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Pasadena Piping and Drumming Workshop

St. James United Methodist Church, 2033 East Washington Boulevard, Pasadena, CA

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Event Description

Piping

March/Strathspey/Reel

Grades 1 & 2

Grades 3 & 4

For pipers, this will be a four hour workshop on MSR playing

 

Snare Drumming

 

  • Basic stick control & advanced techniques
  • Fundamental and advanced rudiments
  • Applied rudiments and two bar phrasing
  • Applied dynamics and ensemble considerations
  • Roll and accented roll development
  • Marches in simple and compound time: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4,6/8 
  • Strathspeys and reels
  • Hornpipes and jigs
  • An ensemble approach to creating a unique drum corps sound
  • Care, maintenance, and tuning

 

Bass and Tenor Drumming

 

(Please note: topics restricted to drumming only.No flourishing classes offered.)

 

  • Basic mallet control & advanced techniques
  • Mallet control and hand independence
  • Fundamental rudiments
  • Playing with attitude, heart, and dynamics
  • Taking ownership of time
  • Visual meter and motion
  • Marches in simple and compound time: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 
  • The strathspey idiom 
  • Hornpipes and jigs
  • Care, maintenance, and tuning
  • Ensemble considerations for bass and tenor sections 

 

 

Map of Event Location
April 21st, 2012  12:00 pmApril 22nd, 2012  12:00 pm