Musicianship
During my four years at Penn State, I have had numerous performance opportunities to develop and grow as a musician. As a member of the percussion studio, I took four years of private percussion lessons under Dan C. Armstrong, Percussion Professor, as well as Gifford Howarth (Adjunct Professor). To complement these lessons, I also participated in Percussion Ensemble and Mallet Ensemble. To expand my performance horizons as a musician, I also was a member of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Band, Jazz Combo, Marching Blue Band, and Men's Glee Club. Participation in all of these ensembles helped me develop a sense of well-roundedness in terms of performance idioms.
Here are a couple videos from my Senior Recital.
The first clip is of my xylophone solo and mallet ensemble accompaniment to
George Hamilton Green's Log Cabin Blues.
Pezza de Concerto No. 1 op. 15
Conducting Clips from Band Settings During Student Teaching
The first clip is "American Flourish" by Robert W. Smith during our March "Let Freedom Ring" Pops Concert.
This next clip is a run-through of Claude T. Smith's Eternal Father Strong to Save during rehearsal.
