GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE DRUMS NEW - GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE DRUMS Downloads Did you know that 51% of the musicians in the U.S. are female? The 2006 Gallup Poll shows that percussion sales have been increasing steadily since 1997, with more than 250,000 drum kits sold last year alone. If a big chunk of that 51% isn't already banging away on a set of drums, they will be - soon.MORE -> ROOTS OF RHYTHM Roots of Rhythm Website The Roots of Rhythm program now has its own website at www.rootsofrhythm.net. All teaching materials and further updates will now be posted there. PMC LAUNCHES PERCUSSION IN THE SCHOOLS NEW - The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) has launched an educational performance program - Percussion in the Schools - that will have exciting professional percussion ensembles playing in elementary and middle schools. MORE -> Play Drums! PlayDrums! is a series of video tutorials along with a variety of printable guides and support materials that have been developed to provide music dealers and teachers with a simple method for giving free, five-minute introductory drumset and conga lessons in their local communities. MORE -> THE MUSIC EDGE Interested in making music? themusicedge.com provides extensive resources for teenagers interested in music, including advice from well-known musicians, instrument suggestions based on teens' interests and abilities, a bulletin board for finding other players and practice partners, celebrity interviews and music links to other NAMM segment associations and participating member sites. PMC REFINES AND EXPANDS ITS "DEVELOPMENTAL DRUMMING" EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC PROGRAM The Percussion Marketing Council has announced significant improvement and major expansion of its popular "Developmental Drumming" (formerly "Mommy & Me") Early Childhood Music Program. MORE ->