Vol. 3, No. 3, June 2016 CALARTS’ DIRECTOR OF WEST AFRICAN MUSIC, DANCE, AND ARTS NANI AGBELI R!SOLO: BEATBACK FOR DRUMSET GRADUATE STUDENT LIFE WHY PLAY CAJON? RHYTHM! SCENE 1 JUNE 2016 TM RHYTHM! SCENE FEATURES COLUMNS Nani Agbeli: CalArts’ Director of West African Music, Dance, and Arts by Megan Arns Society Update PAS Committee Spotlight The Next Thing You Should Buy is a Cajon by Josh Gottry Drumset Committee University Committee Developing Kinesthetic Awareness: A Guide to Mindset, Explorations, and Wrists—Part 2 by Laurel Black PAS Hall of Fame Spotlight Terry Gibbs Evelyn Glennie Elements of Composition: Melody by Gregory Jackson Elvin Jones Graduate Student Life by the Florida State University Graduate People and Places Percussion Studio Upcoming Percussion Summer Festivals 2016 WGI Percussion World Championships by Lauren Vogel Weiss Ensemble and Recital Programs R!Solo: Backbeat for Drumset by Brian Blume Upcoming Events In Memoriam: Remo Belli Product Showcase 2016 Days of Percussion Industry News From the Rhythm! Discovery Center Collection: Tubaphones JUNE 2016 2 RHYTHM! SCENE R!S STAFF Megan Arns Rhythm! Scene Editor Rick Mattingly, Senior Editor SUBMISSIONS Hillary Henry Publications Production Manager Marianella Moreno Publishing and Digital Media Operations Rhythm! Scene accepts brief information about recent R!S ADVERTISING performances and events for Staci Stokes-Waites
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