Educational Podcast
This podcast, "Building a Better Indoor Drumline", is a tool for the beginning indoor drumline instructor. In this podcast is specific information concerning the instrumentation of the indoor drumline, which can be modified according to your program. The application of these suggestions to any indoor drumline program will help construct a foundation for a program that will evolve to suit the demands of the students as well as the community.
NAfME Standards:
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Massachusetts Arts Frameworks:
3.11 Perform with expression and technical accuracy a large repertoire of solo and ensemble literature representing various genres, styles, and cultural and historical periods, with a level of difficulty of 4, on a scale of 1 to 6*
3.12 Perform an appropriate part in an ensemble, demonstrating well-developed ensemble skill
5.12 Demonstrate an understanding of how musical elements interact to create expressiveness in music
5.13 Demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music
5.14 Listen to performances of extended length and complexity with proper attention and audience protocol
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Massachusetts Arts Frameworks:
3.11 Perform with expression and technical accuracy a large repertoire of solo and ensemble literature representing various genres, styles, and cultural and historical periods, with a level of difficulty of 4, on a scale of 1 to 6*
3.12 Perform an appropriate part in an ensemble, demonstrating well-developed ensemble skill
5.12 Demonstrate an understanding of how musical elements interact to create expressiveness in music
5.13 Demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music
5.14 Listen to performances of extended length and complexity with proper attention and audience protocol