Day of Percussion 2010
Submitted by Brett Barnes on 7/8/2010 2:05:01 PM Last updated by Brett Barnes on 7/8/2010 2:05:01 PM
On April 10, the Nevada PAS Chapter
presented its 2010 PAS Day of Percussion.
Hosted by band director Justin Truitt, it
was held at Spring Valley High School in Las
Vegas. The event included a clinic and performance
by the Vegas Vanguard Indoor Percussion
Theater, directed by Brian Howerton; a
drumset performance and discussion by Justin
Truitt focusing on what parts of an ensemble
to listen for in different live performance situations;
a performance by the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas Marimba Band, directed by
Tim Jones; a freestyle snare drum competition
judged by Terri Haley and John Speas; and
a drumset clinic presented by Mark Schulman
(Pink, Cher, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks,
Foreigner, Destiny’s Child, Simple Minds, Billy
Idol and Velvet Revolver).
The Day of Percussion was sponsored by
Nevada PAS, Gretsch, Gibralter, Innovative
Percussion, Pearl, Remo, Sabian, Shure, SIR