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Global percussionist & timpanist
Global Teacher - Master classes, clinics, online teaching.
Form. Hd Perc. Dept @crrdeparis
@officialtamadrums artist

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I am deeply honored and grateful to receive the 2026 Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement in Education Award.

For nearly fifty years, teaching, sharing, and passing on my passion for music and percussion have been at the heart of my life.

This recognition means a great deal to me, because I have always believed that education is about much more than teaching techniques. It is about inspiring curiosity, developing musical expression, and helping young musicians find their own voices.

My sincere thanks to the Percussive Arts Society and to everyone involved in this recognition.

A very special thank you to @Gordon Stout, who believed in my work and so generously nominated and supported me.
Many thanks to @Nancy Zeltsman, @John H. Beck, @Mark Ford, @Ju Tzong Ching, Lamon Lawhorn and Eric Willie who also supported me.

And, of course, my gratitude goes to all the students, colleagues, and friends around the world who have been part of this wonderful journey.

I look forward to celebrating this special moment at PASIC in Indianapolis on November 12.

And the journey continues! 🥁

#PercussiveArtsSociety #PASIC2026 #PercussionEducation #LifetimeAchievementAward #fmacarezmusic by @frederic_macarez

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Continuons d'évoquer Jacques Delécluse, en UN mot :
Exigence, Technique, Musicalité, Pianiste, Transmission ...
Et vous, quel mot lui associez-vou spontanément ?

Let's continue talking about Jacques Delécluse, in ONE word :
Excellence, Technique, Musicality, Pianist, Transmission...
And you, what word spontaneously comes to mind when you think of him ?

#Delecluse #JacquesDelecluse #fmacarezmusic #percussion #frenchpercussion taken in France by @frederic_macarez

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Jolie surprise hier soir à la TV française (France 4) : diffusion du concert "Pierre Boulez dirige l'Oiseau de Feu" par l'Orchestre de Paris à la Pyramide du Louvre en 2008 !
Un très bon souvenir ... parmi d'autres.
Encore visible quelques jours en replacer sur FranceTV.

A delightful surprise on French TV last night (France 4): a broadcast of the concert "Pierre Boulez Conducts The Firebird" by the Orchestre de Paris at the Louvre Pyramid in 2008 !
A very fond memory... among many others. It's still available for a few more days on FranceTV Replay.
#francetv #Stravinsky #Firebird #Boulez
#fmacarezmusic
@orchestredeparis by @frederic_macarez

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COMMENT MIEUX JOUER PIANO ? 🥁
Depuis des années, je demande à mes étudiants, et aux percussionnistes que je rencontre en master classes ou en séminaires, ce qu’ils trouvent le plus difficile à la caisse claire.
Plus de 90 % me répondent : jouer piano.

Mais quand je leur demande comment ils s’échauffent, la plupart me répondent : forte.
Tiens, tiens…

Jouer fort, c’est facile, naturel. Donnez des baguettes à un enfant de trois ans : instinctivement, il va jouer… fort.

Forte, c’est votre zone de confort. Piano ne l’est pas.
Alors essayez l’inverse : échauffez-vous piano. Très piano même. Tous les jours.
Vous verrez : physiquement, vous vous échaufferez tout autant.
Et petit à petit, votre zone de confort va se déplacer… vers le piano, voire l’extrêmement piano.
Ça vaut le coup d’essayer, non ?

HOW TO PLAY PIANO BETTER ?
For years, I've asked my students, and the percussionists I meet in masterclasses or seminars, what they find most difficult about the snare drum.
Over 90% answer: play piano.

But when I ask them how they warm up, most answer: loudly.
Hmm…

Playing loudly is easy, natural. Give drumsticks to a three-year-old: instinctively, they'll play… loudly.

Loud is your comfort zone. Piano isn't.
So try the opposite: warm up piano. Very piano, even. Every day.
You'll see: physically, you'll warm up just as much.
And little by little, your comfort zone will shift… towards the piano, or even extremely softly.

It's worth a try, isn't it?

#percussion #fmacarezmusic #snaredrum #caisseclaire taken in Europe by @frederic_macarez

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Don’t pick up your sticks just yet !

Here’s a very simple piece of advice — something that may sound obvious, but that some often forget.

When you start working on a new piece — or even when you come back to a piece you already performed — don’t immediately grab your sticks.
Don’t even go to the instrument.

Just take the score, sit down quietly… and look at it. Read it. Sing it.
Try to understand how it’s built.

Where are the phrases?
Where does the music breathe?
Where is it going?
What are the difficult spots?
And the most important :
how do you imagine it should sound?

Because before you start working on a piece with your hands, you need to have it in your head first.

And only when you know the score, when you understand the piece, and when you have an idea of what you want to do with it…
then pick up your sticks.

At that point, you’re no longer practising at random.
You know what to work on… and why.
#percussion #fmacarezmusic #tamadrums
#zildjian #vicfirth taken in USA by @frederic_macarez

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NE PRENEZ PAS VOS BAGUETTES TOUT DE SUITE !!

Je vais vous donner un petit conseil qui paraît évident… mais qu’on oublie très souvent.

Quand vous abordez une nouvelle partition — ou même un morceau que vous avez déjà travaillé — ne prenez pas tout de suite vos baguettes.
Ne cherchez même pas l’instrument.

Prenez simplement la partition, installez-vous tranquillement… et regardez-la. Lisez-la. Chantez-la.
Essayez de comprendre comment elle est construite.
Où sont les phrases ? Où est-ce que ça respire ? Où va la musique ? Quelles sont les difficultés ?
Et surtout : comment est-ce que vous imaginez que ça doit sonner ?
Parce qu’avant de travailler un morceau avec vos mains, il faut déjà l’avoir un peu dans la tête.

Et seulement quand vous connaissez la partition, quand vous avez compris le morceau et que vous savez ce que vous voulez en faire… alors, prenez vos baguettes.
À ce moment-là, vous ne travaillez plus au hasard.
Vous savez quoi travailler… et pourquoi.
#percussion #fmacarezmusic #tamadrums #evans #vicfirth taken in France by @frederic_macarez

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Même en vacances : 15 minutes de pad par jour.
Plage, bateau, ville… le décor change, pas les habitudes.
Mes baguettes voyagent avec moi.
Et vous, vous avez emporté vos baguettes en vacances ?

Even on vacation: 15 minutes on the pad every day.
Beach, boat, city… the scenery changes, but the habits don’t.
My sticks travel with me.
What about you ? Did you bring your sticks on vacation too ?

#percussion #neverwithoutmysticks #fmacarezmusic #pad #practice taken in Europe by @frederic_macarez

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For over thirty-five years, I had the immense privilege of sharing an exceptional relationship with Jacques Delécluse.

I was first his student, then we became colleagues in the Orchestre de Paris for many years, and a true friendship naturally developed over time.

We exchanged ideas extensively about music, the snare drum, pedagogy, and teaching.

When I wrote *Snare System*, Jacques, who had personally initiated the project, encouraged and advised me throughout its creation. These exchanges profoundly influenced my life as a musician and teacher.

For over 35 years at the CRR de Paris, and during hundreds of masterclasses and clinics around the world, I had the joy of passing on a part of this legacy.

Today, as the years go by, I realize more and more that I belong to one of the last generations to have had the privilege of working alongside Jacques Delécluse for so long. It now seems essential to me to pass on this experience before it is lost.

It is with this in mind that I will soon launch a series of publications dedicated to Jacques Delécluse: his career, his musical thought, his Études, their interpretation, their teaching… but also some personal memories and perhaps a few unpublished anecdotes.

This project is a continuation of everything that has inspired me for many years, and more recently, the Macarez & Friends project, presented at PASIC 2025, which offers a new musical interpretation of the Twelve Études thanks to original accompaniments composed by Franck Dentresangle.

If you are a percussionist, teacher, or simply passionate about this repertoire, I hope that this series will inspire you to rediscover the work of Jacques Delécluse from a fresh perspective. See you very soon. by @frederic_macarez

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Starting in September, I'll be happy to connect with you here two or three times a week to share my passion and experience with percussion. 🥁🎶

We'll be talking a lot about the snare drum, of course: technique, sound, practice tips… but also about Jacques Delécluse's Études, their interpretation, and the best way to approach them.

I'll also share my experience as an orchestral musician, as a solo timpanist and percussionist, with very practical advice for tackling a piece, a challenge, a situation… or simply an instrument.

And then I'll take you along to my masterclasses, clinics, concerts, and festivals, both in France and abroad, along with some travel memories and anecdotes.
That's the program !

See you here starting in September.
Until then, take care, enjoy the end of summer…
and see you very soon !
#percussion #fmacarezmusic #tamadrums #vicfirth #snaredrum taken in USA by @frederic_macarez

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Dès le début du mois de septembre, j’aurai plaisir à vous retrouver ici, deux ou trois fois par semaine, pour partager avec vous ma passion et mon expérience de la percussion.

Nous parlerons bien sûr beaucoup de caisse claire : technique, son, conseils de travail… mais aussi des Études de Jacques Delécluse, de leur interprétation et de la meilleure façon de les aborder.

Je partagerai également avec vous mon expérience de musicien d’orchestre, comme timbalier solo et percussionniste, avec des conseils très concrets pour aborder une œuvre, une difficulté, une situation… ou simplement un instrument.

Et puis je vous emmènerai avec moi lors de mes master classes, clinics, concerts et festivals, en France et à l’étranger, avec aussi quelques souvenirs et anecdotes de voyages et de rencontres.

Voilà le programme ! 🥁🎶
On se retrouve ici dès le début du mois de septembre.
D’ici là, portez-vous bien, profitez de la fin de l’été… et à très vite !
#percussion #caisseclaire #timbales #fmacarezmusic #vicfirth taken in France by @frederic_macarez

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Il est parfois nécessaire de s’éloigner un peu du bruit du monde...

Retrouver le silence. Écouter le vent, les arbres, la lumière. Respirer.

La nature a ce pouvoir unique de nous ramener à l’essentiel.
C’est dans ces instants suspendus que je retrouve l’envie de créer, de partager, d’enseigner et de transmettre.

Être musicien, ce n’est pas seulement travailler son instrument. C’est aussi nourrir son regard, son écoute et sa sensibilité.

Chaque moment passé au contact de la nature devient une source d’inspiration qui accompagne ensuite chacun de mes concerts, chacune de mes compositions, de mes master classes et de mes rencontres.

Se reconnecter à soi-même... pour mieux se connecter aux autres.
Continuer à avancer. Continuer à transmettre.
✨
Parce que la plus belle musique naît souvent du silence.

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Sometimes it’s necessary to step away from the noise of the world...

To rediscover silence. To listen to the wind, the trees, the light. To breathe.

Nature has this unique power to bring us back to what’s essential.

It’s in these suspended moments that I rediscover the desire to create, to share, to teach, and to pass on my knowledge.

Being a musician isn’t just about practicing your instrument. It’s also about nurturing your vision, your listening skills, and your sensitivity.

Every moment spent in nature becomes a source of inspiration that then informs each of my concerts, each of my compositions, my masterclasses, and my encounters.

Reconnecting with oneself... to better connect with others.
Keep moving forward. Keep sharing.
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Because the most beautiful music is often born from silence.

#transmission #percussion
#partage
#apiattatella
#fmacarezmusic

@hotelapiattatella by @frederic_macarez

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Vacation doesn’t stop the practicing ! 🥁☀️ Single, double, paradiddle, flams, roughs … the routine continues, even in the sun.

No need for long sessions—just a little consistency each day to keep your hands in shape and your head in the music.
15 minutes every day is way better than 3 hours once a month!

I never forget my routine, no matter where I am !
And you, do you take your drum machine on vacation? Tell me all about it in the comments! 👇

#percussion #snaredrum #pad #caisseclaire #fmacarezmusic

@zildjian @vicfirth @evansdrumheads by @frederic_macarez

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