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Studio Calendar

Ensembles

• Large Pop/World Percussion Ensemble

  This large group of percussionists performs transcriptions of music from such contemporary artists as Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa, Steps Ahead, Shadowfax, etc. Emphasis is on contemporary popular music and the popular application of all percussive instruments. The ensemble also performs music from other cultures.
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• Chamber Percussion Ensemble

  This group performs more traditional types of percussion ensemble literature, from the classics to the most recent of compositions and arrangements. Emphasis is on smaller groups, as this ensemble is broken down into trio, quartets, quintets, etc. More literature is covered and performed.
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• Mallet Ensemble

  This ensemble functions as a traditional Marimba Band, performing music ranging from ragtime to transcriptions of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. The group also performs more contemporary, popular music arranged by its members for its unique instrumentation.
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• "Black Steel" Steel Drum Band

  This group is open to all music students, regardless of major instrument or voice. The music is a combination of traditional Caribbean music, pop/rock/latin arrangements, as well as transcriptions of "Classical" music. Read more.

• The UCF Marching Knights Drumline

  See the Marching Knights Web site.

Media

Photo gallery

Video

Resources

• Courses

  • Applied Percussion
    • Applied Percussion Curriculum
    • Performance Repertoire
    • Recital Checklist Deadlines
    • Studio Semester Requirements
  • Programs from Past Concerts
  • Applied Percussion Syllabus
  • Percussion Ensemble Syllabus

• Student Highlights

  UCF Concerto/Aria Competition Winner

  • Joe W. Moore III, 2008

  UCF Percussion Students Published Works

  • Joe W. Moore III, B.M. Dimension 5 for Multiple Percussion Duet with Innovative Percussion 2008
  • Clif Walker, M.M. Promise Music for Percussion Ensemble with Innovative Percussion 2008
  • Jose Rosa, B.A. The Contemporary Hand Drummer, Afro-Caribbean Method Book with Centerstream and Hal Leonard 2008
  • Anthony King, B.M.E. LeTour de Danse Five Movements for Marimba and Flute with C. Alan Publications 2007
  • Thad Anderson, B.M.E. Concerto pour Batterie et Petit Orchestre by Darius Milhaud, arranged for Solo and Percussion Ensemble with Universal Editions 2005

  PASIC Marching Percussion Forum Collegiate Keyboard Division Second Place

  • Joe Moore III, 2007
  • In April 2007, Jonathan Cooper, B.M.E. and Chris McWilliams, B.M.E. were inducted into the Music Honor Fraternity, Pi Kappa Lambda.

  • Chris McWilliams, B.M.E. and Luis Rivera, B.M.E. were selected to perform in the 2007 WASBE International Youth Wind Orchestra in Killarney, Ireland. The ensemble will perform, among other works, the Schwantner Percussion Concerto with Evelyn Glennie as the soloist
  • Jeff Willis, Omar Carmenates and Thad Anderson formed The Bravura Percussion Trio in the spring of 2005 in Texas. They have performed concerts and master classes at UT-Austin, Baylor, UL-Monroe and TCU and have also been working on a percussion CD project with Professor Jeff Moore. On November 13, 2005, the Trio performed Russell Peck's concerto for percussion trio and orchestra, The Glory and the Grandeur, with the Monroe Symphony Orchestra in Monroe, LA. There was news media coverage with an article in the The News Star, the morning KNOE news cast, and concert footage
  • Clif Walker, Director of Timber Creek High School, won the High School PAS Call for Tapes and performed at the 2005 PASIC Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Brian Baldauff, B.M.E performed Marimba Spiritual with Timber Creek at the 2005 PASIC Convention in Columbus, Ohio.

  PASIC Marching Percussion Forum Collegiate Keyboard Division Winner

  • Brian Baldauff, 2003, 2004

  PASIC Marching Percussion Forum Collegiate Multi-Tenors Second Place

  • Omar Carmenates, 2001

  PASIC Marching Percussion Forum Collegiate Multiple Percussion Winner

  • Jason Herold, 1998

  PASIC Marching Percussion Forum Collegiate Drumline Division

  • 3rd place 1998
  • 7th place 1996

  UCF Music Department's Performance Excellence Award Winners

  • Nick Guiliano, 2008
  • Chris McWilliams, 2007
  • Luis Rivera, 2003
  • Omar Carmenates, 2002
  • Justin Steger, 1999, 2000
  • Kenneth Jackson, 1997

  This is a department wide competition that has two rounds with the finals being evaluated by adjudicators from outside the university. The competition is to select the best performer in the department and award them up to $1500.

  Presser Foundation $4000 Musical and Scholarly Excellence Award

  • Luis Rivera, 2005

  Jack R. Quello Memorial Music Scholarship

  • Kehau Kuhi, 2005

  Artie Almeida Music Education Scholarship

  • Josh LaBell, 2007

  Gale Sperry Outstanding Freshman/Sophomore Music Major

  • Jonathan Cooper, 2006

  Walt Disney's All American College Band

  • Frank Registrato, 1994
  • Adam Steff, 1998
  • Jason Herold, 1999
  • Ramon Lopez, 2003, 2004

  Graduate School

  Chris McWilliams, B.M.E, Graduated 2009, accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas. Joe Moore III, B.M., Graduated 2009, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Percussion from the University of South Carolina. Steve Hoskins, B.A., Graduated 2007, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Jazz Studies from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Luis Rivera, B.M.E, Graduated 2007, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Percussion from the University of South Carolina. Anthony King, B.M.E, Graduated 2006, has accepted a Percussion Assistantship at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Oliver Molina, B.M.E, Graduated 2006, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Percussion from the University of Arkansas. Brian Baldauff, B.M.E, Graduated 2005, received a full-tuition fellowship to the University of Michigan to pursue his Master's of Music in Performance degree. Thad Anderson, B.M.E, Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Texas-Austin Omar Carmenates, B.M.E, Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas Garth Steger, B.M., Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Jeff Willis, B.M.E, Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University. Andrew Kruspe, B.M.E, Graduated in 1998, Masters from LSU in Percussion Performance 2001. He is the Director of Bands at Gresham Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama. He also assists with the Marching Band and percussion ensembles at Shades Valley High School. Mark Cole, B.M., Graduated in 1994, Masters from FSU 1996, currently pursuing a Ph.D at USF.

  College Teachers

  Garth Steger, B.M. 2004, is an Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Omar Carmenates, B.M.E 2004, is an Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Percussion Studies at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Thad Anderson, B.M.E 2004, is the Percussion Instructor at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Link: Southwestern Percussion Studies Buck McCloud, B.M., Graduated in 1998. Served as the percussion instructor at Valencia and Seminole Community Colleges.

  Band Directors

  N. James Bardo, B.M.E, Graduated 1996. Currently the Associate Director of Bands at the High School for the Performing Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. Andrew Kruspe, B.M.E, Graduated in 1998. Currently the Director of Bands at Gresham Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama. He also assists with the Marching Band and percussion ensembles at Shades Valley High School. Todd Leighton, B.M.E, Graduated 1999. Currently the Director of Bands at Lake Howell High School, Orlando, Florida. Clif Walker, MME, Graduated 2000. Currently the Associate Director of Bands at Timber Creek High School, Orlando, Florida. Adam Steff, B.M.E, Currently an Associate Director of Bands at University High School, Orlando, Florida. Richard Mola, B.M.E, Graduated 2001. Currently the Associate Director of Bands at a Middle School, Melbourne, Florida. Brandon Tolmach, B.A., Graduated in 2000. Currently teaching middle school music at Rickards Middle School in Broward County. James Wright, B.A., Graduated 2005, accepted a job as the music teacher at McInnis Elementary and will also be teaching percussion (drumline/pit in the fall, percussion ensemble in the spring) at DeLand High School. He is also going to flight school at Avion Air Academy and has already earned his private pilot certificate. Paul Keck, B.M.E 2007, is the Associate Director of Bands at Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia Jeff Willis, B.M.E 2004, is the Associate Director of Bands at Cypress Creek High School, Orlando, Florida.

  Professional Performers

  Frank Registrato, B.M., Graduated in 1997. Currently a professional musician at Walt Disney World. Jason Herold, B.M., Graduated in 1999. Currently a professional musician at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Kane Hurlock, B.M., Graduated in 2001. Currently a professional musician at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.

• Alumni

  • Jonathan Cooper, B.M.E 2009 is the Assistant Band Director at Avalon Middle School in Orlando
  • Chris McWilliams B.M.E, Graduated 2009, accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas
  • Joe Moore III, B.M., Graduated 2009, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Percussion from the University of South Carolina
  • Paul Keck, B.M.E 2007, is the Associate Director of Bands at Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgi
  • Chris Burns, B.M.E, Graduated 2007, is a music teacher at Lakeview Elementary in St. Cloud, Florida
  • Josh LaBell, B.M.E, Graduated 2007, is a teacher at Timber Creek High School in Orlando
  • Luis Rivera, B.M.E, Graduated 2007, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Percussion from the University of South Carolina
  • Steve Hoskins, B.A., Graduated 2007, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Jazz Studies from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia
  • Anthony King, B.M.E, Graduated 2006, has accepted a Percussion Assistantship at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas
  • Oliver Molina, B.M.E, Graduated 2006, has accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Percussion from the University of Arkansas
  • Brian Baldauff, B.M.E, Graduated 2005, received a full-tuition fellowship to the University of Michigan to pursue his Master's of Music in Performance degree
  • James Wright, B.A., Graduated 2005, accepted a job as the music teacher at McInnis Elementary and will also be teaching percussion (drumline/pit in the fall, percussion ensemble in the spring) at DeLand High School. He is also going to flight school at Avion Air Academy and has already earned his private pilot certificate
  • Thad Anderson, B.M.E, Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Texas-Austin
  • Omar Carmenates, B.M.E, Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and earned a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas. A doctoral candidate at Florida State, he is s an Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Percussion Studies at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina
  • Garth Steger, B.M., Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and earned a Masters Degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is currently an Adjunct Instructor of Percussion at Rollins College in Winter Park
  • Jeff Willis, B.M.E, Graduated 2004, received a full time teaching assistantship in percussion and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University
  • Kane Hurlock, B.M., Graduated in 2001. Currently a professional musician at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios
  • Richard Mola, B.M.E, Graduated 2001, is currently the Associate Director of Bands at a Middle School, Melbourne, Florida
  • Adam Steff, B.M.E, Graduated 2001, is currently the Director of Bands at Cypress Creek High School, Orlando, Florida
  • Ryan Hinton, B.A., Graduated in 2000, is currently working for a company in Michigan designing web pages and is the web master of the Florida PAS Chapter Web site
  • Brandon Tolmach, B.A., Graduated in 2000, teaching middle school music at Rickards Middle School in Broward County
  • Jason Herold, B.M., Graduated in 1999. Currently a professional musician at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios
  • Todd Leighton, B.M.E, Graduated 1999 and is currently the Director of Bands at Lake Howell High School, Orlando, Florida
  • Kenny Jackson, B.A., Graduated in 1999. Kenny is married to Heidi, and they have 2 children, Seraiah and Christian. After serving as percussion instructor for Lake Howell High School for 5 years at the end of 2002, Kenny is moving to Ocala to begin a program on becoming a pastor. He plans to continue to teach drum lines in the area
  • Clif Walker, MME, Graduated 1999.Served six years as the caption head for the Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps and as the Associate Director of Bands at Timber Creek High School, Orlando, Florida. Clif is now the Percussion Instructor of the UCF Marching Knights
  • Andrew Kruspe, B.M.E, Graduated in 1998, he received his Masters Degree from Louisiana State University (LSU) in Percussion Performance 2001. After serving in the Marine Band in New Orleans, Louisiana, he is the Director of Bands at Gresham Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama. He also assists with the Marching Band and percussion ensembles at Shades Valley High School
  • Buck McCloud, B.M., Graduated in 1998. Buck freelances throughout Central Florida, maintains a large private studio and is currently the Percussion Instructor at Seminole Community College.
  • Elliott Klaber, B.A., Graduated in 1997. After spending years instructing the Magic of Orlando, Southwind, and Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, Elliott taught percussion at Kiski Area Schools in Pennsylvania. He recently moved back to Orlando where he married UCF clarinet and steel drum alumna, Amy Brown and is teaching in Orlando public schools
  • Frank Registrato, B.M., Graduated in 1997, lived in Los Angeles for five years and recently returned to Orlando where he is currently a professional musician at Walt Disney World
  • N. James Bardo, B.M.E, Graduated 1997. After teaching band and orchestra for five years in Georgia, "Boomer" has returned to Florida and is a freelance sound engineer and designer
  • Mark Cole, B.M., Graduated in 1994, received a Masters Degree from FSU 1996, was the Director of Bands at Cypress Creek High School (Orlando) and is currently pursuing a DMA at USF

• Percussion Links

  Percussion Literature

  • Best of the Web - Percussion
    A helpful resource for researching percussion on the Internet
  • The Futurism Manifesto
    This is another futurism site with the complete manifesto
  • 'Drummer's and Fifer's Guide' - George F. Bruce and Daniel Emmett
  • Luigi Russolo's 'Intonarumori'
    This has some interesting information on Luigi Rusolo and the Futurists
  • Dave's Percussion Library
    A database of drum and percussion information
  • Percussion Instrument Books
    A list of percussion instrument books
  • Bar Methods
    List of Mallet Percussion Methods
  • Music Library: Guides to Research in Percussion
    A resource to aid in researching percussion topics
  • Music Departments
    A list of music departments worldwide
  • The History of Experimental Music in Northern California
    A chronology of events in one of the centers for experimental music
  • Drum Lesson Database
    A database of lessons on various topics on the web
  • Tap Space Productions
    A good model to use for music publishers websites, good percussion titles
  • Early Percussion Ensemble Recordings
    A nice catalogue of early percussion ensemble recordings
  • Slonimsky's collection within the Library of Congress
  • Oberlin College Percussion Ensemble Programs
    A list of the percussion ensemble programs from Oberlin College
  • 'A New, Self and Complete System of Drum Beating, Including the Reveille, Troop, Officer Calls, Signals, Salutes and the Whole of the Camp Duty as Practiced At Headquarters, Washington City; Intended for the United States Army and Navy'
  • 'Drummer's and Fifer's Guide' - George F. Bruce and Daniel Emmett

  Percussion Physics

  • Hyperphysics
    Percussion Instruments

  Afro-Caribbean

  • Mamborama
    This Web site has a brief glossary and historical information
  • Grupo Fantasia
    This Web site has a brief glossary of various Afro-Caribbean Dances and Rhythms
  • Salsa History
    This Web site contains information on videos and recordings of Salsa music
  • University of Salsa
    This Web site has a nice glossary of Salsa Music terms

  African

  • Foundation Course In African Dance Drumming
    Good information and excellent links
  • Djembe-L FAQ - Your Number One, Global, Online Source
    A nice website on djembe and related information
  • "A Guide to Jembe"
    An article by Eric Charry, an American ethnomusicologist who specializes in the music of West Aftrica, about a drum used by the Mande. (This is an unedited expanded version of an article published in Percussive Notes 34, no. 2 [April 1996]: 66-72.)
  • African Drumming
    Dancedrummer.com is an outstanding web resource maintained by Kevin O'Sullivan, who studied African drumming in Ghana as Fulbright scholar in 1994-95. Among this site's resources are a "virtual drum museum" that allows you to "play" and hear the various drums in an Ewe drum ensemble, a site on "traditional rhythms" that demonstrates how each drum functions in an ensemble piece, and several other links to pages on the history and culture of the region. (Warfield)
  • Djembefola
    West African Djembe and Dun Dun drumming

  Middle Eastern

  • Middle Eastern Drum HistoryA brief history of drums in the Middle East
  • Jas's-- Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ (for dumbek, etc.)
    A breif lesson on rhythms for various middle eastern drums
  • Free Drum Lessons and Hand Drum Rhythms Notated
    A collection of basic hand drum lessons and rhythms
  • Frame Drum Central
    Good information on Frame Drumming
  • Middle Eastern Rhythm Guide
    Description of different Middle Eastern dance rhythms

  Indonesian

  • Gamelan
    This is a website that talks about the different instruments in a Javanese Gamelan orchestra. It describes seventeen different instruments in total and has some very detailed pictures on the web site as well. There is also a brief history of the Gamelan and a brief description on what to expect at a Gamelan concert. This would be an excellent resource for a middle school music teacher wanting to introduce Indonesian music to his/her class. (Lawrence Shane)
  • Gamelan Sekar Jaya (Balinese Gamelan in America)
    This web site, devoted to the Gamelan, is maintained by a non-profit volunteer organization (GSJ) dedicated to the study and presentaion of Balinese performing arts. Places to look on this site are the library, which has useful articles on gamelan, and the most impressive was the Interactice Media section (Shockwave required) where you can "play" a Calung and a Balinese Gamelan. (Beth Bichler)
  • Gamelan Music
    This site focuses on Gamelan music. It has history, music samples, geography, and gamelan instruments. It would be good from middle school through high school students. It is very organized, with colorful pictures and graphics, and has a lot of information. (Becky White)

  Japanese/Taiko

  • Taiko
    Another informative Taiko website
  • Kobushi Table of Contents
    Japanese Drumming website
  • Taiko Drumming
    Another site on Taiko, good interviews of players

  Steel Drums

  • How Steel Drums are Made
    Good information on the construction of steel drums and other background iformation
  • When Steel Talks
    Excellent website of information, interviews, and recordings

  Brazilian

  • Brazilian Hand Drums
    Same link as before, but with focus on Brazilian instruments
  • Play Pandeiro
    Pandeiro lessons and other information

  India

  • Tabla.com
    Information on Tabla drums, including performers
  • THE TABLA SITE
    This website contains almost everything you would ever want to know about the Tabla. It has a great chart on how and where to hit the drum to produce the mnemonic syllables. It includes some wonderful pictures, and their articles provide very useful information on the different musical forms. There is also an illustrated article on the cyclic form that really helps one understand their uses of rhythm and meter, and there is an amazing glossary that contains hundreds of Indian musical terms clearly defined. This is a great overview on North Indian music. (Anja K. Wax)
  • Basic Overview of North Indian Tabla
    Focus on the North Indian style of Tabla performing. It is a sub-section of the previous site

  Ireland and The British Isles

  • The Bodhrán Web site
    Lessons and Information on the Bodhrán
  • Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and America
    This website contains traditional folk songs of each country. The website lists numerous songs in chronological order dating back from the 17th century to a few songs composed during the 1900's. Each song listed has information about the piece including its concept and origin. Also listed are the lyrics and related links on additional information about the song. Each country has links that briefly discuss its history and biographies of its native composers. This site is a wonderful resource for teachers. (Suzanne McPherson)
  • Celtic Music
    Ceolas is one the largest web sites for celtic music established since 1994. It provides the history of celtic music, instruments used, profiles of artist, reviews, sound samples, and plenty other forms of resources in dance and culture. This would be a great source of information for teachers and students from middle school to the college level. (Edrick Rhodes)

  Drum Circles / World Music

  • Drum Circle handout and activities Drum Circle Hand Out
  • World Music Central
    As described by the title this site is a World Music nexus that can be best described as an up-to-date "World Music Magazine." Providing everything from CD and book reviews to concert schedules around the globe World Music Central is an eclectic array of world music information. Some of the particular resources of interest displayed on the site are: a glossary of world music instruments with definitions, a forum for relaying your questions to the world, and interviews with leading world music artists. Though this site may not help much in specialized directed research of a particular culture, it will provide you with an up-close look at what is happening in world music today. (Alex Panagiotacos)
  • The Educational Cyberplayground Ethnic Music PageThe content on this awsome website is too rich to list, but let it suffice to say that it would be a priceless tool to the music teacher. It provides numerous ways and forms to integrate folklore and ethnomusicology into the K-12 classrooms, as well as providing links to many external sites. While too complex and wordy for most students, it would be a must-visit for any music teacher. (Aristides Salgueiro)

  Jazz

  • Solo Vibraphone Discography
    Solo Vibraphone Discography
  • Transcriptions of jazz vibraphone solos
    A list of Jazz Vibraphone Transcriptions
  • The ABC's of Chord Voicings
    Great lessons and theories on voicing chords in jazz for mallet players

  Percussion Programs

  • Southwestern Percussion Studies
    UCF alum Thad Anderson, Director of Percussion Studies at Southwestern University