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Mary Poppins - Jason Degenhardt

Jason Degenhardt's combined book setup for Mary Poppins at the Topeka Civic Theatre in Topeka, Kansas.

Jason Degenhardt's combined book setup for Mary Poppins at the Topeka Civic Theatre in Topeka, Kansas.Jason Degenhardt's combined book setup for Mary Poppins at the Topeka Civic Theatre in Topeka, Kansas.Jason Degenhardt's combined book setup for Mary Poppins at the Topeka Civic Theatre in Topeka, Kansas.Jason Degenhardt's combined book setup for Mary Poppins at the Topeka Civic Theatre in Topeka, Kansas.Jason Degenhardt's combined book setup for Mary Poppins at the Topeka Civic Theatre in Topeka, Kansas.

“My Mary Poppins set up is a combination of the Percussion 2 drum set book, and as much of the mallets and toys I can sneak in from the Percussion 1 book. I took some cues from the original Broadway setup by placing the triangles and blocks centered above the snare and moving the cymbals and toms off to the right of the kit.

You'll notice my $1.00 pan to the left of the hi-hat. This is notated as 'Toy Drum' in the score, and this is my take on the metallic sound sought after by the composer. Thanks to Daniel Haskins (original percussionist with the Broadway production) for some insight here!

Here's a video of me playing my $1.00 ‘Toy Drum’."

Jason is a freelance drummer/percussionist in the Topeka, Kansas area where he also assists Derek Sharp in the building of TreeHouse Drums. He also has his own teaching practice called Studio 17 Percussion and is an Adjunct Music Professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

Mary Poppins - Regional - Jason Degenhardt
February 2016

Jason Degenhardt's combined book setup for Mary Poppins at the Topeka Civic Theatre in Topeka, Kansas.

Patrick Lehosky's percussion setup for In the Heights at the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale, New York.
Jay Mack's setup for the National Tour of If/Then at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington.
Craig Given's percussion setup for Hairspray at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, New Zealand, for Showbiz Christchurch.
"After a grueling four years at SUNY I still had one theory class left to finish. I was really depressed. A classmate of mine recommended me for a tour of a Broadway show. This completely changed the course of my life."
  • 7 min read
"When I first got the call to start working on Ain’t Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations, I was curious about which era the show was going to focus on. Their career began in the early 1960’s and they’re still releasing albums today."
"The unique part of Groundhog Day was that the drummer had to play on stage, in a groundhog costume, wearing a giant groundhog head. Since I could barely see out of the head, it was impossible to read a chart (and there wasn’t a music stand), so it had to be memorized."
  • 4 min read
Steve Gadd's drum solo from the track "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours". From the album Live Stuff (out of print) from the legendary 1970's New York based band Stuff.
Robbie Ameen's drum solo from the track "Spring Fling".

Gene Krupa's drum solo from "Gene's Blues" from the album Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich released November 1955.

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