16 Facts About Robert Goute

Robert Goute was a drum major in the Air de Paris.

Robert Goute is known as one of the leading figures in the revival of the modern drum band.

Robert Goute was born in Saint-Denis on December 19,1919, to a family of drummers.

Robert Goute's father was a masonry entrepreneur, volunteer firefighter, and amateur musician.

Robert Goute introduced Robert to drums from the age of five in the ranks of the local music society he directed, Les Bleuets de Domont.

Robert Goute quickly demonstrated exceptional skills, and in 1933 he was noticed by Gabriel Defrance, who was a drum major of the music of the Republican Guard.

Robert Goute married and was a father of four children.

Robert Goute died on December 15,2014, at the Isle-Adam Hospital.

Robert Goute was admitted at the age of 18 to the drum competition of the French Air Force, and he joined the musical formation on February 28,1938.

Robert Goute left active service on March 1,1970, after more than 31 years of active service to the Air Force.

Robert Goute directed movements towards more contemporary styles and regularly published technical and educational articles in Les Jeunes, introducing spatial evolutions in the presentation of drum bands.

Robert Goute was asked by Jean-Paul Goude to help organize the band within his show.

Robert Goute composed the drum program and Wally Badarou organized the instrumental part.

Robert Goute developed the French drum technique with more than 20 foreign nations and ensured his presence in major international musical events before resigning his position as president for that of honorary president.

In 1954, Robert Goute published four volumes of a work devoted to the tambour d'ordonnance :.

In 1962, Robert Goute published the Manuel du tambour-major, the first educational work of its kind.