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Arsenault gained the title of National Rudimental Champion at the New York World's Fair in 1939 after winning the coveted National Solo Snare Drum Championship. Having defended his title numerous times, Mr Arsenault retired from solo competition undefeated to instruct others in the art of
607:(1 sound disc : 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.). Contest solos written by members of the Slingerland Board of Advisors, score ( p.), inserted. Contest solos arranged by the Educational Department, Ludwig Drum Co., score ( p.), inserted. (Music LP ed.). Chicago: Ludwig Drum Co.
343:. The rudimental percussion community granted him a generally iconic status, in the forms of both his audio performance on the record, and in his portrait as a marching corps figure on its cover. A colorful illustration of this portrait would later be featured on the covers of the
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percussion classics "Tornado", "Stamina", "Four Horsemen", and more. He is the only person to ever become three-time consecutive
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1080:Drum stroke
871:Ken Mazur.
456:traditional
113:1929 – 1974
1368:Categories
1231:John Seton
1171:H. C. Hart
1046:percussion
1043:Rudimental
927:Arsenault.
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521:References
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