Current Assignments and Projects

Music Theory/Voice student Gina Brown looks happy and confident as her Music Theory I class finishes up a significant unit on four-part writing and launches into the seemingly arcane topic of key change via "secondary dominants." (Though we have an excellent discussion on this topic in our class anthology, music theory students can find more information on the web at locations like http://www.compassrosemusic.com/lesson7.html.). Additionally,Robinson's Music Theory I students continue with Basic Rhythmic Training, solfege, and sight singing.

Families of instrument students: do you hear a lot of practice on the following?
• Rebecca Schilizzi and Eli Ackermann: Pat Petrillo rudiment combos, drag rudiments, Garwood Whaley etudes #65-66, Wilcoxon Solo no.4, Drummers Cookbook page 17, Ted Reed Syncopation set 2 (jazz and samba beats)
• Ben Tomlinson: drag rudiments, Wilcoxon's 132nd; marimba major scales, etudes from Green's New Elementary Studies and Handel violin sonata, Drummers Cookbook page 17, Ted Reed Syncopation set 2 (jazz and samba beats)
• Josh Caprell: same as Ben but with the addition of Etude No.1 from Vic Firth's Solo Tympanist
• Adam Maalouf: Mitch Markovich's "Tornado," marimba major scales and Green's "Chromatic Fox Trot" xylophone rag; French grip, cross sticking and roll exercises for tympani, Mitchell Peter's "Scherzo" for three tympani
• Alex Forrest: all major scales and arpeggios in increasing range, etude from Pares Scales, Rhythmic Training Study No.42, Haydn Trumpet Concerto, classroom duet work
• Eric Schneider: same as Alex Forrest but with solo from Concert and Contest Collection for solo work
• Masin Decker: Wilcoxon's 132nd, Fred Albright Etude No.3; marimba major scales, etudes from Green's New Elementary Studies, Rag Study from Garwood Whaley intermediate mallet book; pages 22-25 in Pickering's Studio/Jazz Drum Cookbook
• Justin Pasquale: Pratt "Dexterity," Fred Albright Etude No.3; marimba major scales, etudes from Green's New Elementary Studies, Mitchell Peters "Sonata Allegro;" classroom work on tympani
• Nathan Wells: same as Justin but preparing Peters's "Yellow After the Rain" as a solo work