Courses
Polyrhythms 1
This course will examine polyrhythmic studies including multi-simultaneous patterns, metric modulation, and cross rhythms.
Funk Repertoire Development and Application
This course will enhance the learning and playing of standard repertoire for the drumset in various funk styles. Numerous songs will be analyzed, studied, and memorized.
Hip-Hop Repertoire Development and Application
This course will enhance the learning and playing of standard repertoire for the drum set in various hip-hop styles. Numerous songs will be analyzed, studied, and memorized.
Jazz Repertoire Development and Application
This course will enhance the learning and playing of standard repertoire for the drum set in various jazz styles. Numerous songs will be analyzed, studied, and memorized.
Rock Drumming Repertoire and Application
This course will enhance the learning and playing of standard repertoire for the drumset in various rock styles. Numerous songs will be analyzed, studied, and memorized.
Brush Techniques
This lab emphasizes techniques related to traditional wire brushes and heavier specialty brushes, including conventional sweeping and figure patterns, individualized patterns, distribution of rhyth
Drum Set Chart Interpretation
Intermediate-to-advanced drum set chart reading and improvisation studies, notation, and repertoire. Continued orchestral and rudimental snare drum studies.
Introduction to Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Drum Set
Development of fluency and effectiveness with Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms applied to drum set with an emphasis on form. Continued brush, orchestral, and rudimental snare drum studies.
Snare Drum Techniques for the Drum Set Principal
Study of snare drum performance techniques and reading of constant odd meters, changing meters, polyrhythms over one and two beats, and metric modulation.
Jazz Drum Set Fundamentals
Continued orchestral and rudimental snare drum studies along with drum set time and improvisational skills utilizing 12- and 32-measure tune forms primarily in the jazz context, including the use o
Drum Set Basics
Development of fundamental snare drum studies including grip, sticking, sticking patterns, rhythmic studies, reading, and rudimental studies.
Advanced Drum Rudiments 1
A study of the 26 American rudiments, the Swiss rudiments, and their variations.
Concert Snare Drum Techniques
Technique, interpretation, and practical use of the snare drum in a solo context.
Introduction to Timpani
Emphasis on intervallic recognition, setting the pitch, tone concepts, rolls, dynamics, and sticking. Performance of two timpani 'etudes.
Marimba Ensemble 3
An ensemble for advanced percussionists specializing in interpretations and transcriptions of baroque, classical, and contemporary literature.
Marimba Ensemble 2
An ensemble for intermediate percussionists specializing in interpretations and transcriptions of baroque, classical, and contemporary literature.
Marimba Ensemble
An ensemble for beginning percussionists specializing in interpretations and transcriptions of baroque, classical, and contemporary literature.
Berklee Steelpan Ensemble
This ensemble will perform a range of music specifically written and arranged for the steelpan instrument.
Berklee College of Music Percussion Ensemble
Advanced performance lab for percussion principals emphasizing group performance of contemporary percussion literature.
The Berklee College Drum Line
A percussion ensemble designed to develop playing skills in the drum line idiom. Instrumentation includes snare drums, multi-toms, mixed percussion, tuned bass drums, and mallet keyboards.