Percussion Videos, Webinars, and Podcasts

Shilo Stroman Percussion Videos

Quick and informative videos designed to help directors find quick information in between classes or use them as video sessions for their students in between rehearsals or as a teaching tool during class. They also occasionally contain some humor to keep the students engaged. WATCH NOW

Front Ensemble Friday: Matt Jordan – Integrating Electronics

Matt discusses techniques and strategies for making that possible in both indoor and outdoor ensembles.

Front Ensemble Friday: Ian Hale & Jason Ihnat – Split It Up

Ian Hale and Jason Ihnat of the Boston Crusaders discuss the orchestration techniques and pedagogy for implementing split parts in the front ensemble.

Front Ensemble Friday: Iain Moyer – A Marimbists & Arrangers Guide to Vibraphone

Iain Moyer of Boston Crusaders explores what makes the vibraphone a different playing experience AND highlights unique ways of scoring for the instrument outside of it's stereotypical functions.

Front Ensemble Friday: Jim Ancona- Four Mallet Octaves

Jim Ancona of Carolina Crown explains and demonstrates some one-handed octave exercises to facilitate muscle memory with the subtle changes in the size of the spread, plus octaves hand-to-hand, spread apart and a hand-to-hand, stacked.

Front Ensemble Friday: Ian Grom – Conquering the Blank Page

Ian Grom shares clar, concrete ideas of a process YOU can use to write more effective compositions and arrangements.

Marching Percussion Design Tailored To Your Group

Adam Wiencken shares smart, effective, easy ways to look at how he approaches tailoring his percussion design at all levels.

Music City: Effective Design For Percussion Arranging

The program coordinator and percussion design team discuss the process of how to coordinate effective percussion arranging with visual ideas.

Cavaliers: Cleaning It Up

The Cavaliers percussion staff and designers take us behind the scenes to look at the editing process as a show evolves during the season.

Legends: Building the Total Percussionist

Landon Ewers, Director of Percussion for Legends, talks with Ibe Sodawalla about the program and instruction that their members receive.

Front Ensemble Friday: Lauren Teel – Creating an Ensemble Sound

Balance, timing, and sound quality all make up the ensemble sound. Lauren Teel of the Troopers will talk and demonstrate each component and how to develop them as both a member and instructor.