Revised 11/29/18
Fall Semester 2018
Week 1
Studio Schedule
· Wednesday, August 22:
· 9AM-12PM – Registration Advisement. Meet briefly with Dr. Schaft. Bring your current "weekly view" Banner class schedule. No appointment necessary.
· 1-3PM - Percussion Placement Auditions. Required for all majors.
· 5:00PM – Audition Results/Ensemble Personnel Posted. Please make necessary registration revisions.
· Thursday, August 23 - 3:30-5PM, Percussion Ensemble - All majors attend, studio meeting,
· Bring: Datebook and a hard-copy of your "week-at-a-glance" Banner schedule from https://my.ysu.edu, Room 2326
· Friday, August 25:
· 12-12:50PM - Percussion Seminar - required for all majors. Room 2326. Silent Stroke drum, stand, stix, GS book
· 3-4PM - Jazz Department Drumset Auditions. Room 2222. Stay after the first round for possible call-backs.
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Week 2
Private Lessons begin
PE –Tues, Aug 28, 3:30-5pm, Everyone
Listening to Repertoire and Choosing Instruments and Setups
PE–Thur, Aug 30, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Johanna Beyer-IV
4:15pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded… see setup diagram on my bulletin board
Seminar–Fri, Aug 31, 12pm-Everyone
SD - bring Silent Stroke practice drum, concert sticks, stand, Chops & Concepts book
No Freshmen Group Lesson, Fri, Aug 31, due to MB performance at Canfield Fair
Will meet with Post-Freshmen group instead at 4pm
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Week 3
PE –Tues, Sep 4, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Freshmen-Three Camps, Downfall Paris, Connecticut Halftime - everyone snare drum
4:15pm - Freshmen - Listen to Beyer I-V in 2234
Amirkhanian-Another Norther
PE–Thur, Sep 6, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Johanna Beyer-I
4:15pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
Seminar–Fri, Sep 7, 12pm-Everyone
SD - bring Silent Stroke practice drum, concert sticks, stand, Chops & Concepts book
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Week 4
PE –Tues, Sep 11, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Freshmen-Three Camps, Downfall Paris, Connecticut Halftime - everyone snare drum
4:15pm - Freshmen - Beyer I, II, IV
PE–Thur, Sep 13, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
4:45pm - Amirkhanian-Another Norther
Seminar–Sep 14 – Guest Artist/Drummer, Daryl Pellegrini-Clinic, Bliss Hall, room 2326, 12-12:50pm.
Group Lessons - Fri, 9/14 3pm=freshmen-SD bounce rolls, 4pm=upperclassmen drumset
Sat, Sep 15 – Dana All Stars Alumni Quintet, Masterclass, Bliss Hall, room 2222, 9am-noon. Sean Jones-tpt, Ralph Lalama-sax, James Weidman-pn, Phil Palombi-bs, Daryl Pellegrini-dms. YSU Jazz Combos will perform
Sun, Sep 16 – Dana All Stars Alumni Quintet, Concert, Ford Family Theater, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 2pm. Sean Jones-tpt, Ralph Lalama-sax, James Weidman-pn, Phil Palombi-bs, Daryl Pellegrini-dms.
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Week 5
PE –Tues, Sep 18, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
4:15pm - Beyer-all 5 mvts.
PE–Thur, Sep 20, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
4:00pm - Beyer - all mvts.
4:30pm - Amirkhanian-Another Norther
Seminar–Fri, Sep 21, 12pm- 1. Negotiating Verbal and Written Contracts. 2. GS Chops and Concepts SD playing.
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Week 6
PE –Tues, Sep 25, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
4:15pm - Beyer-all 5 mvts.
PE–Thur, Sep 27, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Beyer - all mvts.
4:15pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
TBApm - Amirkhanian-Another Norther
Seminar–Fri, Sep 28, 12pm-PE Previews–Beyer I-V, Amirkhanian-Another Norther, Coulter-Looking. Be set up and ready to play at noon.
Group Lessons-Freshmen @3pm, Drumset @4pm
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Week 7
PE –Tues, Oct 2, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm -Amirkhanian-Another Norther
4pm- Beyer - all mvts.
4:30pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
PE–Thur, Oct 4, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Beyer - all mvts.
4pm - Coulter-Looking into a faded…
4:45pm - Amirkhanian-Another Norther
Seminar–Fri, Oct 5, 12pm- Tresky-Cahn-Raga #1, McCreary-Abel-2040’s Sortie
Group Lessons-Freshmen @ 3pm, Drumset @ 4pm
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Week 8
PE –Tues, Oct 9, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Beyer 1-5
4:00pm - Coulter - Looking-
PE–Thur, Oct 11, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter-tiny rooms
4:30pm - Beyer 1-5
Seminar–Fri, Oct 12, 12pm-Snare Drum
Group Lessons-No Group Lesson this day/week
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Week 9
PE –Tues, Oct 16, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm–Beyer I-V
4:45–Another Norther
PE–Thur, Oct 18, 3:30-5pm
Run Butler Concert Rep in Order = Beyer, Amirkhanian, Coulter-Looking
Seminar–Fri, Oct 19, 12pm-Everyone, Snare Drum
Group Lessons - Drumset @3, Freshmen@4
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Week 10
PE –Tues, Oct 23, 3:30-5pm
Discuss Packing Gear
Beyer I-V and Coulter-Looking
Wed, Oct 24 – Percussion Ensemble Concert, Butler Institute of American Art, Noontime Series, 12:15PM
call time for load-in & setup is 11AM, load out from 1-1:30pm
concert repertoire & order=Beyer I-V, Amirkhanian-Another Norther, Coulter-Looking into a faded life burning out...
PE–Thur, Oct 25, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter - Tiny Rooms
Seminar–Fri, Oct 26, 12pm-Everyone-SD
Group Lessons - Drumset @3, Freshmen@4
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Week 11
PE –Tues, Oct 30, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter-Tiny Rooms, movements 5, 6, and 8
4:15pm - Coulter-Looking
PE–Thur, Nov 1, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Beyer - I-V
4:15pm - Coulter-Tiny Rooms, movements 7 & 9
Seminar–Fri, Nov 2, 12pm - Snare Drum
Group Lessons - Freshmen at 3pm, Drumset at 4PM.
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Week 12–
PE –Tues, Nov 6, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Coulter - Looking
PE–Thur, Nov 8, 3:30-5pm
3:30pm - Beyer I-V
Seminar–Fri, Nov 9, 12pm- Coulter - Tiny Rooms
Fri Nov 9-No Group Lessons - Attend Zvonimir Tot Guest Artist Masterclass, w. Dave Morgan and Glenn Schaft, 2-4:30 in 2222
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Week 13–
Guest Artist Residency–Ron Coulter
Percussionist, Composer, Improviser
November 11-15, 2018
Sponsored by the Dana School of Music & Youngstown Percussion Collective
Ron Coulter - Composition Seminar/Performance
For YSU Composition and Percussion Studios
Monday, Nov 12, 7-9pm, Ford Theatre, Bliss Hall
Open To The Public/Free Admission
Concert Featuring Compositions of Ron Coulter
with the Youngstown Percussion Collective and YSU Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, Nov 13, 7:30pm, Ford Theatre, Bliss Hall
Open To The Public/Free Admission
Youngstown Percussion Collective Performs with YSU Alumnus Ron Coulter
at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Thur, Nov 15, 9am, Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Room, Indianapolis, Indiana
Sunday, Nov. 11 – room 2326
9:30 Everyone set up all pieces
10am Harrison-Oriental
11am Boas-Changing Tensions
12pm BREAK,
1-3pm Coulter-"...tiny rooms of starvation and madness..."
3pm Beyer-Percussion I-V
4pm Coulter-Looking into a faded life burning out.
5pm BREAK
6:30pm Coulter-For Johanna Beyer
7:00pm Amirkhanian-Another Norther
Monday, Nov. 12 – Ford Theatre
9am Everyone–Move gear into Ford Theatre
10am Harrison-Oriental
Boas-Changing Tensions
10:30am Coulter-"...tiny rooms of starvation and madness..."
12:30pm BREAK
1:30pm Beyer-Percussion I-V
3pm Coulter-Looking into a faded life burning out.
Coulter-For Johanna Beyer
Amirkhanian-Another Norther
5pm BREAK
7-9pm Ron Coulter - Composition Clinic/Performance
For YSU Composition and Percussion Studios
Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Ford Theatre
3pm PE-Set-up 2nd half of concert program in Ford Theatre
3:30pm Sound check and logistics
Run 2nd half of program
4:15pm Run 1st half of program
7pm Call– everyone backstage
7:30pm Percussion Ensemble Concert
9:00pm PE-return to 2nd floor
Wednesday, Nov. 14 - Travel to Percussive Arts Society International Convention
9:30am YPC (McCreary & Tresky) gear load at McDonough.
10am Depart for Indianapolis
ca. 4:30pm Check-in at Hyatt Regency
Thursday, Nov. 15 – Youngstown Percussion Collective Performance at PASIC
8am load-in TBA, set-up in performance venue room
9am YPC Performance w. Ron Coulter at PASIC
Sunday, Nov. 18 - Travel to YSU
10am - McCreary and Daniels meet Dr. Schaft at Hyatt Regency front desk
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Week 14
PE –Tues, Nov 22, 3:30-5pm
3:30-4pm - Everyone meet to return PE music, loaned mallets, instruments, etc. and unpack gear.
Wed-Sun = Thanksgiving Break
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Week 15
PE –Tues, Nov 27, 3:30-5pm Jury Previews
PE–Thur, Nov 29, 3:30-5pm
3:30-4:30 – Freshmen Jury Previews-scales, arps,
4:30- setup for Evan’s recital
5:30 – Evan McCreary–Junior Recital, Bliss Hall room 2326
Seminar–Fri, Nov 30, 11am-1pm-Joel Gillespie, Lecture/Demonstration-Recording Techniques for Drumset and Percussion
Group Lessons - Freshmen @ 3pm, Drumset @ 4pm
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Week 16
Mon Dec 3 - Joel Gillespie-Senior Recital -Room 2222, 6PM
PE –Tues, Dec 4, 3:30-5pm,
International Touring Artist & Dana Alum – Chris Steele, Cajon Clinic. Presently touring with Trevor Hall and Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra.
PE–Thur, Dec 6, 3:30-5pm - Jury Previews
Seminar–Fri, Dec 7, 12pm-Jury Previews
Group Lessons - Drumset @ 3, Freshmen @ 4pm
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Final Exam Week
Tues, Dec 11 – Percussion Juries 10AM-noon
Thur, Dec 13 – Percussion Ensemble Final Exam, 3:15-5:15pm
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Spring Semester 2019
1/26/19 – Dana School of Music Entrance Audition Day #1
2/16/19 – Dana School of Music Entrance Audition Day #2
2/22/19 – Wind and Percussion Invitational
Glenn Schaft Percussion Clinic 1-2:30pm
Concert featuring Percussion Ensemble and Wind Ensemble, guest ensemble Champion HS and Seneca Valley HS, Stambaugh Auditorium
2/23/19 – Dana School of Music Entrance Audition Day #3
3/4/19 – Percussion Ensemble and Concert Band Concert, 7:30PM, Stambaugh Auditorium
3/27/19 – Percussion Ensemble Concert, 7:30PM, Spotlight Theater
April 26-27, 2019 – Guest Artist Ensemble, David Krakauer's Ancestral Groove, w. drummer Michael Sarin, michaelsarin.com
Final Exam Week
5/6/19 – Percussion Juries, 9AM-noon
Thurs, 5/9/19 – Percussion Ensemble Final Exam, 3:15-5:15pm, 1515-1717