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Drummond: Learning to find himself in the music
A young adult novel by Patrick R. F. Blakley
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Drummond is tasked with joining his high school marching band’s drumline and needs to find himself to succeed. You, like Drummond, might find yourself overthinking your life, or sometimes struggle to understand what you want to do with your future. The book is about figuring out who we are inside, then learning how to fit in. Drummond grapples and second guesses himself throughout the book, but dealing with outside factors isn’t easy! Finding some unexpected help along the way guides him into his role in the band, and in life. When family life outside of band gets dark, Drummond needs to fit into his new family within marching band!
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Drummond:
Learning to find himself in the music
Hardcover and eBooks also available on Amazon!
Books are also sold in person and all forms of payment are accepted (including credit/debit cards).
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Drummond is 320 pages and plays with the overarching theme of learning how to be yourself, then to believe in yourself. The story is enjoyable for all ages.
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Drummond is the first novel by Patrick R. F. Blakley and it’s a much more in depth and developed version of his previous Drummy story. Drummy Drum Joins Marchy Band is the preceding children’s book, audio book, and activity book. Drummond is a similar story, based on the same events, but is written for an older audience. The events of the book center around the main character, Drummond, who is convinced to try marching band and gets hooked! The novel was a 2022 Amazon eBook best seller in multiple categories! If you know a young adult, or are young at heart, you will enjoy this story – even if you’re not a marching band expert.
For those of you who are marching band experts, you will hopefully relate to this story with your similar background! You certainly have friends and relationships in your past that reflect characters in this book, so reminisce with Drummond and revisit your introduction to the activity! You can hear an audio sample of Drummond below and preview the story. Then grab a copy and learn to find yourself in the music! You can also now read an exclusive excerpt from 1618 Words here! (Caution: Spoilers)
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• Dr. R. Ward Miller, D.M.A. – Macy’s Great American Marching Band, Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps
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Check out the audio sample to begin to find yourself in the music!
Audiobook preview narrated by Patrick Vitrano. Find more audio by him on the Drummy Drum Joins Marchy Band Audiobook page.
(No spoilers, this audio preview starts right at the beginning of the book!)
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Drummond Articles:
Top 6 Fiction Books About Music And Band
1618Words.com Exclusive Excerpt
(Spoiler Alert!)
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The drummond media/press kit is available here. Galley copies are currently available for review through the contact page.
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Recent Inteviews
Armed With A Book Interview [Coming Soon]
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Other publication by Patrick R. F. Blakley:
Drummy Drum, Drummond Novel, Quadratics, User Manual, Info Packet, Drumline Warmups, Pit Warmups, Drumset Warmups, and Articles.
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