Casper College Percussion, Music Technology, and Music Theory Instructor.
Oh yeah, I also teach Jazz History for the University of Wyoming/Casper College Center.
If you are interested in learning a little about the distance
education classes I teach you can look for a webpage for
MUSC 1000 Introduction to Music (a telecourse) at http://wind.caspercollege.edu/~gundet/MUSC1000.html
and
MUSC 1010 Music Fundamentals (an Internet based course) at
http://wind.caspercollege.edu/~gundet/MUSC1010.html.
I have a few degrees in percussion:
I've also spent some time at the Aspen Audio Institute, affiliated with the Aspen Music School, as well as a summer at Berklee College of Music.
I wrote an instruction book called Guide to Solo Vibraphone. It is the first step-by-step method book to teach a player with basic 4-mallet skills and knowledge of chords and scales how to convert a lead-sheet into an unaccompanied vibraphone performance. For nearly three decades people who wanted to play unaccompanied vibes were advised "Learn to play jazz piano, then adapt." I hope this book helps others save a few countless hours standing in front of a vibraphone, staring at a lead sheet while listening to Gary Burton, trying to figure out how the two are connected.
If you like, you can view the Table of Contents and Foreword. A sample lesson (Lesson #4, out of 20) is posted here as an Acrobat "pdf file" [Lesson4.pdf]. The (free) Acrobat Reader is available from Adobe.
In the course of writing the dissertation that spawned the Guide to Solo Vibraphone, I came up with a discography of Unaccompanied Jazz Vibraphone Recordings, which you are welcome to peruse.I update this list as I learn about recordings I've missed.
I have also composed a few pieces for percussion ensemble, rhythm pieces somewhat a la Stomp. Here are some QuickTime video clips of sections of them, performed by the Casper College Percussion Ensemble. You will need the QuickTime plugin to view these. The QuickTime Player is a free utility from Apple Computer. (http://www.apple.com/quicktime) It is available for both Macintosh and PC platforms.
PaddleDrumSong,
for a set of six paddle drums, like those manufactured by Remo
PipeDream,
for seven players of PVC pipes.
Rhythm Net #1, for five players of "body" percussion. (No video yet available.)
Coming soon, Cops, a live marimba ensemble accompaniment to Buster Keaton's silent film classic.
If you have QuickTime5 installed, you can play the timpani by clicking on their heads.
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At the risk of showing how foolishly I spend my free time, I've started a page of crossword puzzles I've written for percussionists. If you're serious about wasting your time, but tired of cruising the net, consider it a rest stop on the Information Superhighway.
Of course, no web site would be complete without a few recommended links:
The Percussive Arts
Society, dedicated to all things eductional and
percussive.
A Classical
Percussion Site maintained by Marc Zoutendijk in the
Netherlands.
Vibist (and one of Berklee's best teachers) Ed Saindon.
Extensive information on vibist Charlie Shoemake.
Information from Ludwig clinician and inventor of the new, quiet vibraphone
frame John Piper.
Learn about an alternative to recycled paper: kenaf,
a plant which, in less than a year of growth, yields more fiber per
acre than southern pine.
Send e-mail to terryg@caspercollege.edu if you have comments or questions.
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