My top five tips for percussion self-care and section safety which I used to teach my students. These are applicable not only to ensemble rehearsals and performances but also personal practice. Hope they help!

One of the main reasons I started Fulcrum was because I kept seeing the same instrument care mistakes over and over again. It’s easy to forget as a percussionist that not everyone knows the best way to care for these instruments. So, to help remedy that, here are five easy thing you can do to care for your percussion instruments, prolonging their lives and reducing the need for expensive maintenance!