Percussion Pedagogy

The concepts presented in Percussion Pedagogy should help prepare the next generation of percussionists for teaching roles, and it can provide experienced instructors with some fresh ideas to solve old problems. -- Josh Aldorisio, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Music Reference Services Quarterly Percussion Pedagogy is an unprecedented game-changer in the world of pedagogy literature for percussion. -- Percussive Notes Michael Udow has created the definitive percussion pedagogy text. Its material is timeless, providing a unique and invaluable resource for teachers as well as performers. -- Thomas Siwe , Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Profound, intellectual, insightful, and appropriate for a giant step into the pathways of superior teaching. Udow compares the knowledge of several expert teachers and composers, then confirms it with videos to provide an indepth look at the subject. -- John H. Beck, Professor Emeritus of Percussion, Eastman School of Music Udow has created a magnum opus with this book that is destined to become one of the most significant contributions to percussion pedagogy. Drawing from his twenty-nine years as Professor of Percussion at the University of Michigan and his extensive teaching in master classes, residencies, and lessons around the world, Udow's Percussion Pedagogy models one of my favorite remarks made by Leonard Bernstein: 'When I teach I learn, when I learn I teach.' Students of Percussion Pedagogy are in for a remarkable journey as Udow takes them through twentyone chapters with hundreds of video teaching and performing examples. -- Gary Cook, Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona, and Artist-in-Residence, University of Nevada, Las Vegas