Growing up in Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to see Mitchell Peters perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic numerous times. As a young percussionist, my first four mallet marimba solos were Waves and then Yellow After the Rain. I only wish there were resources and videos like the one James Beauton posted today. Bravo James! I look forward to future videos. (more…)
Grab a pair of sticks and a practice pad (or any playing surface) and learn techniques to become a more effective percussion educator. Topics to include: Full Stroke Exercises, Paradiddles and more Flams (Flam Taps and Flam Accents).
Summit Speaker Series: Online Snare Drum Instruction for Non-Percussionist Educators – Episode 4
Be sure to check out Episode 1, 2, 3 of Online Snare Drum Instruction before diving into this video.
For more videos and professional development resources, check out the International Music Education Summit. Thanks to Elisa Jansen Jones for hosting this video. (more…)
Grab a pair of sticks and a practice pad (or any playing surface) and learn techniques to become a more effective percussion educator. Topics to include: Full Stroke Exercises, Paradiddles and Intro Flams
Summit Speaker Series: Online Snare Drum Instruction for Non-Percussionist Educators – Episode 3
Be sure to check out Episode 1 and Episode 2 of Online Snare Drum Instruction before diving into this video.
There is a lot of great content that is being created during the Coronavirus. Pablo Rieppi, percussionists with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, has created the Percussion Lounge. As of today, there are two posts:
Grab a pair of sticks and a practice pad (or any playing surface) and learn techniques to become a more effective percussion educators. Topics to include: Full Stroke Exercises and Paradiddles
Summit Speaker Series: Online Snare Drum Instruction for Non-Percussionist Educators – Episode 2
Grab a pair of sticks and a practice pad (or any playing surface) and learn techniques to become a more effective percussion educators. This episode covers setting up the snare drum, teaching matched grip and stroke types.
Summit Speaker Series: Online Snare Drum Instruction for Non-Percussionist Educators – Episode 1
Skype Lessons with Dr. Gerhart