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| − | + | Impressive, the weight alone tells you the book is packed with information. Peters explains that the text was to fulfill the the thesis requirements for a masters degree at the Eastman School of Music. Nearly 300 pages on the history of the most extensive list of percussion instruments, but first applies a geographical separation of instruments describing some likenesses between cultures and the functions of others. the history of each instrument is in depth and precise. The second section of this book is Gordon Peters proposal of a percussion ensemble to the faculty of Eastman, providing a step by step process of establishing a percussion department and the criteria of the glass. He follows the proposal with the results of the following semester, and in the appendex he envokes the reader to study more about percussion, such as reading through orchestra and band method books to inspect them for errors in the sections that cover percussion. | |
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== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
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===Student Reviews=== | ===Student Reviews=== | ||
| + | "This book is one of the best resources for information on percussion. A majority of instruments are covered as well as the origins, history, and even physical characteristics, but if the reader wanted to see how to properly tune the timpani before a performance they would find themselves searching hundreds of pages just to find wonderful facts, and no techniques. Still, this book is a reliable source for anything percussion" - Denver Ridgway | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 18 May 2015
General Info
Year: 1975
Edition: c.
Publisher: Kemper-Peters Publications
Cost: Book Cost - $0.00 | Supplemental Books - $0.00
Overview
Impressive, the weight alone tells you the book is packed with information. Peters explains that the text was to fulfill the the thesis requirements for a masters degree at the Eastman School of Music. Nearly 300 pages on the history of the most extensive list of percussion instruments, but first applies a geographical separation of instruments describing some likenesses between cultures and the functions of others. the history of each instrument is in depth and precise. The second section of this book is Gordon Peters proposal of a percussion ensemble to the faculty of Eastman, providing a step by step process of establishing a percussion department and the criteria of the glass. He follows the proposal with the results of the following semester, and in the appendex he envokes the reader to study more about percussion, such as reading through orchestra and band method books to inspect them for errors in the sections that cover percussion.
Reviews
Student Reviews
"This book is one of the best resources for information on percussion. A majority of instruments are covered as well as the origins, history, and even physical characteristics, but if the reader wanted to see how to properly tune the timpani before a performance they would find themselves searching hundreds of pages just to find wonderful facts, and no techniques. Still, this book is a reliable source for anything percussion" - Denver Ridgway
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