The 2011 Minnesota Percussion Association Day of Percussion

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MPA Day of Percussion 2011 Purpose: To provide MPA member lines an education symposium that will instruct participants on how to develop their performance skills and broaden their musical interest within all aspects of the percussion idiom. Goals: -

To inspire in every student a want and a need to play percussion. To foster interest and excitement in the art of percussion performance. To engage every student by presenting hands-on opportunities that are relative and informative to their musical needs. To balance an educational repertoire that stretches every student’s musical knowledge by introducing a wide variety of various percussive topics and techniques. To showcase the most qualified clinicians and performers from the greater Twin Cities area as well as internationally recognized artists to lead various events throughout the day. Events:

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15 clinics: 5 clinics based on marching percussion, 5 clinics based on concert percussion, 5 clinics based on non-western percussion. 2 concerts: one 20 minute concert featuring Voice of Culture, and one 2 hour concert featuring Janus Percussion, Jeff Queen, and Casey Cangelosi. Subway will be providing lunch for all of the day’s participants. A drum circle led by Batucada do Norte; clinicians Pat and Tim O’Keefe A raffle drawing for various donations received from corporate and local sponsors. Sponsors:

The 2011 MPA Day of Percussion is made possible by grants from Mapex, Majestic, Pro-Mark, Pearl, Zildjian, Innovative Percussion, Evans, Vic-Firth, Hudson Music, HQ Percussion, and PureSound Percussion.

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Schedule: 9:00am – 9:20am: Welcome and Morning Concert featuring Voice of Culture Drum and Dance; Kenna Sarge, director (auditorium). 9:20am – 9:30am: break 9:30am – 10:20am: Clinic Cycle #1: Marching Percussion 10:20am – 10:30am: break 10:30am – 11:20am: Clinic Cycle #2: Concert Percussion 11:20am – 11:30am: break 11:30am – 12:20pm: Clinic Cycle #3: Non-Western Percussion 12:20pm – 12:50pm: Lunch (Cafeteria), MPA directors meeting (Teacher’s Lounge) 12:50 pm – 1:10pm: Drum Circle lead by Batucade do Norde: Pat and Tim O’Keefe; directors (ME 159). 1:10pm – 1:20pm: break 1:20pm – 3:30pm: Concert featuring Janus Percussion, Jeff Queen, and Casey Cangelosi (Auditorium). 3:30pm – 3:45pm: Raffle-drawing

Location: Anoka High School 3939 7th Ave. North Anoka, MN 55303

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Clinic Descriptions: Clinic Cycle #1: Marching Percussion “Rudimental Tenor Drumming” Paul Weber, clinician Paul will be presenting a clinic at the 2011 Minnesota Day of Percussion focusing on multi-tenor approach and techniques. This clinic will be geared for students at all levels and will involve hands-on participation. “Marching Cymbals” David von Behren, clinician This clinic will dive into the realm of marching cymbals, discussing the role of a cymbal player within the contemporary drumline, as well as the basics of sound creation, holding the cymbals, and cymbal flips. “Triangle and Square: An Exercise in Agility and Coordination” Casey Cangelosi, clinician Several exercises aimed at increasing a musician’s sense of rhythm, timing, and polymetric awareness will be presented. We will explore a methodology in musical multi-tasking and what you, as a musician, can do to improve your own coordination and agility. “Rudimental Bass Drumming” Patrick Lyons, clinician Patrick will be presenting a clinic at the 2011 Minnesota Day of Percussion focusing on marching bass drum approach and techniques. This clinic will be geared for students at all levels and will involve live demonstration and a video presentation. “4x4x4 = Drumming for Life” Jeff Queen, clinician This clinic will cover the 4 basic strokes (full, down, tap, and up) 4 note groupings (1, 2, 3, 4) notes per hand and how to apply those to the 4 main skill sets in drumming (single-height, timing, multiple-heights, diddles, and flams). Make sure you bring your drum sticks and pads to play along! Clinic Cycle #2: Concert Percussion “Drumset Grooves: From Tower of Power to DJ Shadow” Andrew Dussl, clinician Learn how to build a more complex groove by dissecting some of the most popular drum break samples in history. We’ll follow the fundamentals of funk into modern genres such as Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, Jungle and Dubstep. “Tambourine and Triangle: More than Meets the Eye” Erik Barsness, clinician

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This clinic will discuss general playing techniques for tambourine and triangle and break down some of the stereotypes of playing small auxiliary percussion. “Advanced Marimba Technique” Casey Cangelosi, clinician The technical boundaries of the marimba are yet to be established and may have no end in sight! This clinic will discuss some approaches to the growing technical demand of the modern marimba repertoire. Come prepared to share your thoughts on marimba grips, technique, and practice methods. “Timpani Playing: Developing your Sound, and Performing with Electronics” Adam Rappel, clinician This clinic will discuss the mechanics of timpani as it relates to technique (grip, stroke, crossings, stickings) and to tuning (what pitches belong on which drums, use of gauges, hearing parts in the ensemble). “Timpani Playing: Developing your Sound, and Performing with Electronics” will also include a live performance of Jeffrey Peyton’s “The Final Precipice” for timpani and tape, performed by clinician Adam Rappel. “4x4x4 = Drumming for Life” Jeff Queen, clinician This clinic will cover the 4 basic strokes (full, down, tap, and up) 4 note groupings (1, 2, 3, 4) notes per hand and how to apply those to the 4 main skill sets in drumming (single-height, timing, multiple-heights, diddles, and flams). Make sure you bring your drum sticks and pads to play along! Clinic Cycle #3: Non-Western Percussion “The Afro-Toolkit for Drumset Players” Andrew Dussl, clinician This clinic will introduce Afro-drumming such as Jazz, Samba, Bassa Nova, Mambo and ChaCha by identifying the basic grooves and their differences in order to diversify your drumming portfolio. “Brazilian Instruments and Grooves” Pat and Tim O’Keefe, clinicians Pat and Tim O'Keefe, founders of the Twin Cities's own Brazilian drum group Batucada do Norte (Drum Group of the North, ww.batucadadonorte.com) will be demonstrating many different types of Brazilian percussion instruments, including pandeiro, tamborim, cuica, surdo, caixa, repinique, timbau, agogo, chocalho, and alfaia. They will also be discussing and playing some of the important rhythms heard in the streets of Brazil during carnival time, such as samba, afoxe, and maracatu. This will be a hands-on class, and they will be bringing plenty of instruments along for everyone to try. “Practicing from an Analytical and Formal Perspective” Casey Cangelosi, clinician

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Students will be engaged in a practical discussion into the use of theory and analysis when learning a new piece of music. What makes a piece work? How is it that some note perfect performances yield emotionless results? Join us in dissecting musical examples to find out “what makes them tick” and how you, as a performer, can amplify your performances from a formal standpoint. “Conga Playing: Developing sound, independence and knowledge” Adam Rappel, clinician This clinic will provide participants with an overview of conga techniques, set-ups, and patterns used by traditional congueros. Participants will also learn about the use of clave (3:2, 2:3, son, rumba, and 6/8) and cascara and how each should be interpreted when playing congas. “West African Drum and Dance with Hip Hop” Voice of Culture, clinicians In West African cultures, drumming and dance are inseparable. Ms. Kenna leads this workshop using traditional instruments like Sabar, Tama, Djembe, Djundjun, Sangba and Kenkeni to explore rhythms from Guinea, Mali, and Senegal. Senegalese Griot Backa Niang will teach drummers poly-rhythmic parts to beats like Didadi, Sofa, and M'Balakh. Voice of Culture company members Deja Stowers, Jasmine Harris and Ashley Akpaka will demonstrate and teach the accompanying dances to each rhythm. Beat-boxer and spoken word artist TruthMaze will be on hand to provide the Hip Hop fusion that is a signature of Voice of Culture's performance style. Founding VoC members Kinyari and Selema Al-Ahad support the participants with exemplary drumming and dancing. The workshop will require physicality and movement. Participants should be prepared to use hand drums for this clinic. Guest Clinicians and Artists: Erik Barsness Erik Barsness has performed internationally in Sweden, Finland, Åland, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, and Germany as a soloist and with various ensembles and orchestras. Erik has been a guest percussionist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, including a tour to Chicago, IL in November 2009. Erik has also performed as a guest percussionist with the contemporary music ensemble Zeitgeist, Nautilus Music Theater, and Ten Thousand Things Theater. Erik was featured as a percussionist on the Swedish television show “Big Brother” twice and in the Swedish movie “Lasermannen.” He has recorded with the percussion ensemble Kroumata on the record label BIS. Erik performs frequently with Janus Percussion, the Minnesota Percussion Trio and CRASH. He is also a founding member of Ensemble 61. Erik is a Fulbright Scholar, having received funding from the United States Department of Education to study percussion in Sweden and has received several awards from the American Composers Forum and the Jerome Foundation. Erik is currently adjunct professor of percussion at Saint Cloud State University and maintains an active private studio in the Twin Cities. 6

Batucada do Norte Batucada do Norte (Drum Group of the North) was founded in 2006 by brothers Tim and Pat O’Keefe. Both highly trained musicians with expertise in many different styles, including a true passion for world music, they have been studying the music of Brazil for many years. With Batucada do Norte (BdN) they set out to create a drum group fashioned after the large baterias (percussion sections) of the great samba schools of Rio de Janeiro. The group is proud to be mentored by both Mestre Jorge Alabe (master samba percussionist from Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco) and Scott Kettner (the leading American expert on maracatu). While their music is strongly rooted in a variety of Afro-Brazilian drumming traditions, they bring in many other influences as well, including elements from North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East. David von Behren: David von Behren, originally a French horn player, has performed in the DCI circuit for the past seven years starting his marching career in 2002 with The Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps from Milwaukee, WI, and continuing two more seasons with the corps in 2003 and 2004 before performing with The Magic Drum and Bugle Corps from Orlando, FL, in 2006 as well as The Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps in 2005; 2007 and aging out in the 2008 cymbal line as one of the rare few members of The Madison Scouts to have performed in both brass and percussion sections. Within that process David also performed in the WGI circuit performing as a cymbalist for the inaugural Pioneer Indoor Drumline in 2007 while winning WGI PIA Championships. In 2008, David moved to Sacramento, CA, performing with The Freelancers, northern California’s premier indoor drumline under the direction of pristine educators such as Roger Carter, Jaime Holly, Rudy Garcia, Don Silva and Vince Oliver. In 2009, David performed and aged out with Music City Mystique based in Nashville Tennessee, which holds the record for the most WGI World Championships in WGI Percussion history. Furthermore, David has mastered the "art" of what a cymbal can do and has continued to help young adults achieve greatness through cymbal playing. Casey Cangelosi Casey Cangelosi is a rising composer and percussionist in the contemporary music world. With his performances and compositions spreading wildly, Cangelosi is constantly gathering international acclaim. Casey has been named, "The Paganini of percussion!”, his technique has been called, “Ridiculous…a stunning command of the marimba”, his compositions hailed as, “Imposing and exhilarating”, and deemed by the Classical Marimba League, “Cangelosi is a marimbist of magisterial power, and insight”. He has won numerous performance awards from both state and private institutions, numerous awards from the Percussive Arts Society, and composition awards from the PAS Massachusetts Chapter, Sam Houston State University, and the Classical Marimba league. Casey is a MTNA National Young Artist. With his music in high demand and the contemporary

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percussion community thirsty for new music, Cangelosi has maintained a steady stream of commissions for new works; many of these include the University of Delaware, Texas Christian University, Utah State University, California Institute for the Arts, Rice University, The Percussive Arts Society, and many individual interests. Casey Cangelosi is proudly sponsored by ProMark, Majestic, and Beiner Bags. Andrew Dussl Andrew holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from the University of Minnesota where he studied percussion under Fernando Meza. He was involved with the wind ensemble, symphonic band, symphony orchestra, percussion ensemble, and jazz band while studying there. Andrew has had the opportunity to teach many indoor and outdoor music programs in and around the metro area, some of which include the University of Minnesota Duluth Drumline, the Anoka Winter Percussion Ensemble, and the Maple Grove, Rosemount, Anoka, and Forest Lake High School marching programs, among others. In 2008, he worked with Anne Sullivan Communications Center teaching percussion within the YMCA Beacons Youth Development Program. He is currently the visual caption head at the Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps and is the ensemble coordinator for Minnesota Brass Winter Drumline. Andrew has been substitute teaching in the Forest Lake area schools since last year and has taught private lessons for the past six years. Additionally, he is instructing the percussion studio at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights. Some of his performance experience includes marching with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps as well as the 2008 Minnesota Brass Winter Drumline. Andrew is currently performing with the Minnesota Vikings Skol Line, the Pizzazz Jazz Dance and Swing Band, and has performed on numerous occasions with the Northern Symphony Orchestra. Janus Percussion Founded in 2005 by Erik Barsness and Brian Duffy in the thriving Minnesota arts community of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Janus Percussion is an engaging, virtuosic percussion duo dedicated to the craft of chamber music performance. Janus Percussion expresses impassioned displays of emotionally stimulating and intellectually meaningful percussion performances for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Always keeping close ties to the educational community as well as the concert stage, Janus Percussion has inspired and enlightened listeners at schools, universities, music festivals, conventions and arts centers throughout the United States. Janus Percussion has recently performed at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Marimba 2010 Festival and Conference and The International Music Camp. The origin of Janus dervies from the two-headed Roman god of doorways; one head looks forward, the other looks back. In a similar manner Janus Percussion casts a considered gaze upon the great wealth of established percussion and Western Art music while also stepping boldly through the “archway” to strongly promote the development of new standards for the percussion repertoire.

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In keeping with this core philosophy, Janus Percussion continues to premiere intriguing works for percussion including Christopher Gable's Back to Bolivia, Peter Michael von der Nahmer's Anatomy of Rhythm, Alex Orfaly's Big Bob Returns and a new mallet duet by Abbie Betinis. Janus Percussion is also excited to be involved in a consortium for Martin Bresnick’s new work "A Message from the Emperor." Janus Percussion is proud to perform with Majestic Percussion instruments, Mapex drums, Innovative Percussion mallets and sticks, and Zildjian cymbals. Patrick Lyons Patrick Lyons is an alumnus of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, the Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Minnesota Brass Indoor Drumline. Previous teaching experiences include drumlines at Richfield High School, Becker High School, Yankton High School, Forest Lake High School, and Anoka High School. Patrick is the current assistant director and visual coordinator for independent indoor drumline, River City Rhythm. Past instructors include Jay Matuzak, Nick Moreno, Scott Hirsch, Joel Matuzak, Matt Ferry, Roger Carter, Vince Gardner and Jeff Gleason. Jeff Queen Jeff Queen has been involved with percussion since the age of 10. At the age of 15, Jeff began his drum corps career with the Canton Bluecoats and continued on to march with the Velvet Knights, Santa Clara Vanguard, Blue Knights and the University of North Texas. Jeff was the Drum Corps International Individual and Ensemble Snare Drum Champion in 1994 and 1995 as well as the Percussive Arts Society Individual Snare Drum Champion in 1994 and 1995. Jeff has taught in the drum corps activity for over 15 years, including being the caption head for the Carolina Crown 2003-04, percussion arranger for the Colts Drum and Bugle corps for 2007-08 and a consultant for the Troopers 2009 and Madison Scouts 2011. Jeff is an original cast member of the Tony and Emmy award winning Broadway Show "BLAST" where he was a solo performer and battery instructor from 1999 - 2003. Jeff has performed across in the US, Europe, Asia. In addition Jeff has appeared on numerous Television shows including: The Late Show with David Letterman, The Kennedy Center Honors 2000, NBA All-Star Game 2001, Grey Cup 2007, “BLAST”, and “The Making of Blast” on PBS DVD and Video. Queen is the author of “The Next Level: Rudimental Snare Drum Techniques” available through Jeff Queen Productions and “Playing With Sticks”, a more than 3-hour instructional DVD through Hudson Music. More of Jeff’s compositions are available through Drop6 media Inc. and TapSpace Publications. Jeff is a signature artist for Vic Firth Drumsticks and Pearl Drums, and proudly endorses Evans Drumheads and Zildjian cymbals. Jeff holds his BM in Music Theory and Composition and his MM in Percussion Performance from Butler University. In addition Jeff teaches locally with the world champion

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Avon High School Drum line and travels the world as an active composer, arranger, judge, clinician, and performer. Adam Rappel A versatile percussionist, Adam Rappel has performed in Europe; Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria and Sweden. He has also performed with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Along with the University of Minnesota Percussion Ensemble, he performed in the first International Percussion Ensemble festival in Costa Rica. He has worked with Bob Becker, Eric Sammut, Ivana Bilic, Valerie Dee Naranjo (“Saturday Night Live” percussionist), Kakrabe Lobi (African Gyil Master), The Paris Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble, the Renegade Ensemble, Eugene Rousseau, and Bobby McFerrin among others. Adam is in demand as an educator for beginner to professional lessons and ensembles, as well as various high school festivals and master-classes throughout the upper Midwest. Adam received his Bachelor's degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and his Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. He is currently pursuing DMA studies at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities studying with Fernando Meza, Steve Yeager, Phil Hey, and Peter Kogan, and has also studied with Robert Rosen, Ryan Korb, Nancy Zeltsman, Naoko Takada, and Dane Richeson. Voice of Culture Drum and Dance Voice of Culture Drum and Dance is a collection of artists dedicated to the study of West African arts and culture. As is custom in West Africa, all company members play instruments, sing and dance in the cultural tradition. Voice of Culture strives to share the beauty and the cultural specificity of the traditional rhythms, movements and songs of West African people. VoC does this through performances, workshops, artist residencies, presentations in schools and cultural exchange. Paul Weber Paul Weber is the current percussion caption head of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from Denver, Colorado. Prior to working with the Blue Knights, he served on the percussion staffs of the Madison Scouts and Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps. Paul has been the director of the Irondale High School drumline since 2003, and last year joined the staff of River City Rhythm as batterie arranger and program consultant. Paul was a four-year members of the Madison Scouts drum and bugle corps, serving as section leader in 2000 and 2001, and winning the Drum Corps Midwest multi-tenor I&E championship in 2001. Weber is the President of the Minnesota Percussion association and is a past member of the WGI Percussion Advisory board. Paul is proud to endorse Pro-Mark sticks and mallets and Mapex percussion instruments.

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2011 MPA Day of Percussion Clinic Schedule Marching Percussion 9:30 – 10:20

Rudimental Tenor Drumming

Marching Cymbals

Paul Weber

David von Behren

SS 102/103

Concert Percussion 10:30 – 11:20

Drumset Grooves: from Tower of Power to DJ Shadow

Andrew Dussl SS 102/103

NonWestern Percussion 11:30 – 12:20

Sponsored by Majestic, Pro-Mark and Breiner Bags

Casey Cangelosi

IMC

ME 159

Tambourine and Triangle: More than Meets the Eye

Advanced Marimba Techniques

Sponsored by Majestic and Innovative Percussion

Erik Barsness

Sponsored by Majestic, Pro-Mark and Breiner Bags

Casey Cangelosi

The Afro-Toolkit for Drumset Players

Andrew Dussl

Batucada do Norte Pat and Tim O’Keefe

Rudimental Bass Drumming

Patrick Lyons ME 158

4x4x4 = Drumming for Life Sponsored by Evans, Hudson Music, HQ, Pearl, Vic Firth, and Zildjian

Jeff Queen Auditorium

Timpani Playing: Developing your Sound, and Performing with Electronics

4x4x4 = Drumming for Life Sponsored by Evans, Hudson Music, HQ, Pearl, Vic Firth, and Zildjian

Adam Rappel

Jeff Queen

ME 158

Auditorium

Sponsored by Majestic, Pro-Mark and Breiner Bags

Conga Playing: Developing your Sound, Independence, and Knowledge

West African Drum and Dance with Hip Hop

Casey Cangelosi

Adam Rappel

ME 159

ME 158

ME 159

IMC

Brazilian Instruments and Grooves

SS 102/103

Triangle and Square: An Exercise in Agility and Coordination

Practicing from an Analytical and Formal Perspective

IMC

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Voice of Culture directed by Kenna Sarge

Auditorium

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