Learn percussion.
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achievements
2024 Home School Music Association (HSMA Lansing) Artist Circle Concerto Soloist
2024 Youth Arts Coalition (YAC) Outstanding Soloist Competition Nominee
Three-time YAC Honors Orchestra Nominee
Three-time HSMA Honors Recital Performer
Orchestra Pit Member: Hello Dolly, Phantom, Fiddler on the Roof, Horizons of Gold, Titanic the Musical
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capabilities
Learn from an Experienced Instructor
2-mallet or 4-mallet Techniques (Stevens grip)
Prepare for Solo & Ensemble Performances
Piano Players: use your existing skills to quickly learn symphonic percussion instruments
Arrange Your Own Pieces with Finale Software
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vision
Help Students Develop Musicality and Productive Practice
Teach the importance of Stevens grip and the benefits of four mallet percussion
Perform as a Soloist or with an Ensemble for Audiences
Increase Confidence in Your Equipment and Your Skills
2024 HSMA Artist Circle Concerto Performance
Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin, Arranged by Sean Smith and James Butler)
4-mallet (Stevens Grip)
5.0 Octave Rosewood Adams Marimba, 3.0 Octave Adams Vibraphone (studio owned instruments)
Performed in 2024
2024 Honors recital ensemble
Danse Macabre (Saint-Saëns, Arranged for Three Marimbas by James Butler)
Performed by Sean Smith, Lucy Anderson, Matthew Anderson
4-mallet (Stevens grip)
5.0 Octave Rosewood Adams Marimba (studio owned instrument)
Performed in 2024
2024 Solo & Ensemble Performance
Strive to be Happy (Ivan Trevino)
4-mallet (Stevens Grip)
5.0 Octave Rosewood Adams Marimba (studio owned instrument)
Performed in 2024
2024 Solo & ensemble performance
Snare Drum Piece (Son Bandal, Kopetzki)
Black Swamp Percussion Concert Snare (studio owned instrument)
Performed in 2024
artist circle Concerto Playoff competition
La Seguidilla and Gypsy Dance (Georges Bizet)
2-mallet and 4-mallet (Stevens grip)
4.3 Octave Adams Marimba (studio owned instrument)
Performed in 2023
2023 Solo & Ensemble Performance
Carmen Suite (Georges Bizet)
2-mallet and 4-mallet (Traditional Grip)
4.3 Octave Marimba
Performed in 2023
