Chelsea Levine Seavine Clawsun Design ABOUT Chelsea Levine & Thomas Claesen SESSION TITLE: Money & Marketing for Musicians – Lessons Learned from Being Self-Employed Thomas Claesen and Chelsea Levine are serial entrepreneurs who got their start in music. They have been involved with LLCs, C-Corps, S-Corps, non-profits, and even an underground candy bar business in…
ABOUT Patrick Roulet SESSION TITLE: Ghanaian Mallet MethodsPresenting with Michael Vercelli Dr. Patrick Roulet, the percussion professor at Western Washington University, is a teaching artist with broad interests in symphonic percussion, jazz, and global music. He has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles, and the Rose Theater…
ABOUT Sean Neely SESSION TITLE: Teaching Percussion to Students on the Autism Spectrum Sean Neely (b. 2000) is a musician and disability rights advocate. Born and raised in the St. Louis, MO area, Sean was diagnosed with autism at the age of one. He started playing percussion at age 16 with the opportunity to grow…
ABOUT Aaron Ragsdale SESSION TITLE: The Right Lick with the Right Stick (and Right Quick): Development, Motivation and Maturation of Keyboard Percussionists in the Contemporary Band Program VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… Aaron Ragsdale is Professor of Percussion at South Dakota State University where he teaches applied percussion and percussion pedagogy, conducts the…
ABOUT Adam Tan SESSION TITLE: The Self-Made Percussionist: 10 Tips To Build Your Career Opportunities Adam Tan is a marimba soloist, composer and content creator based in Perth (Boorloo), Australia. Adam is most known for making online content about percussion with over 45,000 followers and 10 million views across all platforms. Adam has performed and…
ABOUT Alphonso Young, Jr. SESSION TITLE: Practice OLD, Playing YOUNG Drummer/percussionist Alphonso M. Young, Jr. has been a professional musician for more than 50 years. As the drummer with the Eric Byrd Trio, his versatile and imaginative style of performance has not only charmed audiences around the world, but has led such noted artists as…
ABOUT Frank Ferraro SESSION TITLE: Enhance Drumming Education with Psychology VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… Frank Ferraro is a psychology professor and drum instructor from Lincoln, Nebraska. He earned his doctorate in psychology from Kansas State University in 2003. He has taught psychology courses at the university level for over 20 years. Frank…
ABOUT Justin Bunting SESSION TITLE: Filling Your Toolbox: A Practical Approach to Keyboard Percussion VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… Dr. Justin Bunting has an active career as an international percussion educator, solo and chamber performer, orchestral musician, clinician, and composer. He currently serves as Director of Instrumental Activities and Assistant Professor of Music…
ABOUT Michael Vercelli SESSION TITLE: Ghanaian Mallet MethodsPresenting with Patrick Roulet Michael B. Vercelli is the Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of Music at West Virginia University. His research focuses on the transmission and performance practice of percussive traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora. Michael has received awards for his performance and study…
