PercussiveArts Society Feature Article
Over the next few issues of Ala Breve you will have the opportunity to read some articles written by members of the Alabama chapter of the Percussive Arts Society (ALPAS). The Percussive Arts Society is theworlds largest association of percussionists, and these musicians have specialties ranging fromevery facet of the percussive arts imaginable. In our own chapter we have members that are involved in the art form in specific areas such asmarching percussion and classical orchestral percussion; Irish bodhran, African djembe and Italian tambourine performance; concert percussion ensemble and indoor drumline. The gist is that there are many experts in the art form in this state, and asmembers of PAS we strive to educate and inspire our fellow musicians.
In the upcoming articles we will tackle performance issues related to the performance ormaintenance of percussion instruments. Of course, we would also like to encourage readers who are even
more intrigued by the percussive arts to join the Percussive Arts Society. The Society maintains a website at
www.pas.org where readers may find information related to virtually every aspect of percussion. Every issue of Percussive Notes, the official periodical of PAS, is online, and these issues are fully searchable. This presents the PAS member with a vast array of published information fromthe last half of a century.
The local PAS community has hosted many percussive events over the last couple of decades. Themost visible event is the Alabama Day of Percussion. This event typically brings several professional performers and educators fromaround the country to a single location in Alabama and participants have the opportunity to hear performances and lectures from the various facets of the percussion world. In addition to thesemasterclass opportunities there are often performances by some of the best percussion groups in the state, so
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it is really a great opportunity for percussion students to be inspired by the performances of others and to gain first- hand knowledge about the instruments and their performance techniques. The upcoming Day of Percussion is scheduled for Saturday, March 5, 2011, and there will be more information about this event presented in future columns.
If you have a specific question that you would like to see addressed in this column please do not hesitate to emailme directly at
gbdalton@samford.edu. Even ifwe are not able to answer your question publically in the article, I will attempt to put you in touch with someone who can provide the answers that you need.
Dr. Grant B. Dalton is President of the Alabama Percussive Arts Society and Assistant Professor of Percussion at Samford University
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