Summer Symposium Posts

Summer Symposium Percussion Specialist Academy 2017

The Percussion Specialist Academy at the Music for All’s Summer Symposium, happening June 26 – July 1, offers a great opportunity for some world-class percussion instruction and insight. Whether you’re a beginning instructor or a veteran who likes to stay current, this is a great chance to meet and interact with other instructors and professionals from across the country and exchange ideas on how to run your program.

This year’s faculty is a who’s-who of percussion experts, and they’ll be covering a wide variety of topics.

  • Branding your program
  • Ethics and professional development
  • The RIGHT gear
  • Starting a successful winter program
  • Sampling 101
  • The concert percussion secret
  • De-mystifying the Yamaha 01V
  • Hand drumming
  • The digital audio workstation
  • The history of percussion and essential literature
  • Creating sponsorship opportunities
  • Indoor and outdoor staging
  • Preventative medicine for the drummer in you
  • Winter percussion design and orchestration
  • Essential composition techniques for outdoor
  • “Mic”ing made easy
  • The fundamentals of running sound, EQ and other essential plug-ins

The event is coming up quick, so go here to learn more and register for the academy.