charles martin

percussion, sound, interaction

students


lessons in improvisation and jazz vibraphone/marimba

In August and September 2011 I’m offering lessons in improvisation and jazz interpretation on vibraphone and marimba. Lessons will be in my home studio where the student and I will have enough space for collaborative music making and exploration.

In these lessons I want to help students explore their own musicality and give them tools to encourage them in improvisation, performance in jazz styles, song writing and composition. Students in high school and university are welcome as are adult learners. Students should probably understand the basics of keyboard percussion and need to bring a set of four marimba or vibraphone mallets.

A typical lesson might have some of these activities:

Of course, I’m happy to help students with any aspect of their playing.

instruments: Musser M55 Vibraphone, MalletKat (4 octave)
location: Charles’ home studio in Ainslie, A.C.T.
price: $50 per 1 hour lesson.
contact: 0419 176 858 or cpm at charlesmartin dot com dot au

If you don’t have any mallets, here’s a few models that are good for starting out.

Handbook for Percussion

Table of Contents:

  1. Required Equipment
  2. Warmups and Rudiments
  3. Snare Drum Pieces
  4. Drumset Patterns
  5. Keyboard Percussion Exercises
  6. Keyboard Percussion Pieces
  7. Syllabuses
  8. Buying Percussion Instruments

Beginner’s Percussion Pack

Here’s a list of sticks and mallets that are appropriate for high school students in concert band, orchestra or percussion ensemble. Optimum Percussion can give good advice on purchasing concert percussion equipment.