Welcome to the
Percussion EDU online school!
Hi, my name is Sarek Gutierrez. It's nice to meet you!
I am a percussion professor living in San Antonio, TX that has helped students and teachers all around the world with my online resources. I created Percussion EDU as my outlet for educating others about percussion pedagogy.
This course is specifically designed for woodwind and brass playing band directors that need to teach a beginner percussion class.
I have been working on designing and perfecting this course for over a year! My intention was to design a modern day "textbook" for my students to add to their professional libraries if they wanted additional percussion pedagogy resources to help them in their first couple years of teaching.
If you get lucky enough to work at a campus that has multiple directors, the beginning percussion class is easily one of the most dreaded classes to get assigned to teach. Trust me, I hear about it every year from other teachers! I understand that It can be overwhelming having to learn and be able to teach multiple percussion instruments.
The goal of this course is not to overload teachers with hours and hours of videos. I understand that your time is very valuable, so I would like to only show you the absolute most essential things directors need to cover in the class in order to teach big picture concepts that exist on all levels of percussion education. Those are things like posture, hand technique, sound production, timing, dynamic control, intonation, phrasing, and the ability to play at a variety of tempi.
I sincerely hope this course helps band directors all around the world gain confidence teaching percussionists! The best part about this online course is that you will have access forever, and I am always updating things to make learning even better for my students.
I wanted to make price options for this course affordable to new teachers as well as veteran teachers that really want to invest in refining their skills. I look forward to seeing each of you in the course!
-Sarek Gutierrez
Percussion EDU
www.percussionedu.com
Video Lectures
Check out this sample of one of my lectures within the course detailing what students need to focus on while teaching stroke types.
Access to the Practice Video Library
Practice essential rudiments and scales along with me anywhere, anytime, forever!
The course goes in depth on giving teachers ideas and templates for structuring the class and also covering everything that new students will need to be successful in their band class.
Students enrolled in the course can practice with me any time and any place using the video library!
Bonus: Tips for teaching instruments like the tambourine and other important accessories. Also tips on what to look out for when young students are learning how to play them.
Course Curriculum Sample
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