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Follow us to WGI 2019 on Instagram, Snapchat and more!

It’s finally here, the final week of winter percussion! WGI Finals, hosted primarily in Dayton, OH, will start early Wednesday morning and conclude late Saturday night. Once again, Chops Percussion will be heading out to finals to support the groups that make our success possible. We are truly fortunate to have 14 groups from Indiana this year, a #TeamIndiana Record! Although we hope you are able to attend finals in person; there are other great ways to follow your favorite groups and us as we head to Dayton. Chops Percussion, in an effort to further connect with our customers and to better showcase our amazing programs, will be doing live coverage again on our Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter accounts (handles listed below)! Please follow us on all our various social media platforms and we can’t wait to see you at WGI Finals this weekend! Finally, do not forget to use the hashtag #TeamIndiana this weekend and make sure to tag Chops Percussion if you want your posts shared! Like us on Facebook: Chops Percussion Twitter: @Chopsperc Instagram: @Chops_Percussion Snapchat: chopspercussion

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Apr 9, 2019 No Comments

Cap City Percussion – Pearl & Adams Sale List

UPDATE: All items on this list have been sold and the link to the sale page has been removed. Chops Percussion will be selling all of the Pearl/Adams gear used by Cap City Percussion during the 2019 WGI season. This is a HUGE opportunity to save on gear that has only been used for a few months. If you’re looking to upgrade your battery percussion or your front ensemble gear, this is the time to do just that! Please check out the list on our website for quantities and prices. Sales will not be considered final without a school PO or check/card payment by a booster organization. All gear will be available after the WGI Championships in mid-April. This gear will go quickly, so don’t wait – reserve your item(s) today!

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Jan 15, 2019 No Comments

WGI 2018 Percussion Championships Wrap Up

Chops Percussion made the trip to Dayton, OH this past weekend for the WGI World Championships. We are very lucky to have the support of many groups that competed at the three-day event. Without these groups, our success would not be possible. Congratulations to the following groups for making it to the Finals round in their respective classes: Scholastic A (PSA) Finals Plainfield HS – 1st Place, Gold Medalist Minooka HS – 15th Place Scholastic Concert A (PSCA) Finals Decatur Central HS – 1st Place, Gold Medalist Scholastic Concert Open (PSCO) Finals Plainfield HS – 6th Place Scholastic Concert World (PSCW) Finals Fishers HS – 1st Place, Gold Medalist Scholastic Open (PSO) Finals Victor J Andrew HS – 3rd Place, Bronze Medalist Lawrence Township HS – 6th Place Greenfield-Central HS – 13th Place Independent Open (PIO) Finals Legacy Open – 11th Place Scholastic World (PSW) Finals Franklin Central HS – 5th Place Avon HS – 7th Place Center Grove HS – 8th Place Fishers HS – 15th Place Congratulations also to the following groups for their participation at the WGI World Championships: PSA: Milford HS, Southport HS, Hamilton Southeastern HS PSO: Zionsville HS, Forsyth Central HS, Clinton HS PSW: Lambert HS PIW: Legacy World

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Apr 24, 2018 No Comments

Follow us to WGI 2018 on Instagram, Snapchat and more!

It’s finally here, the final week of winter percussion! WGI Finals, hosted primarily in Dayton, OH, will start early Thursday morning and conclude late Saturday night. Once again, Chops Percussion will be heading out to finals to support the groups that make our success possible. We are truly fortunate to have groups from Indiana, Illinois, and Georgia represented this year. Although we hope you’re able to attend finals in person; there are new and exciting ways to follow us as we head to Dayton. Chops Percussion, in an effort to further connect with our customers and to better showcase our amazing programs, has created an Instagram and Snapchat account (handles listed below)! Please follow us on all our various social media platforms and we can’t wait to see you at WGI Finals this weekend! Like us on Facebook: Chops Percussion Twitter: @Chopsperc Instagram: @Chops_Percussion Snapchat: chopspercussion

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Apr 17, 2018 No Comments

2018 Indoor Percussion Season Preview

Welcome back to the Chops blog.  Indoor Percussion season is already underway, and we’re proud to once again be the presenting sponsor for the Indiana Percussion Association!  Indoor Percussion continues to grow in popularity within the state and across around the world.  We’re lucky to have one of the best and largest indoor percussion circuits in the country, and we’re proud to support the efforts of IPA and all of the participating groups. Along with local IPA contests, there’s also a national WGI regional, hosted by Franklin Central, where you can see performances by ensembles from all over the Midwest. Here’s a schedule of remaining contests to help you find a show near you! February 24   IPA Invitational at Knox HS February 24   IPA Invitational at Owen Valley HS March 3          IPA Invitational at New Palestine HS March 3          IPA Invitational at Carroll HS March 10        IPA Invitational at Ben Davis HS March 10        IPA Invitational at Zionsville HS March 10-11  WGI Indianapolis Regional at Franklin Central HS March 17        IPA Invitational at Plainfield HS March 17        IPA Invitational & PSB Divisional Prelims at Greenfield-Central HS March 24        IPA State Prelims & PSB Divisional Finals at Avon HS March 24       

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Feb 20, 2018 No Comments

2018 WGI Independent Percussion Auditions

Welcome back to the Chops blog. Audition season for indoor percussion is upon us and many of you may be considering marching in an Independent percussion ensemble this winter. Indoor percussion, although a relatively young activity, has become very popular, both locally and nationally, over the past 10-15 years. Over this time, many “Independent” ensembles have been started to give percussionists the opportunity to continue performing after they graduate from high school. It also gives those whose high schools do not have a performing ensemble, an opportunity to join and experience the thrill of performing in an indoor percussion ensemble. For those of you not familiar with this, there are “Scholastic” and “Independent” classifications in indoor percussion. Here is the class description from the WGI website:

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Sep 5, 2017 No Comments

Product Spotlight: Vic Firth Roger Carter Signature Stick and Ralph Hardimon Tenor Stick with Nylon Tip

We’re excited about a couple of new products released at WGI this year by our friends at Vic Firth. Roger Carter Signature Stick First up is the Roger Carter Signature Snare Stick. The continuing evolution of the marching activity lead to the creation of this stick. “Roger Carter is well known in the marching percussion activity for his dedication to excellence as well as his unique stylistic approach to rudimental drumming. Throughout his career, Roger has performed with and instructed for some of the foremost marching percussion programs in the world, including the Blue Devils, Crossmen, Madison Scouts, Broken City Indoor Percussion and the Bluecoats.”

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May 23, 2017 No Comments

WGI 2017 Percussion Championship Wrap-Up

Chops Percussion made the trip to Dayton, OH this past weekend for the WGI World Championships. We are very lucky to have the support of many groups that competed at the three-day event. Without these groups, our success would not be possible. Congratulations to the following groups for making it to the Finals round in their respective classes:

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Apr 25, 2017 No Comments

WGI Percussion World Championships 2017 – 5 Reasons You Should Go

Below is a post we shared back in April of 2015.  It’s still valid today, so we updated it and posted it here again.  TLDR?  Go to WGI this weekend! The WGI Percussion World Championships are this weekend and we have our top 5 reasons why you should go. But before we get to that, maybe you’ve never heard of WGI and are wondering what this is all about? From their website: “WGI Sport of the Arts is the world’s premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. As a non-profit youth organization, WGI serves as the leading governing body of the winter guard and indoor percussion activities. It is called the Sport of the Arts because it brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. Now entering its 40th year in 2017, the sport continues to evolve and grow.” If you would attend this weekend, you would see the percussion section or “drumlines” of a marching band performing indoors. These show aren’t just thrown together. Hundreds, if not thousands of hours are spent designing, building, rehearsing and competing over several months. Indiana is one of the premier states when it comes to competitive percussion

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Apr 18, 2017 No Comments

2017 WGI Independent Percussion Auditions

Welcome back to the Chops blog.  Audition season for indoor percussion is upon us and many of you may be considering marching in an Independent percussion ensemble this winter.  Indoor percussion, although a relatively young activity, has become very popular, both locally and nationally, over the past 10-15 years.  Over this time, many “Independent” ensembles have been started to give percussionists the opportunity to continue performing after they graduate from high school.  It also gives those whose high schools do not have a performing ensemble, an opportunity to join and experience the thrill of performing in an indoor percussion ensemble.  For those of you not familiar with this, there are “Scholastic” and “Independent” classifications in indoor percussion.   Here is the class description from the WGI website: Scholastic – units whose membership comes from the SAME High School or a school that feeds to that particular High School. Independent – units whose members are not necessarily associated with a particular school. Scholastic and Independent units are then further divided into classes: A Class – Beginning programs and performers. Open Class – The intermediate developmental level of performers. World Class – The most advanced programs and performers. Here also is a link to the

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Sep 20, 2016 No Comments

Vic Firth Marching Percussion channel on YouTube

Today’s post is from our friend Mark Wessels at Vic Firth.  We asked him to tell us the story behind the new Vic Firth Marching Percussion channel on YouTube and how that came about. Since the early days of internet video, Vic Firth was a pioneer in delivering top-quality percussion education and entertainment to a worldwide audience. We’ve tried hard to represent all aspects of percussion – from drum set to concert, marching to jazz keyboard, our goal has always been to reach every genre of music. As a result, the Vic Firth YouTube channel has grown significantly. Our 205,000+ subscribers have racked up over 57 million views – by far the largest channel in the percussion industry. With the addition of 2-3 new videos each day to our library of over 3,000 videos, we’re consistently adding 1.5 million new views each month! The only downside is that we’ve actually had to “throttle” some of the percussion content so that we can deliver a balance between all the various genres of percussion, especially during the peak seasons of WGI and DCI.  Because most of us here at Vic have a deep marching percussion background, we weren’t happy with that…  we’re always

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Jun 28, 2016 No Comments

WGI Percussion Championship Wrap-Up

Chops Percussion made the trip to Dayton, OH this past weekend for the WGI World Championships. We’re very lucky to have the support of many schools and independent groups that made the trip as well. Without these groups, our success would not be possible. Congratulations to the following groups for making it to the Finals round in their respective classes: Scholastic A (PSA) Finals Victor J Andrew HS – 1st Place, Gold Medalist Zionsville HS – 5th Place Greenfield-Central HS – 6th Place Minooka HS – 9th Place Milford HS – 12th Place Scholastic Concert World (PSCW) Finals Goshen HS – 3rd Place, Bronze Medalist Scholastic Open (PSO) Finals Lawrence Township HS – 13th Place Scholastic World (PSW) Finals Avon HS – 4th Place Center Grove HS – 6th Place Franklin Central HS – 8th Place Ben Davis HS – 13th Place Congratulations also to the following groups for their participation at the WGI World Championships: PSA: Carroll HS, Norwell HS, Plainfield HS PSO: Decatur Central HS, Clinton HS, Cypress Bay HS PSW: Goshen HS, Lambert HS, Forsyth Central HS, Fishers HS PIW: Legacy Independent We’ll see you next year in Dayton!!!!

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Apr 19, 2016 No Comments
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