Peter Yarin

A self-designed study focusing on Latin and African Music: Percussion, Folk Traditions & Rhythmic Styles. The grant covers fifteen lessons.

This grant would support a self-directed course of study with various teachers to learn history, repertoire, technique and stylistic concepts relating to percussion in Latin American and African music. It would include work on hand percussion, examining many of the original instrumental components of these folk and dance-based musical styles, and adapting their rhythms and functions to the piano. At Diller-Quaile we perform and share music from many cultures; this study would serve to bring greater awareness and depth to the music we present in many contexts including our year-round Class repertoire, the Summer Music Program, and the Songs for Singing and Sharing project.