Articulation in Timpani Performance by Al Payson (part 2 of 5)
November 21, 2009 by Sarah
Filed under General Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Techniques, Timpani
Al Payson has offered the following article to the readers on Rhapsody Percussion. This article is a Rhapsody Percussion exculsive! Thank you Mr. Payson for your amazing insight in the world of percussion performance! This is page 2 of 5, published online October 21, 2009; November 21, 2009; December 21, 2009; January 21, 2010; February 21, 2010.
Articulation in Timpani Performance by Al Payson (page 2 of 5)
Check back next month for part 3 of Al Payson’s Articulation in Timpani Performance.
Sarah Basel is a professional percussionist in the Chicagoland area. She has a masters in percussion performance from San Francisco Conservatory where she studied with Jack Van Geem (principal of San Francisco Symphony). She also received a Bachelor of Music Education which enabled her to study with Ed Harrison (principal timpanist of Lyric Opera of Chicago) from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. Sarah has been both a performer and a music educator for the past 16 years.