Clinic Topics
Educational Clincs (with or without band)

• Approaching the Snare Drum: Correct - control and execution (Gladstone/ Moeller/ Pull-Outs)
• The Rudiments - The Buzz Roll * their REAL applications
• Developing Feel and Style: Jazz: Swing, Latin, etc. Applications of Fills and Solos
• Independence Concepts & Devices

Arthur Press (Boston Symphony Ret.) and Jacob

High School Band Clinics

Jacob is happy to discuss any concerns you have regarding your students’ performance and will work with you to develop a percussion/ drum set clinic that best addresses your needs.
A thorough explaination of the fine points of teaching flams and rolls.

The different interpretations between Orchestral/ Concert and Rudimental/ Marching Ruffs and Rolls.  For those of you directing stage or jazz bands, Jazz Independence Studies shed light on a fundamental component of jazz/ swing drumming. In addition to the above "Clinic Topics" also:

• Mallet Instrument Basics (Xylophone, Bells, etc)
• Timpani Fundamentals , Bass Drum and Cymbal and battery Techniques
• Organizing your Percussion Section

The Clinic is continually expanding, so come back often to find new Music educational articles, information and new music materials.  But you don’t have to wait in order to have your questions answered. Click here here to ask your questions -   some of your or your colleagues questions may also appear in the Q&A section of the Newsletter.