Ciao a tutti ... ho partecipato alle Olimpiadi degli Snare fatta a Nashville a settembre 2014 .... a breve ci saranno i risultati . queste sono le modalità di partecipazione ... speriamo bene .. dopo il 15 di questo mese si dovrebbe sapere il risultato , io purtroppo non ero presente ma il RotosnarE III serie a tre pelli si ... ok magari interessa a qualcuno partecipare per il prossimo anno ... ok a presto con i risultati .. ciaociao Riccardo
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PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW. If you understand how the Snare Drum Olympics works and what is required from each manufacturer, you can download the registration form below. If paying your $100 submission fee via PayPal, please use the button below. For explanation of fees, please read the information further down on this page.
DOWNLOAD THE 2014 OLYMPICS SUBMISSION FORM (PDF)
Submission Information
Can instruments be objectively judged?
Of course not. BUT... the scrutiny, reactions and praise of the judges and the public has been highly entertaining and attracts a lot of drummers’ eyeballs in person at the show, as well as online! Everybody wins! Some companies are still using their 1998 certificates in their advertising!
What are the publicity benefits of participating?
dspense to use our video of the blind judging of
your drum(s) for your own marketing for one year
Listing in the Nashville Drum Show program
Your drum(s) displayed and played
by the public at the Nashville Drum Show
Attendee video uploads to YouTube
Press releases of results to the drum industry (ALL of the drum magazines
and many drum websites publish these results each year)
Drums are displayed on Drum Show website from the time we receive
them and then for one year after the current show ends
NSMD social media publicity
Certificate of rank image to use in your marketing
How do I enter the Snare Drum Olympics?
Fill out the online registration and submit with your payment. Please ship your drum(s) and printed application, one drum per box, to George Lawrence, Not So Modern Drummer, 3341 Towne Village Road, Antioch TN 37013 by september 15h for the professional judging in the first week of October. The earlier you enter and get your drum to us, the earlier your publicity begins.
Each drum will be accompanied by its printed application through all of the judging processes. You can fill this out online but you must still print out the PDF application page and put it in the box with the drum so we can keep up with everything on our end. Each box must have a prepaid return shipping label inside unless you or someone else is picking up the drum in person at the Nashville Drum Show, and we need to be informed of that. Please insure your drum(s) both ways. We will not be responsible for shipping damage.
Please put a price tag with the list price on it whether you are selling the drum or not, and a list price AND show price if you are selling it. Drums to be sold will be considered used demos, so please keep that in mind. If your drum is entered in the silent auction, the bidding will start at the show price which the manufacturer sets. If sold, the manufacturer receives the show price and Not So Modern Drummer receives any money over the show price.
Please tune each drum tightly to stretch the heads and let them seat, then tune the drum to your liking, preferably a medium high tension on the batter head and a very tight snare side head. To make the playing field level and to correct head stretching, we will re-tune the drums in each size and category to similar tensions and pitches right before the judging. We require medium weight single-ply heads (Remo Ambassador, for example) for the batter and medium weight snare side heads. We have found that double-ply, dotted and thicker heads will not do well in the rankings (duller snare wire response), plus the playing field needs to be level so we are comparing all drums with the same weight heads. You do not have to use a specific brand of drum head.
The fee for each drum entered is $100, due with the receipt of your drum. This fee can be paid by credit card or PayPal at our website, or a check can be sent via snail mail. Checks are preferred. The entry fees are what pays for the event, advertising, judges’ fees and the video production. It also buys your basic small listing in the Nashville Drum Show program on the Snare Drum Olympics page. We do have larger ads in that program from $25 to $500, as well as larger website and newsletter ads. We also encourage you to attend the show or buy an exhibit booth to help promote your instruments.
Selling Your Olympics Drums
1. Sell through your authorized, self-arranged dealer in Nashville
2. Sell through our silent auction, or...
3. Leave your drum with Not So Modern Drummer
to be displayed for sale in their headquarters for up to one year
Olympics and Judging Schedule
9/15/14 - Entry deadline. Drum(s) must be in Nashville
9/20 and 9/21/14 – Public display and judging at Nashville Drum Show
10/15/14 - Professional blind and subjective judging, videotaping
11/15/14 – Results published in the NSMD November newsletter
and released to media. Dates subject to change
All entrants will receive high resolution files of their certificates of placement to use
in their advertising. All video of the drums and judging are available for use as well.
Questions? Contact us here.
Rules and Judging Criteria
There is a special designation for those who do not want their drums to be judged. You can choose to not have your drum judged, only displayed, videoed and publicized. Please let us know if you prefer this.
Drums will be grouped by their shell material and diameter. The judges will be told which material and diameter group is being judged. For instance, “Now we will hear the 14” brass drums,” or, “Now we will hear the 13” plywood drums.” Please select your shell material and sizes from the list below. Orchestral drums will be judged separately. Please note on your application if your drum is orchestral. The results will be published for each category and for the entire group overall.
Shell Materials:
Metal Shells: Steel, Brass, Copper, Bronze, Titanium, Aluminum, Other (please specify). Wood Shells: Plywood (including multi-species shells), Single-ply Steam Bent, Block Segment, Horizontal Stave, Solid (no joint). Synthetic Shells: Fiberglass, Plastic, Acrylic, Carbon Fiber, Other (please specify). Multiple Material Shells: Wood and Metal, Synthetic and Metal, etc. Please specify. If your drum fits none of these classifications, please specify its construction.
Judging Process:
The celebrity judges are chosen for their accomplishments, talent and ability to judge without bias even if they endorse a particular brand.
The blind judging takes place on a soundstage where all the drums are played by the same person behind the judges’ backs. This performance is recorded for audio/video to be put on YouTube later for the online judging and for post-publicity. The judges are told only what shell material and what size the drum is. The performer plays the same succession of rudiments, rolls, cross-stick, rim-shot and kick-snare-hat groove on each drum. The judges score each drum from one to ten based on different aspects of sound quality. You can see the 2009 videos of this online.
In the subjective judging portion the judges get their hands on each drum, play them, look at them and talk to each other about them, then rank the drum from one to ten based on more subjective qualities like appearance, feel, functionality of parts, design, sensitivity, etc.
The online judging is done by poll and is published as a separate result for each category.
The public judging takes place at the Nashville Drum Show where all the drums are set up for attendees of the show to examine and play. Each drummer must play every drum, and fill out a form at the end naming their favorite top five. The top five winners will be published as a separate result.
- See more at:
http://www.nashvilledrumshow.com/olympi ... 87pDd.dpuf