Steve Clark on 		Drums
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TEACHING

Programs taught or facilitated:

The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts™: an ongoing program that provides innovative arts-based teaching strategies and services to early childhood teachers, caregivers, parents, and their children from 3 to 6 years of age through the disciplines of drama, music, and movement.

Make an Impression Drum Initiative: a six-month program designed to reach students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to learn and play a musical instrument. Sponsored by The International House of Blues Foundation, DW Inc., Pro-Mark Corp., and Sabian. Participants with no prior musical experience were taught drum set basics and guided to the final goal of performing solo on the House of Blues stage in Las Vegas.

Rockabilly Workshop: one-day drum clinic taught within a Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer Camp scenario designed to introduce rockabilly drum beats and the role of rockabilly in Rock ‘n’ Roll history.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll: weekly hour-long rhythm workshops developed for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults at Transition Services, Henderson, NV. Participants were encouraged to try various rhythm instruments and taught to play rhythmic patterns in unison.



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Private Instruction:

Provides individual drum and percussion coaching to traditional students, as well as special needs students (blind, autistic, intellectually disabled, dual diagnosis) covering these essential topics:

  • Elements of music: tempo, dynamics, music notation, rhythm, counting
  • Sticking: how to hold and use drumsticks
  • Fundamental techniques of drumming
  • How to play on a drum set
  • Basic drum beats: rock, jazz, blues, waltz, and more
  • How to write your own drum beats
  • Effective practicing techniques

More advanced students:

  • How to use brushes
  • How to play in the symphonic or concert band
  • Help in learning how to read and interpret specific sheet music for school



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RECORDED
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FLYERS, POSTERS PHOTOS
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TEACHING OTHER BIO CONTACT