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Black Swamp Sound Plates—Disc Bell and Anvil Gong—are designed to add unique metallic textures to your percussion setup. This guide walks yo

Selecting the right triangle and beater combination can make or break your performance in orchestral settings. In Ravel’s Alborada del Graci

The Black Swamp RecPlate is designed to streamline your setup and enhance your performance with simple mounting and suspension solutions.

Modern percussionists need modern tools. The MultiLegs are the simple solution for adding horizontal bass drum legs into your percussion set

Experimenting with different materials and approaches can make your practice sessions more dynamic, fun, and, most importantly, effective.

GRAMMY award winner, Joseph Gramley, discusses the hurdles and considerations for performance multiple percussion pieces.

No matter what your setup is, the Black Swamp wood block mount enhances accessibility and improves sound quality by keeping the instrument r

In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to restringing your older Black Swamp Percussion castanets quickly and effectively.

Norman Weinberg explores the art of selecting percussion instruments, emphasizing the importance of cultivating an ear for sound variety.

Black Swamp makes a variety of castanet options for the modern percussionist. Here's what you need to know about the right choice for you.

The redoble castanet roll is an extended technique for handled castanets and is used in a variety of musical settings. Meet Your...

Designed in collaboration with Morris Palter, MultiBass drums revolutionize performance convenience without compromising on sound.

In his new video series, Ryan Lewis (Ouachita Baptist University) discusses several aspects of multiple percussion, including setup &...