1. STARTED PLAYING SNARE DRUM WITH THE WHALERS D&B CORPS FROM NEW BEDFORD,MA
2. AT AGE 15 I WANTED TO PLAY DRUMSET—I STUDIED LOCALLY FOR MANY YEARS AND THEN I ATTENDED BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC ON A PART-TIME BASIS TO STUDY WITH ALAN DAWSON.
3. I AM A MEMBER OF (THE PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY(PAS) AND HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THE CONVENTION SINCE 2004.
4.I EXPANDED MY REPERTOIRE ON PERCUSSION(4 YEARS AGO) WHEN I STUDIED CONCERT SNARE AND TIMPANI ATTHE R I PHILARMONIC SHOOL AND THEN AT THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY.
5. I AM CURRENTLY PLAYING CONCERT SNARE AND RUDIMENTAL PARADE DRUMMING WITH THE TAUNTON COMMUNITY BAND. I PLAY JAZZ GIGS AND SOME BIG BAND ON A VERY LIMITED BASIS.
6. I AM AND WILL ALWAYS BE A ''PERPETUAL STUDENT'' OF DRUMMING. I LOVE STUDYING NEW TECHNIQUES,BUYING VARIOUS METHOD BOOKS AND I HAVE A REAL PASSION FOR RUDIMENTAL DRUMMING BOTH THE TRADITIONAL RUDIMENTS AND THE NEW HYBRIDS. I LOVE TO PRACTICE.
MAURICE(MOE)BOURQUE