We focus on total percusssion by way of extensive solo and chamber percussion training. We are not an orchestral-focused program in any way. Centered in the entertain hub of Las Vegas and position mere hours from Los Angeles, we aim to produce musicians who can successfully navigate the diverse performance expectations of our highly commercial region.
Thus, we prepare both pedagogues and professional performers to adaptable with skills like large and small ensemble playing, highly soloistic performance qualities, composition abilities, and much more.
Counter intuitive as it may seem, we utilize solo marimba as a central pillar of education in percussion for this professional development. It is the vehicle by which we examine some of the most musical concepts through melody, harmony, form, and the technical demands of solo repertoire.
Our faculty shares a combined 75+ years of extremely high-level keyboard percussion performance knowledge that is the foundation of our program's identity. You will learn the transfer value of melodic percussion to every other area like world percussion, concert accessory percussion, drum set, and more.
