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 ........................................................................................................................................................