Percussion Events Registry Company
3815 Comanche Trail
Bedford, TX 76021-3114, USA
Email Lauren Vogel Weiss at: perc@ont.com
Phone: (817) 354-3815
Clinics and Workshops
Bob’s Workshops Represented by
The Magic and Mystery of Cymbals (lecture-demonstration)
Brief history of the modern Turkish cymbal and etymology of terms. Discussion and demonstration of basic types of crashes, special effects with two plates, techniques for suspended cymbals, and options for selecting and combining cymbals. Discussion and demonstration, using excerpts from the symphonic and contemporary repertoire, of approaches to performance …
Melodic Snare Drumming and Rudimental Arithmetic
Melodic Snare Drumming is a conceptual approach to playing snare drum that involves physically hearing or - equally well - imagining a melodic accompaniment while performing or practicing. This idea is in fact very old, and for centuries was the system through which military-style drumming was taught, practiced and played. …
North Indian Drumming (lecture-demonstration)
Discussion of the tabla - the most important percussion instrument in North Indian classical music: construction of the instruments; historical and cultural placement; basic aspects of the playing technique; repertoire and the structure of traditional solo performance; accompaniment techniques and improvisation. Will include demonstration performance on the drums. Questions and …
West African Drumming (hands-on workshop)
Discussion of basic structural principles found in many West African drum ensemble traditions: cyclic repetition; rhythmic ambiguity; conversation. Drum families and varieties of construction methods. Basic hand and stick techniques. Social aspects of music in African cultures. Most of the workshop is devoted to learning several traditional ensemble styles drawn …
Xylophone History and Performance Concepts (lecture-demonstration)
Discussion of the ancestry of the hybrid North American xylophone and the history of its development through the Deagan era. Discussion, using recorded historical examples, of the development of playing styles from around the turn of the century through 1940. Particular attention to G.H. Green and his styles of improvisation. …
Ragtime Xylophone Intensive (hands-on course)
The Music of Steve Reich (hands-on workshop)
Discussion and demonstration of special techniques used in the early, percussion-based works of the composer Steve Reich: building-up of rhythmic patterns; canonic repetition; phasing; identifying and imitating resultant patterns in multiple out-of-phase canons. The actual hands-on activity in this workshop should be limited to four or five advanced performers, as …
