OSAS-Snare & Tenor Drum

Ohio Scottish Arts School

Come Join The “Magic”! June 26—July 2, 2010 Our 32nd Year!

Snare & Tenor Drum

Snare Drum

Snare drummers will learn:

· Reading (basic note values to complex patterns. Score reading and writing)

· Rhythm (with and without sticking, syncopation and independence)

· Rudiments (beginner/intermediate)

· Advanced rudiments (applying rudiments to musical lines)

· Pipe band rhythms with background info and exercises for each (MSR and medley tunes)

· Tone and maintenance of the snare drum (bring your drum)

· Beginner to advanced solo or band drum scores

· PPBSO Massed Band drum scores

Tenor Drum

Tenor drummers will learn:

· Flourishing (four basic flourishes; all flourishes on EUSPBA recommended flourish symbol list)

· Music theory (note values, simple vs. compound time, dot and cut, rhythm patterns of different types of tunes and time signatures)

· Improving transitional flow between flourish and rhythm playing

· Tone and maintenance of the tenor drum (bring your drum)

· Beginner to advanced solo or band midsection scores

· EUSPBA Massed Band tenor drum scores

Be advised that class size is limited and some classes fill

BEFORE the stated deadline for registration.

Snare Drum:

Tom Kee started playing drums in 1960 under the tutelage of John Murray, later taking lessons from Kit Reynolds and Alex Duthart. He was an open player for over 15 years winning major championships in the U.S. and Canada. Tom started with the City of Wilmington Pipe Band, which was one of the best on the east coast and later played with The Ogilvy Highlanders, winning the Grade 3 world Drumming title, Denny and Dunipace, winning The North American Gr. 2 championship and Gr. 2 Champion Supreme for Canada and later, Scottish and Irish Imports, which became The City of Washington Pipe Band. He moved to Scotland in 1980 to play with Shotts and Dykehead and to take lessons with Alex Duthart. Tom has served on the EUSPBA Music Board for several years and is currently Vice President of the EUSPBA. He played with the Grandfather Mountain Highlanders who placed 8th at the Gr. 3A World Championships in 2005, and was a member of the Scottish Lion 78th Frasers in 2007. Tom has been a Judge for the EUSPBA for the past 38 years.

Tenor Drum:

Linda Hall has been playing tenor and bass drum for twenty-four years. She is the midsection leader of the Grade 3B 2009 World Champion Ulster Scottish Pipe Band Drum Corps (www.ulsterscottish.org) from the Philadelphia area. Strong family ties have kept Linda competing with Ulster Scottish her entire pipe band career. Her husband is the pipe major; her two sister-in-laws, one brother-in-law, one cousin, and one nephew play in the band, as well as her son who plays in the midsection with her. Linda has been an EUSPBA certified tenor and bass drumming judge for eight years. Linda judges at many major competitions on the east coast and has also judged at the North American Championships in Maxville, Ontario. In addition to judging, Linda spends much of her time teaching midsections and individual students, and writing midsection scores for her own band as well as other bands. She also maintains a website to provide tips and assistance to tenor and bass drummers (www.tenorandbass.com). Linda is a hairstylist by trade, but has been a stay-at-home Mom for many years. She has two sons, ages 21 and 13 and lives in Elkton, Maryland.

2010 Instructors

Faculty is subject to change depending on enrollment.