Own Electronic Percussion Duo" Drum! 19 (March 2010): 69-74.
2009
• “Alesis DM5 Pro Kit” Drum! 18 (August, 2009): 88-90.
• “How to Podcast” Drum! 18 (June, 2009): 73-76.
• “Yamaha DTXtreme III Special” Drum! 18 (April, 2009): 78-81.
• “Beyond 101” Drum! 18 (January, 2009): 75-81.
2008
• “Playing With the Big Boys” Drum! 17 (September, 2008): 95-101.
• “Alternative, Alternative Controllers” Drum! 17 (May, 2008): 95-101.
• “Alesis Trigger IO” Drum! 17 (April, 2008): 126-127.
• “Roland HD-1V-Drums Lite”” Drum! 17 (July, 2008): 107-112.
• “Online Music School” Drum! 17 (January, 2008): 109-115.
2007
• “Spectrasonics Stylus RMX” Drum! 16 December 2007): 109-129.
• “Live Looping Lives” Drum! 16 (September 2007): 109-115.
• “R.E.T. NS2 Pro Electronic Drum Set” Drum! 16 (August 2007): 130-131.
• “The Drummer as DJ” Drum! 16 (July 2007): 103-109.
• “Muse Research Receptor” Drum! 16 (April 2007): 114-117.
• “NAMM Shuffle” Drum! 16 (April 2007): 63.
• “Alesis DM5 Drum Kit” Drum! 16 (March 2007): 120-122.
• “Beatnik RA1200P” Drum! 15 (January 2007): 120-121.
• “Drums on Tap” Drum! 15 (January 2007): 101-108.
• “Read Rhythms Right Now” How To Play Drums 1 (Winter 2006-2007): 30-34.
2006
• “Making Your Own Sonic ‘Paint’” Drum! 15 (November 2006): 105-111.
• “Getting Free Software” Drum! 15 (September 2006): 106.
• “USB MIDI Controller Punchout” Drum! 15 (September 2006): 103-111.
• “Roland RMP-3 and RMP-5 Rhythm Coaches” Drum! 15 (July 2006): 108-111.
• “Electronic Drum-Set Buying Guide” Drum! 15 (June 2006): 105-111.
• “Software Trends: Past, Present, and Future” Drum! 15 (April 2006): 95-98.
• “New Gear at NAMM” Drum! 15 (April 2006): 65.
• “Audio File Formats Demystified” Drum! 15 (February 2006): 1115-120.
• “Hansenfütz Fütz Pedals” Drum! 15 (February 2006): 138-139.
• “Biolabs Absynth Research Sounds” Drum! 14 (January 2006): 90.
2005
• “Roland TD-12S V-Drums” Drum! 14 (November 2005): 106-108.
• “How to Mangle Your Sound” Drum! 14 (October 2005): 101-105.
• “Yamaha DTXplorer Electronic Drumkit” Drum! 14 (September 2005): 114-116.
• “HandSonic Highlights” Drum! 14 (June 2005): 127-133.
• “Roland RT-Kit-1 and TMC-6 Review” Drum! 14 (June 2005): 109-111.
• “Building Your Own Sample Library” Drum! 14 (June 2005): 112-119.
• “Gear Crazy - Technology” Drum! 14 (April 2005): 27-29.
• “Pintech Studio Elite LE Review” Drum! 14 (April 2005): 95-96.
• “How To Make It Happen” Drum! 14 (April 2005): 104-109.
• “Roland PD-20S-BK Review” Drum! 14 (February 2005): 109-111.
2004
• “Going All Soft” Drum! 13 (December 2004/January 2005): 115-119.
• “Yamaha DTXtreme IIS Review” Drum! 13 (October/November 2004): 117-119.
• “Let's All Get Loopy” Drum! 13 (October/November 2004): 121-126.
• “How to Improve Your Drumset Notation” Drum! 13 (September/October 2004): 111-115.
• “Digital Multi-Track Recorders Buyer's Guide” Drum! 13 (July/August 2004): 97-103.
• “Soundware Roundup” Drum! 13 (June/July 2004): 129-135.
• [Arthur Nelson]“ Learning Electronic Percussion” Drum! 13 (March/April 2004): 99-104.
2003
• “How to Make Your Own Video for Peanuts” Drum! 12 (November/December 2003): 31.
• “Tweaking for Touch” Drum! 12 (November/December 2003): 100-105.
• “10 Tips for Surviving College Auditions” Drum! 12 (August/September 2003): 26-27.
• “Roland Electronic Drum Amplifiers” Drum! 12 (June/July 2003): 97-98.
• “Making Mick Fleetwood: Total Drumming” Drum! 12 (February/March 2003): 79-82.
2002
• “Tips to Make Your Sound Move” Drum! 11 (September/October 2002): 81-85.
• “Roland V-Club Electronic Drumkit Review” Drum! 11 (May/June 2002): 101-103.
• “Anatomy of a Mixer” Drum! 11 (May/June 2002): 73-76.
2001
• “Drum Machine Tips for Teachers” Drum! 10 (June/July 2001): 101-104.
• “Electronic Percussion Trouble Shooting” Drum! 10 (September/October 2001): 103-109.
• “Way Beyond Beats: Advanced DrumKAT Programming” Drum! 10 (August/September): 87-91.
• “Yamaha DTXtreme Review” Drum! 10 (September/October 2001): 111-114.
• “Electronic Percussion in the Classroom” Yamaha PercPak publication.
• “Turn On, Plug In, Groove Out” Percussive Notes 39 (October 2001): 18-19.
2000
• “Return to Sampler Land: Sampler Basics” Drum! 9 (June/July 2000): 101-106.
• “Yamaha DTXpress Review” Drum! 9 (March/April 2000): 95-98.
• “Robin Horn: Developing Electronic Drumset” Percussive Notes 38 (October 2000): 72-73.
• “Steven Raybine: Multi-Dimensional Expression Through Electronics” Percussive Notes 38 (October 2000: 74-75).
• “Wernick Xylosynth” Drum!9 (February/March 2000): 111-112.
1999
• “Alesis DM Pro” Drum! 8 (September/October 1999): 81-83
• “Boom Theory Spacemuffins 0.0 Module” Drum! 9 (May/June 1999): 99-102.
• “A Sampling of Samples” Drum! 8 (February/March 1999): 96-100.
• “Ask Dr. MIDI” Percussive Notes 37 (February 1999): 49.
• “DrumKAT Notation” Percussive Notes 37 (February 1999): 50-51.
1998
• “Drum Microphone Buying Guide” with Andy Doerschuk. Drum! 7 (November/December 1998): 87-101.
• “Used Drum Machine Price Guide” Drum! 7 (September/October 1998): 74.
• “Drumset Cymbal Notation” Zildjian Educator (Fall/Winter 1998-1999): 4
• “Yamaha DTK5L Electronic Latin Percussion System Review” Drum! 7 (September/October 1998): 99-100.
• “Tony Verderosa: Doing It Live” Percussive Notes 36 (October 1998): 70.
• “Drum Tech K2-S Kit Review” Drum! 7 (June/July 1998): 97-99.
• “Computers in Education” Music & Computers 4 (May/June 1998) 97-98.
• “Roland V-Drums Review” Drum! 7 (April/May 1998): 111-116
• “Five Technical Tips for Triggering” Percussive Notes 36 (February 1998) 14-16.
• “Musician’s Guide to the Internet” Review Percussive Notes 36 (February 1998): 60.
1997
• “Zen Now” Drum! 6 (November/December 1997): 46.
• [Trey Battute] “High Tech Skins” Drum! 6 (August/September 1997): 107-108
• "They're Back (DrumKAT Turbo)” Drum! 6 (May/June 1997): 99-100
1996
• [Trey Battute] “A Sampling of Samples” Drum! 5 (November 19) 69-72.
• World Percussion Network Sparks Student's Interest" Percussion News (November 1996): 1
• “Mario DeCiutiis” Percussive Notes 34 (October 1996): 61.
• “CyberSound VS” Percussive Notes 34 (June 1996): 66-69.
• What's New on the WPN" Percussion News (May 1996): 1
• WPN Expands Service for PAS Members" Percussion News (March 1996): 1
• “World Music Menu: Version 2.0” Percussive Notes 34 (February 1996): 63-65.
1995
• “MIDI Charts to Help You Find Your Way” Percussive Notes 33 (December 1995): 67-69.
• “What's New on the World Percussion Network” Percussion News (November 1995): 1-3.
• “Overture: Macintosh Notation Software” Percussive Notes 33 (August 1995): 66-72.
• “Percussion Notation” Modern Drummer 18 (June 1995): 20-21.
• “The Evelyn Glennie Music Library” Percussive Notes 33 (June 1995): 71-73.
• “Using the World Percussion Network: File Libraries” Percussion News (May 1995): 11.
• “Using the World Percussion Network: Reading and Writing in Forums” Percussion News (March 1995): 11.
• “Sybil 3.0: Real-Time Performance Software” Percussive Notes 33 (February 1995): 63-66.
• “WPN to the Rescue!” Percussive Notes 33 (February 1995): 66-70.
1994
• “Introduction to Sending Electronic Mail” Percussion News (November 1994): 14.
• “Unisyn-Patch Editor and Librarian” Percussive Notes 32 (October 1994): 67-71.
• “The World Percussion Network: Past—Present—Future” Percussive Notes 32 (August 1994): 15-17.
• “Connecting to the WPN for the First Time” Percussive Notes 32 (August 1994): 17-23.
• [Trey Battute] “Birth of a New Machine” Drum! 4 (July/August 1994): 64.
• “Guidelines for Drumset Notation” Percussive Notes 32 (June 1994): 15-26.
• “Il Fraseggio nei Tempi Insoliti” Strumenti Musicali 16 (April 1994): 129-130.
• “Logging On for the First Time” Percussion News (March 1994): 21.
• “Bang the Drum” Keyboard 20 (March 1994): 26-30.
• “Tempi Poco Comuni” Strumenti Musicali 16 (January 1994): 96-97.
1993
• “Your Guide to the World Percussion Network: Part VII” Percussion News (November 1993): 17.
• “Your Guide to the World Percussion Network: Part VI” Percussion News (September 1993): 21.
• “Hearing Double” Keyboard 19 (September 1993): 124-126.
• “Phrasing Tips for Less Common Meters” Keyboard 19 (August 1993): 135-137.
• “Ritmi Funk” Strumenti Musicali 15 (July/August 1993): 100-102.
• “Your Guide to the World Percussion Network: Part V” Percussion News (July 1993): 21.
• “Good Ol’ Rock & Roll - Finding Your Individuality: Part II” Keyboard 19 (July 1993): 129.
• “Una Seduta di Campionamento” Strumenti Musicali 15 (June 1993): 100.
• “Good Ol’ Rock & Roll - Individuality: Part I” Keyboard 19 (June 1993): 120.
• “The Software Story: Band In A Box” Percussive Notes 31 (June 1993): 66-68.
• “What’s New on the WPN” Percussive Notes 31 (June 1993): 63-65.
• “Your Guide to the World Percussion Network: Part IV” Percussion News (May 1993): 21.
• “Mo’ Funk” Keyboard 19 (April 1993): 133-135.
• “Maybe There’s More, Then Again, Maybe Not” Percussive Notes 31 (April 1993): 72-73.
• “La Ballate” Strumenti Musicali 15 (April 1993): 126-128.
• “What’s New on the WPN” Percussive Notes 31 (April 1993): 73.
• “Future Talk” Drum! 2 (March/April 1993): 36-37.
• “Funk, Part One: The Seventies” Keyboard 19 March 1993): 104-107.
• “Your Guide to the World Percussion Network: Part III” Percussion News (March 1993): 17.
• “Suggerimenti Sul Tempo” Strumenti Musicali 15 (March 1993): 117.
• “A Dream Sampling Session” Keyboard 19 (February 1993): 125.
• “Bride of Ballads” Keyboard 19 (January 1993): 114.
• “Your Guide to the World Percussion Network—Part II” Percussion News (January 1993) 13.
1992
• “Ballads—Part I” Keyboard 18 (December 1992): 175-176.
• “Programmare Ritmi con gli Arpeggiatori” Strumenti Musicali 14 (December 1992): 112-113.
• “Your Guide to the World Percussion Network—Part I” Percussion News (November 1992): Insert.
• “La Funzione Degli Stacchi” Strumenti Musicali 14 (November 1992): 124-125.
• “Sampling Your Drum Machine” Keyboard 18 (November 1992): 121.
• “Interview with Jeff Krashin” Percussive Notes 31 (October 1992): 62-65.
• “More Timing Tricks” Keyboard 18 (October 1992): 129.
• “Un Salto in Zona Reggae” Strumenti Musicali 14 (September 1992): 148-149.
• “Creative Programming Ideas” Percussive Notes 30 (August 1992): 58-59.
• “Explorations in Arpeggiation” Keyboard 18 (August 1992): 115.
• “Drums Fills Revisited” Keyboard 18 (July 1992): 118-120.
• “The Functions of Fills” Keyboard 18 (June 1992): 117-118.
• “Filters—Molding Your Sound With EQ” Drum! 1 (May/June 1992): 38-39.
• “A Trip Into the Reggae Zone” Keyboard 18 (May 1992): 122-123.
• “Formal Ideas for Beat Patterns” Keyboard 18 (April 1992): 125-126.
• “What's New on the WPN” Percussion News (March 1992): 10.
• “Less is More” Keyboard 18 (March 1992): 104-107.
• “Fun With Percussion” Keyboard 18 (February 1992): 131-132.
• “Programming with Latin Rhythm Instruments, Part I” Keyboard 18 (January 1992): 114-115.
1991
• “Swing, Part II: Fills” Keyboard 17 (December 1991): 174-175.
• “Reading MIDI Implementation Charts” Percussive Notes 30 (December 1991): 57-59.
• “Swing, Part I: The Basic Pattern” Keyboard 17 (November 1991): 129-130.
• “Programming Tricks for Cymbals, Part II” Keyboard 17 (October 1991) 117-118.
• “The World Percussion Network: On-Line at PASIC 91” Percussive Notes 30 (October 1991): 71.
• “Programming Tricks for Cymbals, Part I” Keyboard 17 (September 1991): 99.
• “Industrial Drumming (Man-Machine-Music)” Keyboard 17 (August 1991): 115-116.
• “WPN Questionnaire” Percussion News 17 (July 1991): 3.
• “Creative Programming Ideas” Keyboard 17 (July 1991): 99-104.
• “A Visual Window to Tone Production” Percussive Notes 29 (June 1991): 20-25.
• “In Search of Length, Part II: Rolls” Keyboard 17 (June 1991): 102-107.
• “In Search of Length, Part I: Flams and Ruffs” Keyboard 17 (May 1991): 115-117.
• “The World Percussion Network: The Next Step” Percussive Notes 29 (April 1991): 67-69.
• “Vertical, Linear, and Independent Drumming” Keyboard 17 (April 1991): 115-118.
• “The Art of Sampling” Drums and Drumming 3 (April 1991): 43-46.
• “Getting Started: Part V” Drums and Drumming 3 (March 1991): 47-49.
• “Understanding the Sample Dump Standard” Percussive Notes 29 (February 1990): 51-56.
• “Getting Started: Part IV” Drums and Drumming 3 (February 1991): 61-63.
• “Getting Started: Part III” Drums and Drumming 3 (January 1991): 55-56.
• “Drummers On-Line” Drums and Drumming 3 (January 1991): 56-57.
1990
• “Roy Wooten: This is the Future, Man!” Drums and Drumming 2 (November 1990): 13-18.
• “Information, Please…” Drums and Drumming 2 (November 1990): 59.
• “The Indigenous Use of Raspers and Ratchets and its Influence Upon Western Art Music.” Percussive Notes 29 (October 1990): 81-83.
• “The Artist or the Medium?” Percussive Notes 29 (October 1990): 79-80.
• “Getting Started: Part II Drums and Drumming 2 (October 1990): 60-61.
• “Aphex Impulse” Drums and Drumming 2 (October 1990): 71-73.
• “Akai XR10” Drums and Drumming 2 (August/September 1990): 71-73.
• “The World Percussion Network” Percussive Notes 28 (August 1990): 54-55.
• “Creative Programming Ideas” EQ 1 (July/August 1990): 21.
• “Getting Started: Part I” Drums and Drumming 2 (June/July 1990): 58-59.
• “Material Innovations Electrohat” Drums and Drumming 2 (June/July 1990): 73.
• “A Question Concerning Electronic Percussion” Percussive Notes 28 (June 1990): 64-65.
• “The Quest for Realism” EQ 1 (May/June 1990): 24.
• “Intelligent Music Upbeat 2.0” EQ 1 (May/June 1990): 75-78.
• “sYbil” Modern Drummer 14 (May 1990): 44-45.
• “Yamaha YX 330 Xylophone” Modern Drummer 14 (May 1990): 42,88.
• “Fault Trees Drums and Drumming 2 (April/May 1990): 57-60.
• “Polyrhythms: Part 4” Rhythm 2 (April 1990): 24-25.
• “Real Drummer Don’t Beat Buttons” EQ 1 (March/April 1990): 24.
• “Polyrhythms: Part 3” Rhythm 2 (March 1990): 45-47.
• “Electronic Percussion Buyers Guide Part 3” Drums and Drumming 2 (Feb/March 1990): 59-63
• “Polyrhythms: Part 2” Rhythm 2 (February 1990): 17-19.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 20” Rhythm 2 (February 1990): 60-61.
• “Electronic Percussion Buyers Guide Part 2” Drums and Drumming 2 (Dec/Jan 1989-90): 58-61.
• “Polyrhythms: Part 1” Rhythm 2 (January 1990): 22-23.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 19” Rhythm 2 (January 1990): 61-62.
1989
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 18” Rhythm 2 (December 1989): 54-55.
• “MacDrums vs. Different Drummer” Rhythm 2 (November 1989): 62-66.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 17” Rhythm 2 (November 1989): 48-49.
• “C-ducer Drum Wizard” Modern Drummer 13 (October 1989): 56-57.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 16” Rhythm 2 (October 1989): 66-67.
• “If I Only Had a Little Spare Time” Rhythm 2 (September 1989): 22-23.
• “R8 Human Rhythm Composer” Modern Drummer 13 (August 1989): 58-60.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 15" Rhythm 2 (August 1989): 50-51.
• “Independence and Santa” Rhythm 2 (July 1989): 14-17.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 14” Rhythm 2 (July 1989): 33-34.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 13” Rhythm 2 (June 1989): 66-67.
• “The Akai S950 Sampler” Modern Drummer 13 (June 1989): 42-44.
• “Great Vibes” Rhythm 2 (May 1989): 14-16.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 12” Rhythm 2 (May 1989): 65-66.
• “Yamaha D8 Electronic Kit” Modern Drummer 13 (April 1989): 44-46.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 11” Rhythm 1 (April 1989): 16-17.
• “Mental Cuing” Rhythm 1 (March 1989): 28-30.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 10” Rhythm 1 (March 1989): 56-57.
• “Drum Machine Reference Chart.” Modern Drummer 13 (February 1989): 52-57.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 9” Rhythm 1 (February 1989): 32-33.
• “Electronic Setups” Modern Drummer 13 (February 1989): 28-33.
• [Trey Battute] “MIDI Percussion Basics” Drums and Drumming 5 (Jan/Feb 1989): 53-59.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 8” Rhythm 1 (January 1989): 54-55.
• “Sampling Made Simple: Part 3” Rhythm 1 (January 1989): 62-64
1988
• “Sampling Made Simple: Part 2” Rhythm 1 (December 1988): 62-66.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 7” Rhythm 1 (December 1988): 40-41.
• “Sampling Made Simple: Part 1” Rhythm 1 (November 1988): 46-49.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 6” Rhythm 1 (November 1988): 66-67.
• “MIDI Matters: Part 6” Rhythm 1 (October 1988): 52-56.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 5” Rhythm 1 (October 1988): 38-39.
• “MIDI Matters: Part 5” Rhythm 1 (September 1988): 38-42.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 4” Rhythm 1 (September 1988): 48-49.
• “MIDI Matters: Part 4” Rhythm 1 (August 1988): 62-64.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 3” Rhythm 1 (August 1988): 40-41.
• “MIDI Matters: Part 3” Rhythm 1 (July 1988): 30-32.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 2” Rhythm 1 (July 1988): 33-34.
• “Reading Rhythms: Part 1” Rhythm 1 (June 1988): 30-32.
• “MIDI Matters: Part 2” Rhythm 1 (June 1988): 46-48.
• “MIDI Matters: Part 1” Rhythm 1 (May 1988): 40-42.
• “Custom Creating Your Own Drum Sounds” Modern Drummer 12 (May 1988): 76.
• “The Ultimate Metronome” The Instrumentalist. (April 1988): 56-70.
• “The Educational Side of Electronic Drums, Part II” Percussive Notes 26 (Winter 1988): 43-47.
1987
• “New Sounds For Your Old Machines” Modern Drummer 11 (Dec. 1987): 45-46.
• “The Educational Side of Electronic Drums, Part I” Percussive Notes 26 (Fall 1987): 51-54.
• “Build a Percussion Storage Cabinet” The Instrumentalist (October 1987): 45-48.
• “A Plain and Simple Introduction to MIDI” Percussive Notes 25 (Summer 1987): 64.
• “Electronics in Teaching: Part II” Modern Drummer 11 (May 1987): 68-72.
• “Electronics in Teaching: Part I” Modern Drummer 11 (March 1987): 64-69.
1982
• “Aztec Percussion Instruments: Their Description and Use Before Cortes” Percussionist 19 (March 1982): 76-87.
1978
• “Removing Rattles in the Bass Drum” Percussive Notes 16 (Spring/Summer 1978): 52.