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Features

DRUMSET

Peter Erskine: The Use of Melody in Teaching Drumset

A Conversation with Gregory Hutchinson

Practice to Performance: A Drummer’s Journey to Broadway and Beyond

NEW MUSIC/RESEARCH

Drumset Beyond its Roots

TECHNOLOGY

Dipping Your Toes into Madness: Living with Bipolar Disorder

KEYBOARD

Traveling With Audio

Exploring the Marimba Repertoire

Ninkasi Percussion Group, Garrett Arney, Daniel Berg & Anders Åstrand

Xylophoning in the Kitchen with Jonathan Singer: Celebrating 100 Years of George Hamilton Green Lessons

Texture Over Melody: Creating Sonic Landscapes

RESEARCH

PASIC 2024 Scholarly Research Sessions

INTERACTIVE DRUMMING

Experiential Wellness and Interactive Drumming

HEALTH & WELLNESS

PASIC 2024 Health & Wellness Sessions

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Teaching Percussion to Students on the Autism Spectrum

I Got Stuck as a Self-Made Percussionist — And Then Realized Why

FUNdamentals First!

Enhance Drumming Education with Psychology

MARCHING

Exploring the Great Indoors: RCC Indoor Percussion’s PASIC Debut

The Evolution of Philippine Drum & Bell Lyre Traditions

The Lost Works of Charley Wilcoxon

SYMPHONIC

Orchestrating Your Dream Gig: How to Get a Drumset Gig with an Orchestra and Get Called Back Again!

Playing the Cymbals

Principal Percussion Duties

“Histoire Du Soldat”: the Original Setup

A Complete Timpani Curriculum: Understanding the ideas and skills you need to master this instrument

WORLD

Dancing on Steel

Solo Ideas for Timbales, Bongos, and Congas: Victor Rendón, Wilson “Chembo” Corniel, Yasuyo Kimura

Famoro Dioubate and the Bala from Guinea, West Africa

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DRUMSET

Peter Erskine: The Use of Melody in Teaching Drumset

By Colleen Clark

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MARCHING

Exploring the Great Indoors: RCC Indoor Percussion’s PASIC Debut

by Genevieve Hilburn

KEYBOARD

Texture Over Melody: Creating Sonic Landscapes

by Austin Keck

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Drumset: Dr. Colleen Clark
Education: Aaron T. Smith
Health & Wellness: Dr. Laurel Black
Interactive Drumming: Dr. Robert Damm
Keyboard: Gloria Yehilevsky and Nancy Zeltsman
Marching/Rudimental: Kyle Forsthoff

Professional Development: Dr. Dan Piccolo
Research: Dr. Lisa Rogers and Dr. James Strain
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Symphonic: 
Michael Rosen
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World Percussion: 
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