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1 Welcome to percussionteacher.com
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 Please use this web page as a point of departure
for This information page will address the many different questions Many useful
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I will be adding and revising regularly. Please be patient. I am a full time musician, not a web master, and Rome was not built in a day. Check back frequently for updates. My goal is to help guide you through the sea of percussive information to make wise choices. I have offered all of this advice to parents and music teachers on many occasions for 13 years. After repeating the same information too many times, it finally dawned on me to collate all of this information into a website for many people to use. I hope it helps. Meredith Nelson
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Looking for percussion lessons?
I am seeking students at all levels of musical development Likely candidates would be students who are interested in: a ) pursuing musical studies at a university or conservatoryb) placing in the regional and state band or orchestra c) performing well in musical competitions OR d) students who love music and are simply interested in the challenge of playing with detailed technique and musical finesse
Beginners are always
welcome in my studio. It is so important
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3 Meet the Percussion Teacher, Meredith
Nelson Meredith
Nelson was the Assistant Principal Timpanist/Percussionist with the San
Antonio Symphony for the 2007-2008 season. She has been a percussionist with the Austin Symphony Orchestra since
2003, and served as Principal Timpanist of Orchestra X in Houston. She is a
former member of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band in
Washington, D.C., having performed both in Washington, D.C. and on national
concert tours from 1998 to 2002. Ms. Nelson
has performed as a guest artist percussionist with the Houston Symphony,
Houston Ballet Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Maryland Orchestra, USB21
(United States Brass 21st Century), and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She
has also served as guest Principal Timpanist with the Houston
Symphony, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera, and Monarch Brass
Ensemble. She began her musical studies on the piano at the age of 5. While continuing
her training as a pianist, she started to study percussion a the age of 11.
Professional training in percussion commenced at Northwestern University where
she received her Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance and Music
Education. At Northwestern she received the award for Music Education Program
Honors in 1995. Professional development as a percussionist continued at The
Shepherd School of Music at Rice University with a Master of Music in Percussion
Performance in 1997. As a part of her artistic training, Ms. Nelson attended festivals such as the
Pacific Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, National Repertory
Orchestra, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Hot Springs Music Festival,
with concerts as far away as Europe and Asia. For professional studies she has
been privileged have been under the tutelage of Alan Abel, Richard Brown,
Patricia Dash, Brian Del Signore, Mike Lefebvre, Edward Koehler, Al
Payson, and Paul Wertico . In addition to her many Houston and Austin performances she maintains a
studio of about 18 students per year. Her personal interests include figure
skating, cooking, reading, swing/lindy hop dancing, the organ, and most recently, creating
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Meredith Nelson, percussionist 713-688-4081
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Master Sessions with the Percussion
Teacher Having trouble with a
specific technique? RATE per Master Session: $20.00 Please call 713-688-4081 to schedule a 20 minute Master Session. Master Session topics include, but are not limited to:
Choosing Collegiate Audition
Repertory
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RENTAL INSTRUMENTS Texas Brian Del Signore email: delsignorefamily@sbcglobal.net Marimba Warehouse Inc. http://www.marimbawarehouse.com/ email: marimbawarehouse Phone: 281-933-9200 , 281-933-9201 10408 Mule Rd. Suite 200 Stafford, TX 77477
California
Instrument Tuning and Repairs Marimba Xylophone Vibraphone Tuning & Repair Service Salazar Fine Tuning Percussion Dictionary
What does PAUKEN mean?
Click on the following hyperlink to connect
to a fantastic Percussion Dictionary http://perc.music.utexas.edu/Students/Dictionary.aspx KIDS PAGES DSO Kids Page The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has
a FABULOUS Kids Page for learning about the orchestra. What fun! I really
enjoyed this website. J http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/DSO_Intro.html 
"The President's Own" Kids Corner Join Conductor John Philip Sousa for a White House tour and performances by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/kids_corner/index.htm SFS Kids The San Francisco Symphony has a great website for kids, opening with the 4th movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. You can even compose your own tune. Check it out! www.sfskids.org/ Austin Symphony Orchestra - ASO Kids Our conductor, Maestro Peter Bay, even has his own room on this page! Kids get a chance to conduct the orchestra. http://austinsymphony.org/education/public/aso_kids/ |
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Shopping
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that specialize in percussion. Classic Percussion Columbia Products International New York - New Jersey http://columbiamusic.homestead.com/tambourine.html Lone Star Percussion The Percussion Source Steve Weiss Music
Specialized Percussion Companies Drummers Service Marimba One Music Dealers that Include Percussion Afromart Gift Enterprises
Master Classes with the Percussion Teacher For more information, Master Class Topics
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Young Artist Competitions
Houston Young Artist's Concert (Texas)
Houston Civic Symphony Young Artist
Symphony North of Houston Young Artist Clear Lake Symphony Youth Concerto Competition (Texas) Contestants must be from the Houston Area. Junior and Senior Divisions for students in elementary, junior high, and high schools. In addition to providing an opportunity to perform with the Clear Lake Symphony, the orchestra assists these young musicians with scholarship awards. http://www.clearlakesymphony.org/youth_concerto.htm Pearl Amster Youth Concerto Festival Provides an opportunity for young solo instrumentalists to perform with the Austin Civic Orchestra on its spring program. Winners will also receive a scholarship support award. Students or teacher must reside within a 100-mile radius of the capitol in Austin. Applicants must be 18 years of age or younger by the date of the live audition. http://www.austincivicorchestra.org/ACO/Amster.html
Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist
Lewisville Lake Symphony
Young Artist Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra Young Artist http://www.fwsymphony.org/fwso0304/pages/edu_evteen.asp
Collin County Young Artist Competition The Blount-Slawson Young Artists Competition Mid-Columbia Symphony Young Artist Competition
Tampa Bay Symphony Young
Artist Young Artist Auditions MSO Stars of Tomorrow (Wisconsin) Open to all Wisconsin high school students, the Young Artist Auditions are held annually for string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians. The top three winners will have the honor of appearing as soloists with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra at the Pabst Theater. Other outstanding contestants will be chosen as finalists or honorable mention winners to play side-by-side with MSO musicians. http://www.milwaukeesymphony.org/education/youngartistcompetition.asp
Florence Frager Young
Artist Competition The competition is held in February and is open to high school orchestral instrumentalists. Each winner will receive an honorarium and will be a soloist at the final regular concert, playing a movement from a concerto accompanied by the Clayton Symphony Orchestra. http://www.claytonsymphony.org/competition.html New
England Philharmonic Young Artists
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American Festival for the Arts Arrowbear Music Camp Aspen Music Festival and School |
TX
CA CO |
http://www.afatexas.net/ http://www.arrowbear.com/ http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/index.cfm?method=c.aboutSchool&swf_plugin=0,8,0 |
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Baldwin-Wallace Summer Music Institute Bands of America Summer Symposium BandWorks Summer Camp Baylor Summer Music Camp Belvoir Terrace Berkshire Institute for Music and Arts Birch Creek Music Performance Center Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Blue Star Music Camp Boston University Tanglewood Institute Bowdoin International Music Festival Brevard Music Center Britt Festival Summer Camps Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp |
OH IL CA TX MA MA WI MI CA MA ME NC OR CT |
www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/outreach/smp/smi www.bands.org http://www.bandworks.com/camp.php http://www3.baylor.edu/busmc/ www.belvoirterrace.com http://www.bimasummerarts.org/ http://www.birchcreek.org/ http://www.bluelake.org/index.html http://www.bandworks.com/camp.php www.bu.edu/cfa/music/tanglewood/ http://www.summermusic.org/ www.brevardmusic.org http://www.brittfest.org/summercamps.htm http://www.bucksrockcamp.com/index2.shtml |
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Cal State Summer School for the
Arts California Summer Music Camp Ballibay for the Fine and Performing Arts Camp Encore/Coda Camp Jam Cannon Music Camp Catholic Univ. Lion Drummers World Percussion Cavalier Marching Band Summer Camps Cazadero Performing Arts Camp Center for Creative Youth at Weslayan University Central Michigan Summer Music Camp Colorado College Summer Music Festival Colorado Roots Music Camp Conservatory Music in the Mountains Cougar Band Camp at University of Houston Csehy Summer School of Music |
CA CA PA ME TX NC DC VA CA CT MI CO CO CO TX PA |
http://www.csssa.org/indexFlash.html http://www.csmusic.org/ http://www.ballibay.com/ www.encore-coda.com http://campjam.com/ http://www.cannon.appstate.edu/ www.luisgaray.com/lion_drummers.htm http://www.virginia.edu/marchingband/summerCampMain.php http://www.cazadero.org/v2/ http://www.crec.org/magnetschools/schools/ccy/ http://www.cel.cmich.edu/smc/default.html www.coloradocollege.edu/summerprograms http://www.coloradorootsmusic.com/index.htm http://www.newconservatory.org/mitm/index.asp http://www.music.uh.edu/cougarbandcamp/index.htm http://www.csehy.com/ |
| D | Day Jams | TX | http://www.dayjams.com/ |
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Eastern Illinois University Summer Music Camp Eastern Kentucky University Music Camps Eastern Music Festival and School Eastern U.S. Music Camp Eastman Summer Sessions |
IL KY NC NY NY |
http://www.eiu.edu/~music/camps/index.php http://www.fostermusic.eku.edu/ www.easternmusicfestival.com http://easternusmusiccamp.com www.rochester.edu/Eastman/summer |
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Fiddlehead Music Camp Figg Tree Youth Recording Studios Florida Southern College Band Camp Florida State University Summer Music Camps The Frances Camp for Drummers French Woods Camp |
NH GA FL FL VT NY |
http://www.nhisom.org/ http://www.figgtreeyouth.com/ http://www.flsouthern.edu/academics/music/bandcamp.htm http://www.music.fsu.edu/pr/summer-camps.htm http://www.frandrumcamp.com/ www.frenchwoods.com |
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Gatorland Band Camps - University of Florida Grammy Camp Great Lake Music Camps |
FL CA IN |
http://www.ufbands.ufl.edu/summermusiccamp.html http://www.campchannel.com/camps/3092.html |
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Hartwick College Summer
Music
Festival & Institute
Heights Summer Music Camp Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp |
NY OH TX |
www.hartwickmusicfestival.org http://www.reachingheights.org/program-musiccamp.html http://www.hcamp.org/ |
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Idyllwild Arts Academy Illinois Summer Youth Music Illinois Wesleyan University Summer Music Indiana University Summer Music Clinic Interlochen Summer Arts Camp International Music Camp |
CA |
http://www.idyllwildarts.org/ http://www-conted.music.uiuc.edu/ http://www2.iwu.edu:82/music/k12/camp.shtml www.indiana.edu/~bands/clinic.ht http://www.interlochen.org/ www.internationalmusiccamp.com |
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Judith Lapples Summer Music Camps
Julliard School Summer Percussion Seminar |
VA NY |
703-690-3191 http://www.juilliard.edu/summer/percussion.html |
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Kennedy
Center/NSO
Summer Music Institute KoSA Percussion Workshop Kinhaven Music School |
DC VT VT |
http://www.kosamusic.com/ http://www.kinhaven.org/ |
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Landon School
Summer Band Camp Lawrence University Summer Music Camp Lebanon Valley College Summer Music Camp Litchfield Band Camp Longhorn Music Camp at UT Austin Lutheran Summer Music Luzerne Music Center |
MD WI PA CT TX MN NY |
www.landon.net http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/acad_music/camps.shtml http://www.lvc.edu/music/summercamp/ http://www.litchfieldjazzfest.com/ http://www.music.utexas.edu/campsConferences/Default.aspx http://lutheranmusicprogram.org/index www.luzernemusic.org |
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Madeline Island Music Camp Marrowstone Summer Music Mary Jo Leahy Summer Band Camp Maryland Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented The
Master Works Festival |
WI WA MA MD MD IN MD NY IL MD CA RI UT |
http://www.music-camp.org/index.htm www.marrowstone.org/index.html http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Music/summerbandcamp/ www.marylandpublicschools.org/summercenters http://www.marylandpublicschools.org www.christianperformingart.org http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Music/summermusic/summermusic.html http://www.meadowmount.com/ www.mya.org/summer www.montgomerycollege.edu/summerdinnertheatre/ http://www.musicacademy.org/ www.ric.edu/miric http://www.themusicschool.us/jamcamp/main.php?section=home |
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National High School Music
Institute at Northwestern National Music Camp of Canada New England Music Camp New York Summer Music Festival Northern Arizona University Summer Music Camp North Florida Music Camps North Fork Bluegrass & Roots Music Beginner Camp |
IL Canada ME NY AZ FL CO |
http://www.music.northwestern.edu/nhsmi/ http://www.nationalmusiccamp.com/ http://nemusiccamp.com http://www.nysmf.org/ http://www4.nau.edu/finearts/musiccamp/index.asp http://www.northflmusiccamps.com/ http://www.northforkbluegrass.com/pages/Camp_home_page.html |
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Oberlin College Summer Institute
OFAM Young Artists Academy Ottley Music School Summer Music Camp |
OH OR MD |
http://www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/Default.html http://ottleymusic.org/ |
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Paul Green
School of Rock Summer Music Camp Piedmont Baptist College Music Festival Point Counter Point Chamber Music Camp Point Music Camp Power Chord Academy Power Chord Academy Power Chord Academy |
TX NC VT WI CA MO NY |
http://www.wisconline.com/attractions/camps/uwspmusic.html http://www.pointcp.com/ http://www.piedmontmusicacademy.com/music_festival.htm http://www.powerchordacademy.com/newSite/index.cfm http://www.powerchordacademy.com/newSite/index.cfm http://www.powerchordacademy.com/newSite/index.cfm |
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Rocky
Mountain Summer Conservatory Rocky Mountain Summer Music Camp Rocky Ridge Music Center |
CO CO CO |
www.rockymountainsc.org http://www.bands.colostate.edu/camp/index.html http://www.rockyridge.org/ |
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Sewanee Summer Music Festival Shenandoah Performing Arts Camp Signature Music Camp Sound of America Southern Illinois University Summer Music Festival Southwest Music Camp Spoleto Study Abroad Summer Program Stamford International Music Festival Stephen F. Austin State Univ. Music Camps St. Olaf Summer Music Camp Summer Jazz Workshop Summer Music Programs |
TN VA NY Europe IL TX Italy UK TX MN TX PA |
http://www2.sewanee.edu/ssmf/ http://www.su.edu/conservatory/ http://www.signaturemusiccamp.org/ www.soundofamerica.org http://www.siu.edu/~music/summer/ www.spoletostudyabroad.com http://www.stamfordmusicfestival.com/ http://www.music.sfasu.edu/campsmenu.html http://www.stolaf.edu/services/conferences/camps/musiccamp/ http://www.jazzeducation.org/Application_student_2006_pdf.pdf http://www.summermusicprograms.com/ |
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Texas A&M University-Commerce Music
Camps Texas State Band Camps Texas Tech Summer Music Camp |
TX TX TX |
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/music?SummerCamps/ http://www.txstate.edu/bobcatband/band_camps.html http://www.orgs.ttu.edu/bandorchestraandchoircamps/ |
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UM Summer Percussion
Workshop UM Summer Youth Music Camp U. of Alabama Summer Music Camp U. Of Arkansas Summer Music Camp U. of Georgia Summer Music Camps U. of Nebraska Band Camps U. of North Carolina Greensboro Summer Music U. of Texas at Arlington Summer Music Camps U. of Wisconsin- Green Bay Summer Music Camp U. of Wisconsin- Whitewater Music Camps |
MD MD AL AR GA NE NC TX WI WI |
http://www.music.umd.edu/Faculty/tafoya/summer www.music.umd.edu/symc http://www.music.ua.edu/crimson/2007/ http://www.uacted.uark.edu/NonCreditStudies/Conferences/SummerMusicCamp/index.htm http://www.uga.edu/~ugabands/camps.html http://www.unl.edu/band/camps.shtml www.smcamp.org http://www.uta.edu/music/band/sumcamps.htm http://www.uwgb.edu/camps/html/camps/music/index.htm http://www.uww.edu/conteduc/camps/musiccamps.php |
| V | Virginia Tech Summer Music Camp | VA | www.music.vt.edu/camp/camp.html |
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Walden School, Dublin School
Western Illinois University Summer Music Camp Western Michigan University Summer Music Camp Wooster Music Camp Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute |
NH IL MI OH PA |
www.waldenschool.org http://www.wiu.edu/musiccamp/ www.wmich.edu/music-camp/index.htm http://www.wooster.edu/music/camp/ www.wyomingseminary.org/pai |
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| Y | Yellow Barn Music School and Festival | VT | http://www.yellowbarn.org/ |
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incredibly inspirational to a developing musician. Upcoming Concerts ** Indicates performance of the Percussion Teacher |
| 7 Directory of Percussion Teachers |
| State, City | Name | Web page | Telephone |
| Alabama Dothan |
Jackson, Joshua |
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audrum1@hotmail.com |
334-233-2406 |
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| Connecticut New Haven
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Skidmore, David West, David |
www.davidskidmorepercussion.com
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skidmorepercussion@gmail.com |
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| Georgia | |||||
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| Illinois Chicago |
Stults, Derek |
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Derek.Stults@gmail.com |
860-888-5875 |
7/08* |
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New York New York |
Nissly, Jacob |
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jacob.nissly@gmail.com |
847-858-9686 |
7/08* |
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Pennsylvania Philadelphia |
Markzon, Jason |
jpmarkzon@hotmail.com |
267-235-4530 |
8/07* |
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Texas
Houston
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio |
Klier, Kari
Goldwaithe, Julian
Smith, Brad Thompson, Taylor Ramon, Michael
A. Martinez, Mark Elias, Salomon |
www.oakhilldrumstudio.com
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ththompson@gmail.com
lastplace777@hotmail.com
mark90@sbcglobal.net
jem774@my.utsa.edu |
210-378-4684
956-373-1954
210-387-1744
210-833-9426 |
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Virginia Springfield |
Spinelli, Donald |
dspumoni@yahoo.com |
703-505-3569 |
11/06* |
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Directory of Percussion Teachers, send the following information in an email
to
percussionteacher@yahoo.com. 1. State 2. City 3. Name - Last, First 4.Website address (optional - A web page can be a great way to share your bio or credentials with parents and band directors.) 5. Email address 6. Telephone number (optional) Tell all your percussion teacher friends. I am just getting started. This listing will be permanently free for all original Directory Members. Thanks for participating. :) Meredith |
Many more solo reviews to come! I am just getting started. You are at www.percussionteacher.com Thanks for your patience. Meredith Nelson
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8 Percussion Solo Reviews and Recommendations In the past decade, I have had to build knowledge of the student repertory in order to have varied recitals in my studio. When possible, I gained information and recommendations from other percussion teachers. At other times, no referrals were available, and I literally had to play a guessing game with the music catalog. Since I know the difficulties of choosing music sight unseen, I wanted to provide band directors, parents, and other percussion teachers with insight into some of the percussion repertory. I hope that this list will help you to choose technically appropriate and musically engaging high quality repertory with artistic merit. The truism, You are what you eat applies to both physical and musical development.
The solos are sorted first by genre, then level of difficulty, and finally alphabetized by composer. Mallet Solos - Beginner Bartok,
Bela Evening in the Country Level: Advanced Beginner |
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Mallet Solos - Intermediate Boccherini, L. Minuet
Level: Intermediate Gounod, Charles Funeral March of A
Marionette Level: Intermediate Schubert, Franz Marche Militaire, Op.
51, No. 1 Level: Intermediate Ukena, Todd After
School Rag Level:
Intermediate Valverde, Joaquin Tango Argentino
Level: Intermediate |
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Mallet Solos Intermediate + Bach, Johann Sebastien Prelude in G
minor Level: Intermediate + Debussy, Claude Le Petit
Negre Level: Intermediate + Larson, Keith
Suite Mexicana Level:Intermediate
+ Schinstine, William J. Whispering Woods
Level: Intermediate + Ukena, Todd Colors
Level: Intermediate + |
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Mallet Solos Advanced
Irvin, Lorraine Simplicity
Level: Advanced Sarasate, Pablo de Zapateado
(Spanish Dance) Level: Advanced
Snare Drum Solos - Extremely Advanced
Markovich,
Mitch
Tornado
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Check back frequently for updates! Thanks for your patience! Meredith Nelson :)
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9 Planning the First Step of Your Career Choosing a Music School Finding the Right Collegiate School of Music Questions to Ask When Applying to Music School Choosing a music school for professional development can prove to be a very difficult process if you dont know which questions to ask. Based on personal experiences, I created the following list to help guide my students through the Music School Decision Process. The following questions are designed to help you, ask the right questions to gather information vital to making a good decision. Try to gather as much and specific information as possible. The next 2-4 years of your life will be affected by both good and bad conditions. Some of these questions may be answered by looking at the collegiate website. Other questions can only be answered by e mailing or visiting with the professor/students. There are also several that may only be answered by visiting the campus itself. A live audition is always recommended. 1. Name of School 2. Location of School 3. Major City, Small City, College Town, Rural Area 4. Name of Teacher(s) 5. Is the teacher a Professor (Full time Faculty) or Professional (Performing Artist i.e. with the Symphony, etc.) 6. Find out the credentials of the teacher(s). (i.e. professional training, teachers he/she studied with, professional experiences, recordings, DMA, years of experience.) 7.Will lessons/applied studies be with the aforementioned teacher(s) or a graduate student? 8. Is it possible to study with more than one teacher? 9. Number of students in the studio. 10. Of the __________
students in the percussion studio, 11. How many are majoring in
Performance?______________________ 13. Number of practice rooms
_______________ 14.How much equipment is available? Be specific as possible with models and quantity. (i.e. If there is just one beat up 4 octave marimba for 20 percussion majors, you will not be getting in very much practice time and your choice of repertory will be extremely limited.) 15. Condition of the instruments? 16. Equipment location(s) 17. Are most or all of the instruments easily accessible? 18. Will there be a lot of time spent and difficulties encountered moving instruments? 19. What kind of logistical nightmares may exist? (e.g. will I have to move a marimba across campus, up a flight of stairs, or through the snow on a regular basis? Will I have to interrupt an orchestra or band rehearsal to set up percussion/timpani for my own rehearsal? Will the marimba fit through the practice room doorframe? Can instruments remain set up between each rehearsal, or will there be set up time involved for EVERY rehearsal? Will I have to run between instrument stashes on 3 levels in 2 buildings to find what I need for rehearsal? Is percussion studio located near the concert and rehearsal halls? Remember, this questionnaire is based on my personal experiences! J No situation will be perfect, but some situations are definitely better than others.)
20. Hours and availability of the music/practice facility. 21. Is there time to practice? 22. How much do other students practice? 23. What are their
aspirations? 24.Success of former students. What are they doing now? 25. Is there a music library on campus? 26. Does it have a listening library as well? 27. Number of scores_____________ and recordings_____________ 28. Is there a Computer Lab
specifically for Music Technology? 29.Availablilty of professors/teachers. Will you see him/her one hour a week, or more frequently? 30.Find out if the school has
the following ensemble(s) and how many there are of each. 32. Who directs the percussion ensemble? 33. What kind of repertory does the percussion ensemble perform? 34. How frequent are the concerts? 35.Who plays in the percussion ensemble? Undergraduate, graduate, majors, non-majors? 36. How much do undergraduates/graduates get to play in ensembles, and in which ones? (It is very important to gain performance experience in college. However, a schedule with too many rehearsals will limit practice room time, which is crucial for development.) 37. Does the professor/faculty member attend orchestra or band rehearsal and provide coaching? 38.ATTEND A LESSON (of a
current student) OR SCHEDULE ONE FOR YOURSELF with the faculty member. 39.Are there master classes throughout the year with visiting artists and specialists? 40.What kind of professional performances can you attend locally to be inspired to grow artistically? 41. Visit with current students. Find out their level of satisfaction with the program and training received. 42. What is the atmosphere
in the studio between students? Supportive? Competitive? Too competitive? Do
people know how to get along and work together? 43. Have the current
students attended summer music festivals? 44. What kind of music
festival? Orchestral, chamber music, etc. 45. Are there professional
performing opportunities in the area for students? 46. Is there any studio
work? 47. Are there opportunities to observe professionals at work? 48. How flexible are professors if I have a professional gig and need to miss rehearsal or class? 49. Does the professor help students get their foot in the door for teaching lessons, gigs, studio work, etc.? 50. Check out the music theory and history classes. 51. Amount of music versus
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11 Studio PoliciesDear Parents,Hello! I am Meredith Nelson, your private lessons teacher. Now that we have started with weekly lessons, I would like to share information that will help that year to be as productive and successful as possible.
1. All students need to have regular lessons.
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