Learn from master percussionist Jack Bell and others in this collection of percussion lectures, interviews, and performances
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Mastery Through Accomplishment
The year was 1980 – many years ago. I was going through a tough time in my life. Tough times can feel incredibly overwhelming and exhausting. I was consoling myself by reading many books and assembling all the thoughts, as well as my own, into small red notebooks. After about a year, the notebooks were
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Timpani and Orchestra: Jack Bell’s Insights
First, a little history about kettledrums or timpani. Expanding on this information would make a fasinating study for any percussionist or timpanist working on a paper relating to orchestration or music history. Some Introductory Notes The few sentences that follow will hopefully encourage continued research on this topic: The modern timpani evolved in the 18th
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Cloyd Duff
This information about Cloyd Duff was provided by Jim Atwood, when Cloyd was nominated to the Hall of Fame of the Percussive Arts Society. Cloyd was my teacher at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music from 1962 until 1967, which was the last year he taught at Oberlin. CLOYD DUFF Born: Sept. 26, 1915 Died: