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Instrumentalist (Percussion focus)
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Here you will find information regarding music education materials with a focus on percussion, including drum set, concert percussion, etc.
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My Philosophy
SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS
MUSIC BUILDS IMPORTANT PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE USEFUL IN OTHER CLASSROOMS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THESE SKILLS AND QUALITIES ARE LIFELONG BENEFITS TO HAVE, APPLICABLE TO MANY SITUATIONS. STUDYING MUSIC GIVES STUDENTS THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, INTELLIGIBLE, AND COMPATIBLE HUMAN BEINGS, WHETHER IT BE IN MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.
MUSIC BRINGS STUDENTS INTO A SETTING WHERE THEY MUST LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER, SO TEAMWORK IS A MUST-LEARN SKILL. WHETHER SINGING AS A GROUP IN GENERAL MUSIC CLASS, OR PERFORMING THE SHOSTAKOVITCH 5TH SYMPHONY, STUDENTS NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT THE PERSON NEXT TO THEM IS DOING, AND WHAT THE CONDUCTOR IS ASKING FOR. LEARNING TO TAKE CRITICISM, TO HELP ASSIST OR DIRECT OTHERS, TO PLAY IN TUNE AND IN TIME WITH THE ENSEMBLE, AND TO MOVE AS A UNIT TO GET THINGS DONE, IS AN IMPORTANT QUALITY TO HAVE THAT WILL MAKE VALUABLE FUTURE TEAM MEMBERS IN THE JOB MARKET LATER IN LIFE.
PREPARATION AND PRACTICE
Music preparation is also a perfect example for why preparation and planning is important to success. Students can cram for history tests the night before and pass. I have seen friends not read a book and yet somehow are able to describe the themes accurately enough to get high grades. Music is not that kind of a subject. If you do not prepare, you will not succeed. That is why ensemble directors spend hours of class time over the year going through and rehearsing music, fixing spots, making things perfect. Unless a student is a tremendously talented sight-reader, they will most likely not be able to perform in the concert without PREPARATION. they will not be able to add the inflection, phrasing, and mood that the conductor has been working on. Music takes lots of practice to Perfect.
CAREER SKILLS
MUSIC IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD PRESENTATION SKILLS. ANY PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF OTHERS, BE IT PUBLIC SPEAKING, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, THEATER, OR LIKEWISE, TAKES PRACTICE. WHEN STUDENTS APPLY FOR SCHOOLS OR ENTER A JOB INTERVIEW, THEY WILL NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE BEING PUT IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE. MUSIC GIVES STUDENTS THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING UNDER PRESSURE, ON STAGE, WHILE PERFORMING A CHALLENGING PIECE OF MUSIC. BEING ABLE TO PERFORM TAKES PREPARATION, A STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATERIAL BEING PRESENTED, AND A LEVEL OF FOCUS DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES - WHAT WE CALL A "FLOW" STATE.
PERSONAL WELL BEING AND COMMUNITY
ASIDE FROM SPECIFIC COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR SUCCESS, MUSIC IS AN INHERENTLY GOOD EVENT WHEN IT OCCURS. COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER TO HEAR GREAT MUSIC. STUDENTS COME TOGETHER TO HEAR GREAT MUSIC. STUDENTS CAN EXPERIENCE DEGREES OF EMOTION THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE EXPERIENCE THROUGH MUSIC LISTENING AND PERFORMING. WHEN STUDIED PROPERLY, VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE PROMOTE GOOD POSTURE, LOWERED HEART RATES, AND ALERTNESS. MUSIC BRINGS STUDENTS CLOSER TO HISTORICAL EVENTS, POLITICAL HAPPENINGS, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS. MUSIC IS IMPORTANT TO OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY, OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND OUR INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION. FOR MANY STUDENTS, MUSIC MAY BE THE ONE PLACE THEY CAN REALLY SHOW WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF. MUSIC OFFERS SOMETHING THAT OTHER SUBJECT AREAS CANNOT, SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS SUBJECT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS.
MUSIC BUILDS IMPORTANT PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE USEFUL IN OTHER CLASSROOMS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THESE SKILLS AND QUALITIES ARE LIFELONG BENEFITS TO HAVE, APPLICABLE TO MANY SITUATIONS. STUDYING MUSIC GIVES STUDENTS THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, INTELLIGIBLE, AND COMPATIBLE HUMAN BEINGS, WHETHER IT BE IN MUSIC OR OTHERWISE.
MUSIC BRINGS STUDENTS INTO A SETTING WHERE THEY MUST LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER, SO TEAMWORK IS A MUST-LEARN SKILL. WHETHER SINGING AS A GROUP IN GENERAL MUSIC CLASS, OR PERFORMING THE SHOSTAKOVITCH 5TH SYMPHONY, STUDENTS NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT THE PERSON NEXT TO THEM IS DOING, AND WHAT THE CONDUCTOR IS ASKING FOR. LEARNING TO TAKE CRITICISM, TO HELP ASSIST OR DIRECT OTHERS, TO PLAY IN TUNE AND IN TIME WITH THE ENSEMBLE, AND TO MOVE AS A UNIT TO GET THINGS DONE, IS AN IMPORTANT QUALITY TO HAVE THAT WILL MAKE VALUABLE FUTURE TEAM MEMBERS IN THE JOB MARKET LATER IN LIFE.
PREPARATION AND PRACTICE
Music preparation is also a perfect example for why preparation and planning is important to success. Students can cram for history tests the night before and pass. I have seen friends not read a book and yet somehow are able to describe the themes accurately enough to get high grades. Music is not that kind of a subject. If you do not prepare, you will not succeed. That is why ensemble directors spend hours of class time over the year going through and rehearsing music, fixing spots, making things perfect. Unless a student is a tremendously talented sight-reader, they will most likely not be able to perform in the concert without PREPARATION. they will not be able to add the inflection, phrasing, and mood that the conductor has been working on. Music takes lots of practice to Perfect.
CAREER SKILLS
MUSIC IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD PRESENTATION SKILLS. ANY PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF OTHERS, BE IT PUBLIC SPEAKING, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, THEATER, OR LIKEWISE, TAKES PRACTICE. WHEN STUDENTS APPLY FOR SCHOOLS OR ENTER A JOB INTERVIEW, THEY WILL NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE BEING PUT IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE. MUSIC GIVES STUDENTS THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING UNDER PRESSURE, ON STAGE, WHILE PERFORMING A CHALLENGING PIECE OF MUSIC. BEING ABLE TO PERFORM TAKES PREPARATION, A STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATERIAL BEING PRESENTED, AND A LEVEL OF FOCUS DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES - WHAT WE CALL A "FLOW" STATE.
PERSONAL WELL BEING AND COMMUNITY
ASIDE FROM SPECIFIC COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR SUCCESS, MUSIC IS AN INHERENTLY GOOD EVENT WHEN IT OCCURS. COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER TO HEAR GREAT MUSIC. STUDENTS COME TOGETHER TO HEAR GREAT MUSIC. STUDENTS CAN EXPERIENCE DEGREES OF EMOTION THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE EXPERIENCE THROUGH MUSIC LISTENING AND PERFORMING. WHEN STUDIED PROPERLY, VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE PROMOTE GOOD POSTURE, LOWERED HEART RATES, AND ALERTNESS. MUSIC BRINGS STUDENTS CLOSER TO HISTORICAL EVENTS, POLITICAL HAPPENINGS, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS. MUSIC IS IMPORTANT TO OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY, OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND OUR INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION. FOR MANY STUDENTS, MUSIC MAY BE THE ONE PLACE THEY CAN REALLY SHOW WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF. MUSIC OFFERS SOMETHING THAT OTHER SUBJECT AREAS CANNOT, SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS SUBJECT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS.
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Strive to be Happy. -Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata" |
