Survey of Percussion Styles

PFSS-345

A study of the history and development of European/orchestral, African and Afro-Latin/Caribbean percussion styles and instruments.  Emphasis will be on all the non-drumset percussion instruments (e.g. timpani, snare drum, glockenspiel, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, steelpan, etc.) as well as the music and hand percussion instruments of Africa, Cuba, Brazil and the Caribbean.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
None
Required Of
All percussion principal PERF majors except for drum set principals
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Spring
Location
Boston
Department
PERC
Course Chair
Yoron Israel
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