Download or read book The Collegiate Percussion Ensemble written by Haley Jo Nutt and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation provides a comprehensive history of the American collegiate percussion ensemble and assesses how institutional and gendered practices have influenced the size, style, and aesthetic of the genre's repertoire in educational institutions. It identifies four stylistic periods-1950 to 1980, 1980 to 2000, 2000 to 2015, and 2015 to the present day-and details the efforts of Paul Price, Richard Gipson, Brian West, and Julie Hill, all educational entrepreneurs who implemented changes that affected the collegiate percussion ensemble at different points in its history. More specifically, this project encapsulates my investigation of the formation, development, and contemporary status of the percussion orchestra (PO), which I argue is the first commoditized brand within the collegiate percussion ensemble realm. First popularized by Richard Gipson and the University of Oklahoma percussion program in the early 1980s, this tonal, symphonic, and virtuosic approach to percussion ensemble performance has undergone various changes in style and function in the twenty-first century in order to maintain its hegemonic authority within the percussion community and academia. Through a combination of score analysis, archival research, interviews, ethnographic studies, and reflections on my experiences as a trained percussionist and student of Gipson and West, I argue that the percussion orchestra enjoyed significant cultural capital in the early 2010s, as demonstrated by PO works of the period that exhibited a masculine habitus centered on exhibitionism and extreme virtuosic technique. Although the medium's primary supporters, namely American white men, still wield significant institutional power today, the ethnographic research I have conducted over the last year suggests that collegiate groups are developing a greater interest in the accessibility and marketability of their percussion ensemble programming, allowing a wider range of compositional voices an opportunity to contribute to the genre. Additionally, the broader percussion community is striving to become more diverse and inclusive as evidenced by the Percussive Arts Society's newfound commitment to committees, competitions, scholarships, and other projects that celebrate the breadth of the global percussive art form. Because the aesthetic of the masculinized percussion orchestra is antithetical to these newly emerging ideologies, I believe that its hegemony within collegiate percussion ensemble practices may be threatened in the coming decades.
Download or read book Establishing a Percussion Jazz Ensemble at the Collegiate Level written by Danielle Moreau and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The percussion jazz ensemble is a long-established yet rare component of 21st century percussion studios in the United States. While many American collegiate programs have percussion ensembles that perform jazz-based pieces, none are identified as a "percussion jazz ensemble." This may be for a variety of reasons. Professors may not have considered adding a percussion jazz ensemble to their program because of its scarcity in American universities. Including such a class would be challenging if the instructors did not feel comfortable or familiar enough with jazz idioms and vernacular. Additionally, very few compositions or arrangements are available for this group. While there are several method books on jazz vibraphone, there are no pedagogical resources designed specifically for the percussion jazz ensemble. The purpose of this document is to provide historical context, curricula, resource materials, and arrangements necessary for establishing a percussion jazz ensemble at the collegiate level. The end result will be to demonstrate the importance of an ensemble such as this for aspiring percussionists and motivate institutions focused on Western classical music to incorporate jazz elements into their percussion program. Research conducted for this project was limited to academic universities, pedagogical approaches, and ensembles found only in the United States and will not include a survey of those outside this country.
Download or read book Introduction and March for Percussion Ensemble written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Percussion). An exciting grade 5 percussion ensemble using standard instrumentation. An ideal work for school or university percussion ensembles. Incorporates multiple meter, slow "legato" and fast "scherzo" playing. A great concert opener! (a href="http://youtu.be/o10CjhN1Jkw" target="_blank")Click here for a YouTube video on Introduction and March(/a)
Download or read book Indoor Percussion Ensembles and Drum Corps written by Daniel Fyffe and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of competitive percussion ensembles and drum corps, and describes the skills, instruments, and talent needed to be a member of a team.
Download or read book Up Front written by James Casella and published by . This book was released on 2003-11-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the past twenty years or so, the "pit," or "front ensemble," has grown to be an integral part of the modern drum corps and marching band activities. This evolution has brought us into a new realm in the world of percussion education and performance, merging outdoor playing styles with indoor playing styles. "Up Front" explores the numerous details of a successful front ensemble. Topics included are: equipment, instrument ranges, transporting, instrument care, technique, exercises, teaching techniques, arranging, and much, much more. At a whopping 225 pages thick, this resource is sure to provide years of insight. It is meant to be an all-encompassing guide for pit members and educators of all experience levels. Jim Casella and Jim Ancona have instructed and arranged for some of drum corps' most musical and innovative percussion ensembles. Now they have combined their "pit knowledge" into one complete resource. "Up Front" explores every unique aspect of today's front ensemble, from technique and musicianship to arranging and instructing.
Download or read book Percussion Assignments for Band Wind Ensemble written by Russ Girsberger and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Percussion). This two-volume publication provides guidelines on percussion player and instrument requirements for over 2,000 concert band and wind ensemble works. It contains helpful information for conductors, section leaders, stage managers, equipment managers and ensemble librarians. An incredible compilation for school, college, military, community and professional bands and wind ensembles. (a href="http://youtu.be/OVqEyKf5JnU" target="_blank")Click here for a YouTube video on Percussion Assignments for Band and Wind Ensemble(/a)
Download or read book 4 Caribbean South American Ensembles written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Percussion). Performers and audiences alike will love these four original works for medium-advanced high school or college-level percussion ensemble. Fun to play and exciting to listen to, each piece can be performed individually, or all four played together as a suite. Written for 9 players but playable with as few as 7 (or augment the ensemble to include several more players). Full-performance CD is included!
Download or read book Artful Noise written by Thomas Siwe and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twentieth-century composers created thousands of original works for solo percussion and percussion ensemble. Concise and ideal for the classroom, Artful Noise offers an essential and much-needed survey of this unique literature. Percussionist Thomas Siwe organizes and analyzes the groundbreaking musical literature that arose during the twentieth century. Focusing on innovations in style and the evolution of the percussion ensemble, Siwe offers a historical overview that connects the music to scoring techniques, new instrumentation and evolving technologies as well as world events. Discussions of representative pieces by seminal composers examines the resources a work requires, its construction, and how it relates to other styles that developed during the same period. In addition, Siwe details the form and purpose of many of the compositions while providing background information on noteworthy artists. Each chapter is supported with musical examples and concludes with a short list of related works specifically designed to steer musicians and instructors alike toward profitable explorations of composers, styles, and eras.
Download or read book Percussion Ensemble Collection written by and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1993-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each publication in this graded three-volume collection is written for six percussionists and includes two mallet parts plus a variety of percussion instruments. The leveling and diverse group of styles makes this series excellent training material, as well as enjoyable for young players. Titles are: Spain * Retrograde Waltz * Percussion Sleigh Ride * 6/8 Dance.
Download or read book Percussion Ensemble Literature written by Thomas Siwe and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 15 Percussion Ensembles written by and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For four players. These easy, unique, and musical pieces for beginning percussion ensemble are written so that the student can see how the other players' parts blend with their own. 15 Percussion Ensembles can be effectively used on its own, or with most elementary percussion instruction books. Instrumentation: mallet percussion, snare drum/bass drum, and timpani.
Download or read book Simple Steps to Percussion Ensemble written by and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine very easy percussion ensembles. All parts for each tune are present on facing pages. One student can practice each of the different parts, or with multiple books, several students can play in ensemble. The conductor can guide the individual student or the beginning ensemble.
Download or read book Percussion Ensemble Literature written by Doug Overmier and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A list of over 100 most-performed works for 3 or more percussionists. In two sections, the book includes the development of the percussion ensemble in the US and in section two: composers, instrumentation, related compositions and loads of relevat material.
Download or read book Five MInute Drill written by Duda Moura and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of not knowing what to do with your percussionsists while wind players are doing their daily drills of long tones, lip slurs, and articulation studies? Percussionists are often spinning their wheels while waiting to get to the good stuff. Well, this is the good stuff! Now the percussion section can receive their daily dose of essentials and have fun while doing it! FIVE MINUTE DRILL is a series of fundamental exercises for both practice pad and mallet keyboard designed to give young players a guided regimen of the basics in just five minutes a day! Stylized play-along tracks on the included CD accompany the exercises in order to encourage group awareness and listening?not to mention FUN! INSIDE: ? Nearly 30 exercises for drumming and mallet keyboard technique ? Play-along CD containing over 90 individual tracks at a variety of speeds & styles ? Data tracking tools so you can record your progress ? At-a-glance techniques & terminology everyone can benefit from
Download or read book How to Write for Percussion written by Samuel Z. Solomon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction. How this book is organized ; Instruments covered ; Working with percussionists ; Location specifics ; The value of not reading this book.
Download or read book The Percussion Ensemble Music of Lou Harrison 1939 1942 written by Don Russell Baker and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Afro Peruvian Percussion Ensemble written by Héctor Morales and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
