July 19 - July 31, 2009

Daniel Druckman with students in an orchestral percussion performance class. Left to right: J. Scott Mitchell (PA), David Guryn (NY), Druckman, Zach Redler (FL), and Evan Taylor (NJ). Photo by Nan Melville

The long-running Summer Percussion Seminar is designed specifically for advanced high-school percussionists, who must have reached age 15 at the time of their application and must not have graduated from high school prior to July 19, 2009. During two intensive weeks in the exciting cultural environment of New York's Lincoln Center, students pursue hands-on study of all the major percussion instruments: two and four-mallet keyboard, snare drum, timpani, and orchestral accessories. In addition, students are introduced to world hand drums, percussion chamber music, and both multi- and solo-percussion repertoire. Seminar participants will experience a challenging range of master classes, clinics, lectures, rehearsals, and performances—all of this activity focused on preparing them for success in conservatory and college auditions.

The 2009 faculty is still being finalized.

Resident faculty for 2008 included:

Daniel Druckman, chair, Juilliard percussion department

Gordon Gottlieb

Joseph Pereira

Gregory Zuber (subject to availability, touring, and teaching schedules)

Joseph Gramley, director, Summer Percussion Seminar

Guest Faculty:
Glen Velez
Javier Diaz (Latin Percussion guest)

Haruka Fujii (Guest marimba faculty)
Broadway drumset artist TBA

Eric Poland

Daniel Bauch

Past Faculty

Richard Baughman (Scottish Drumming guest)
Rika Fuji (Guest marimba faculty)

Michael Lipsey
LineC3 Percussion Group
(Members are: Haruka Fujii, John Ostrowski, Sam Solomon and Chris Thompson)

Maya Gunji
Mattieu Strauss
Eduardo Leandro
Yousif Sheronick
Janis Potter
Nancy Zeltsman

Private Lessons

The Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar is pleased to offer private lessons as part of the Summer Percussion Seminar curriculum. In past years, private lesson faculty have included the following:

Daniel Druckman
Gordon Gottlieb
Joseph Pereira
Gregory Zuber
Joseph Gramley

Tuition

The tuition, including room and board, is $1,290. It is recommended that students live in the Juilliard School's residence hall while attending the seminar. It is only steps away from the School on the Lincoln Center campus, provides meals and 24-hour security.

You may download an application form here. (View a sample of last year's schedule.) (Adobe Acrobat Reader required.) For further information, contact:

Geoffrey Scott
Office of Admissions
The Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6588
Phone: (212) 799-5000, ext. 223
E-mail: gscott@juilliard.edu