Dr. Dave Gerhart is the assistant segment marketing manager of education and is a nationally recognized performer, composer and educator. Gerhart holds a D.M.A. from the University of Southern California, an M.M. in Percussion Performance and Instrumental Conducting, and a B.M. in Music Education from California State University, Long Beach....
Dr. Dave Gerhart is the assistant segment marketing manager of education and is a nationally recognized performer, composer and educator. Gerhart holds a D.M.A. from the University of Southern California, an M.M. in Percussion Performance and Instrumental Conducting, and a B.M. in Music Education from California State University, Long Beach. Before joining Yamaha, Gerhart was a Yamaha Performing Artist. He now travels the country sharing his passion for music education. In his free time, he teaches at the CSULB Steel Drum Orchestra and has published works for percussion and steel drum ensembles.
Over the past two months, it feels like I have watched more webinars than I have in the last two years. I am sure that is the case for many of you.
Most music educators, choir directors, composers or music students have likely used a music notation program for a variety of reasons including:
The percussion family consists of vast number of instruments. In a standard music room, there will be timpani, marimbas, xylophones, bells, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, tambourines, triangles and much more.
We created the Yamaha Mallet Resource Guide to act as an effective supplement to any classroom method book.
As an educator, I have never understood why young percussionists are not taught more about musicality. My wife is a flute teacher, and she teaches musicality to kids in sixth grade.
As a percussionist, there are three things that we should always work on — reading, rolls and ear/listening.
Musicians are supposed to have good timing. But do you just practice with your metronome or do you interact with it during your practice sessions?
Young percussion students who have a private instructor usually study solo on marimba, snare drum, drum set or timpani.
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