Jump Start !
a division of L.e.a.P. (Learning Everything About Percussion)
The L.e.a.P. organization prides itself on exposing its members to the finest clinicians and guest soloists in the world. The following artists/educators have appeared as clinicians and/or soloists at the Jump Start Day of Perucssion, held each year in the months of May and October.
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Michael Burritt Professor of Percussion, Northwestern University Michael Burritt received his Masters of Music from Eastman School of Music and has presented recitals and master classes throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mr. Burritt’s numerous recordings include his Carnegie Hall solo recital. He has performed as a soloist with the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Chautauqua Festival Orchestra, the Ju Percussion Group (Taiwan), the Percussion Art Quartet (Germany), the Amores Percussion Group (Spain), Peaux (Sweden), and the Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble (Pittsburgh). He was the featured artist at seven Percussive Arts Society International Conventions and is the composer of published works for marimba, solo percussion, and percussion ensemble. He has served as a contributing editor of Percussive Notes and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society’s board of directors. In addition, he serves as a product designer and consultant for Malletech and an artist and educational clinician for the Avedis Zildjian Company. |
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Huei-Yuan Pan Assistant Director of Bands, Lyons Township High School
Huei-Yuan Pan received his Masters of Music degree in Percussion
Performance
and Literature from Northwestern University. While a student at
Northwestern,
his duties included coaching freshman percussion ensembles,
instructing and arranging for the Wildcat Marching Band drumline, and
teaching non-major lessons. Previously, Huei attended the University of Texas,
where he received
his Bachelor of Music degree in music education and human learning. His
marching percussion experience includes
the Phantom Regiment Drum
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Third Coast Percussion Quartet Based In Chicago, the members of the Third Coast Percussion Quartet are Owen Clayton Condon, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore. The group performs an eclectic repertoire that infuses elements of rock, performance art, improvisation, world music, and the avante garde. |
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Gina DeGregorio Band Director, Deer Path Middle Scchool A graduate of VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Gina is currently a band director at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest. In addition to her marching experience as a former member of the Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps, Gina has first-hand knowledge of theatrical productions as a performer and instructor and is an experienced percussion instructor at Hersey High School. Gina has been involved with the L.e.a.P. organization since 2005 and is the newest staff member of the Jump Start program. |
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