• Prerequisite: Teacher approval through an audition.

• 2 credits, 1 per semester

• An Indiana Academic Honors Diploma Course

• Students may take successive semesters for credit.

• Fulfills Visual and Performing Arts Credit 

Percussion Studies will focus on playing techniques and sound production in the major areas of percussion performance including snare drum, keyboard, timpani, accessories, world percussion, and drum set. This course will also cover musical concepts such as pitch, rhythm, harmony, phrasing and interpretation, history, and theory, which are vital to performance in any musical situation.  Percussion Studies is an introduction to the techniques necessary for performance in Percussion Ensemble. Performances will occur as much or as little as is necessary for the development of the students in the course.