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PERCUSSION STUDIO HANDBOOK and CURRICULUM Kurt Gartner PERCUSSION STUDIO HA NDBOOK AND CURRICULUM Kurt Gartner Neil Dunn School of Music, Theatre, and Dance 130 McCain Auditorium Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 785-532-3808 ksu.edu/music/percussion © 2019 Kurt Gartner All Rights Reserved CONTENTS Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Requirements for entrance into the percussion program ................................................................................. 5 Master’s degree ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Plan of study ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Required Core Method Books ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Drum Set ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Electronic Percussion........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Marimba ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Multi-Percussion ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Orchestral .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Reference ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Snare Drum ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Timpani ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Vibraphone ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 World Percussion ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 Secondary Materials (Required as Assigned) .............................................................................................................. 7 Percussive Arts Society ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Required Equipment ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Procedure of Applied Studies ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Schedule ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Seminars and Recitals ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Basic Requirements ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Method of Grading – Applied Percussion (Music 251, 254, 255, 455, 855) ............................................. 12 General Requirements ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Specific Requirements ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Applied Grading Weights .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Applied Percussion Modules ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Lower Division Modules – Overview ................................................................................................................... 14 Upper Division Modules – Overview ................................................................................................................... 14 Afro-Cuban Drumming .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Brazilian Percussion and Drum Set ...................................................................................................................... 16 Drum Set I ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Drum Set II ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Electronic Percussion ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Marimba I ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Marimba II ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Marimba III ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Marimba IV ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Multi-Percussion .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Orchestral Excerpts ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Snare Drum ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Timpani ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Vibraphone I .................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Vibraphone II ................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Vibraphone III ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 West African Music I ................................................................................................................................................... 31 West African Music II/Gyil ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Recital Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................... 33 Recital Checklist ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Practice (by Dr. Steven Hemphill) .................................................................................................................................. 35 How to Practice.................................................................................................................................................................. 35 How to Warm-Up ........................................................................................................................................................
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