Specialisation: Instrument Technique, Music Theory, Instrument Skills, Rhythm, Improvisation
General Music
Specialisation: Skills, Games, Storytelling, Music appreciation, Learning Instruments, Instrument Classifications, World Music
Instrumentalist
Percussion
Specialisation: Instrumentalist, Drumkit, Latin Percussion, African Percussion, World Drums, Drum Circle, Improvisation, Rhythm, World Beats
Artist Statement
I am here to provide dynamic, flexible, and innovative music (percussion + band instruments) experiences at your school! Don't let any prices stop you! Reach out to me!
Percussion is usually the least known about of the instrument families, among educators. My goal is to bridge that gap and provide flexible, high quality percussion events moving flexibly from Clinic to Recital to Masterclass depending on your needs! Likewise, as a band director, I have expert knowledge in all areas band: woodwind instruments, brass instruments, running sectionals, etc.
I can facilitate flexible 1-1.5 hour, or half/whole day sessions (depending on your needs) that can include any combination of:
1. World Rhythms + Improv!
2. Rhythmic Sensitivity
3. Contemporary Solo Percussion Recitals
4. Classical Percussion Masterclass
5. Beat Boxing
6. Music Technology
7. Full band rehearsals/listening + feedback
8. Brass/Woodwind sectionals
9. Brass/Woodwind individual lessons
10. University Music School Admissions
11. Solo and Ensemble coaching
12. Convention style percussion education presentations for educators
13. Beginning wind players
14. Instrument petting zoo
Give your percussionists, or band musicians some TLC! Are your students doing everything correctly? Do your rehearsals focus more on the winds? Do your percussionists get special attention?
Over the past 10 years I've worked as a Teaching Artist with Vic Firth, an international percussion soloist, orchestral percussionist and timpanist, chamber musician, clinician, arranger and adjudicator. I have performed countless clinics, masterclasses, convention style presentations and recitals to 1000s of students and educators.
A series of lessons over a number of weeks in which the artist works with you toward a specified goal. The date and time of each lesson is predetermined by the artist.
In this course, Shiv Nadar School students will unlock their potential as songwriters. Students moving through this course will learn how to reflect on their …
Here, I will play an hour long recital of classical percussion music spanning hundreds of years, different styles and different instruments. Example repertoire includes: ~Cello …
In this class students will learn hand drumming technique. They will then use this technique to travel to Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, and West Africa. No …
Are you musicians confident performing rhythms? Do they struggle playing in time? How is there steady beat? Do they struggle finding a groove and playing …
In this class students will cover snare drum technique, timpani technique, triangle technique, tambourine technique, 2 mallet technique, and 4 mallet technique. Students will get …
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5.0 • 8 Review(s)
Amazing as always
Best Artist EVER!
Really great versatility and storytelling with percussion!
A real nice overview of the basics. Having never played with four mallets, I always wondered how it was done!
Michael is smooth and confident in front of the camera. He moves easily from one topic to the next, all while using visual aids and demonstrations to illustrate his points. I learned so much about 4-mallet technique in just one hour!
I've never participated in a mallet workshop. For me as a general music teacher, we rarely spend enough time on mallet technique. This was a great process based professional development for me. And his performance was sublime!
A Great demonstration on 4 mallets!
What a great idea and workshop for helping the ones who need to move and fidget make great rhythms!