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Percussion Classes & Music Ensembles for Kids & Adults

Fun Percussion and Music Ensembles

Looking for a fun way to learn percussion or play in a music ensemble? The Potomac Arts Academy in Fairfax, VA offers the perfect blend of university-quality instruction and a friendly environment with other community members.

Semester: Spring 2012 (mid/February to mid/May)

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FOR KIDS:

  • Middle School Honors Percussion Ensemble/Grades 7 & 8:
    Sundays, 5:00PM-7:15PM, new start date FEB 5
    The Middle School Honors Percussion Ensemble is open to all 7th and 8th grade students enrolled in the band program at their school. The ensemble will prepare a varied concert program of concert percussion repertoire. Students will improve their skills and rehearsal habits, and increase their awareness of and appreciation for percussion ensemble literature. Students should demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of concert percussion, including snare, mallet percussion and timpani. A letter of recommendation from the student's band director or private instructor is required. A short audition on the class's first meeting will help determine chair placement and part assignments.
    Teacher: Ben Tufts COST: $285 (13 classes)
    02/05, 02/12, 02/19*, 02/26, 03/04, 03/11, 03/18, 03/25, 04/01, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06
    *02/19 is optional participation, Saturday 05/13 is recital date at Mason
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FOR TEENS:

  • Steel Drum Ensemble/Teens:
    Sundays, 2:30PM-3:30PM, new start date FEB 19
    This new Steel Drum Ensemble Class is a great way for participants to gain greater appreciation for and understanding of other world music cultures through the percussive arts- specifically the national musical art form of Trinidad & Tobago. Students will learn and perform pieces from genres such as Calypso, Soca, Jazz, Classical, and Popular tunes. There will be a fun performance opportunity at the end of the semester. Beginners to advanced - everyone is welcome!
    Teacher: Victor Provost COST: $285 (10 classes)
    02/19, 02/26, 03/04, 03/18, 03/25, 04/01, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06
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  • Middle School Honors Percussion Ensemble/Grades 7 & 8:
    Sundays, 5:00PM-7:15PM, new start date FEB 5
    The Middle School Honors Percussion Ensemble is open to all 7th and 8th grade students enrolled in the band program at their school. The ensemble will prepare a varied concert program of concert percussion repertoire. Students will improve their skills and rehearsal habits, and increase their awareness of and appreciation for percussion ensemble literature. Students should demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of concert percussion, including snare, mallet percussion and timpani. A letter of recommendation from the student's band director or private instructor is required. A short audition on the class's first meeting will help determine chair placement and part assignments.
    Teacher: Ben Tufts COST: $285 (13 classes)
    02/05, 02/12, 02/19*, 02/26, 03/04, 03/11, 03/18, 03/25, 04/01, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06
    *02/19 is optional participation, Saturday 05/13 is recital date at Mason
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FOR ADULTS:

  • Steel Drum Ensemble/Adults:
    Sundays, 1:30PM-2:30PM, new start date FEB 19
    CLOSED 02/14/12
    This new Steel Drum Ensemble Class is a great way for participants to gain greater appreciation for and understanding of other world music cultures through the percussive arts- specifically the national musical art form of Trinidad & Tobago. Students will learn and perform pieces from genres such as Calypso, Soca, Jazz, Classical, and Popular tunes. There will be a fun performance opportunity at the end of the semester. Beginners to advanced - everyone is welcome!
    Teacher: Victor Provost COST: $285 (10 classes)
    02/19, 02/26, 03/04, 03/18, 03/25, 04/01, 04/15, 04/22, 04/29, 05/06
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deLaski Performing Arts Building
ABOUT OUR ENSEMBLES:
Unless otherwise noted, Potomac's Music Ensembles do NOT require auditions - beginners are welcome! Enjoy the camaraderie and make connections with other musicians in this fun group setting. Begin or continue your artistic journey at Mason!

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Our Ensemble Classes take place in the deLaski Performing Arts building on the George Mason University campus in Fairfax VA. Parking is FREE on weekends in Lot K near the Center for the Arts.

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PERCUSSION AND ENSEMBLE TEACHERS:

Victor Provost Victor Provost

Hello, I teach Percussion Classes for Teens & Adults. Click here to read more about me!
With appearances at Shanghai Concert Hall, the DC Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Umbria Jazz Festival, Pure Jazz Den Haag, and at major venues throughout North America, the Caribbean, and Europe, Victor Provost has been meticulously solidifying his reputation as a master of the Steel Pan and crafting an improvisational voice and style to be reckoned with. Born and raised on the island of St. John, Provost's musical journey began with classical piano lessons at age 10. Later, he traveled with the Steel Unlimited II Youth Steel Orchestra to the U.S., France, Switzerland, Denmark, and Germany. In 1998, Provost became the first steel pan player to be featured as a solo artist at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. Since his move to the United States in 1999, Provost has had the fortune of performing and touring with several award-winning groups and has shared the stage with the likes of Jazz super stars Hugh Masakela, Nicholas Payton, Wycliffe Gordon, Ron Blake, Terrell Stafford, Bobby Thomas Jr., Tarus Mateen, Etienne Charles, Essiet Essiet, Rashawn Ross, Reuben Rogers, and Dion Parson. Provost also teaches at the Cultural Academy For Excellence and George Mason University, and teaches private lessons.
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Ben Tufts

Hello, I teach Percussion Classes for Kids & Teens. Click here to read more about me!
Ben Tufts is an in-demand freelance drumset recording and performing artist in the DC metro area. He maintains a private studio of approximately fifty students at Contemporary Music Center in Chantilly, VA. He is a percussion instructor at Freedom High School, Westfield High School, Franklin Middle School and Stone Middle School, British School of Washington and remains active as a clinician for jazz, concert and marching percussion for several other schools in the region.
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