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1 Welcome to percussionteacher.com
10/01/2008 01:22 PM -0500
 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 12 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 Drummer’s 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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