Luft Mallets Marc Damoulakis tambourine. 

German Silver & Bronze Jingles.

We are giving away one of the finest instruments available: a Marc Damoulakis series tambourine by master craftsman, Jeff Luft.

Having the right gear is a crucial part of playing at a high level. TAPS is devoted to lowering the costs of education, now let's do the same for your instrument collection!

To enter: purchase a raffle ticket or bundle of tickets through the form below, and subscribe to our newsletter.

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1 ticket - $6

2 tickets - $10

6 tickets - $25

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Giveaway ends 6:59pm EST, 12/28/21

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All proceeds from the giveaway will go towards tuition and expenses for TAPS LA Music Festival. 

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TAPS is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Boston Symphony Principal Timpanist and founder of Tim Genis Mallets.

Interview with Tim Genis

Tuesday Dec. 14th, 8pm EST, 5pm PDT. 

We will be giving away two pairs of Tim's mallets, the TG1 and TG10 at the end of the session! Submit your questions for Tim ahead of time via our instagram page.

Win a free lesson with Ted Atkatz!

We will be giving away one free Zoom lesson with TAPS founder, Ted Atkatz! 

Former Principal Percussionist of the Chicago Symphony, Ted is on the Percussion Faculty of the Colburn School, Lynn University, and CSU Long Beach.

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To enter: submit the entry form and opt-in for our TAPS Email List. 

One entry per person, Giveaway ends 11:59pm EST on 12/11/21. 

Winner will be announced on 12/12 and contacted directly by TAPS.

We know it's a busy time of the year for percussion students, but TAPS has your back! Let us do what we do best, and provide the highest quality of percussion education at no cost to our students. 

Zoom discussion with Andrés

Pichardo-Rosenthal

Join us for a Zoom discussion with TAPS  LA Music Festival faculty, Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal. 

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Tuesday, Nov. 30th. 5pm PT, 8pm EST. 

Alan Abel Documentary

TAPS presents a documentary honoring the life and legacy of Alan Abel, featuring interviews with Chris Deviney, Don Liuzzi, Matthew Strauss, Angela Zator, and Alan Abel himself. 

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TAPS LA Music Festival

A new tuition-free, in-person seminar
in Los Angeles, CA

August 1-14, 2021

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TAPS OSI

(Past Event) Online Seminar

June 16 - July 3, 2020

TAPS Online Summer Intensive was a three week online program where 19 distinguished professional musicians presented in-depth classes related to percussion performance and history, and performance coach Don Greene presented a class to help percussionists to deal with performance anxiety.

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TAPS Online Weekly Q&A

(Past Event) Online Masterclasses

March 30 - May 2, 2020

As a positive response to the COVID-19 outbreak and social distancing guidelines, the TAPS Weekly Q&A was a series of live interactive interviews held from March 30 - May 2, 2020  with top percussion professionals from across the country. Sessions were hosted on Zoom, and any interested audience members were able to register, attend, and ask questions directly to the artists. 

TAPS New Zealand

(Past Event) In-Person Seminar

January 13 - January 17, 2020

TAPS' inaugural New Zealand seminar took place January 13-17, 2020 alongside the Auckland Philharmonic's Summer Orchestral Institute. 

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Participants worked closely with faculty members Ted Atkatz, Tim Jones, Eric Renick, and Steve Logan in a variety of masterclasses, rehearsals, and private lesson settings.

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Other TAPS Events

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2018 Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar at Snow Pond Music Festival

2017 Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar at Snow Pond Music Festival

2016 Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar at Snow Pond Music Festival

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2016 Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)

2016 Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar in Adelaide, Australia 

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2015  The first Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar at CSULB