Hot Marimba
Zimbabwean-Style
Music for Orff Instruments
Walt Hampton
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ISBN 0-937203-71-8 Book/audio
CD SET $19.95
 Percussionist/music
educator Walt Hampton launches your upper elementary Orff instrument
ensembles into the stratosphere with these nine original pieces,
based on or inspired by marimba music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
This is dance music, guaranteed to make your students beg to rehearse.
Even the preliminary exercises will have your classroom buzzing.
And the performance pieces will drive audiences wild!
This powerhouse primer, influenced by the traditional music of
Zimbabwe, will enhance your rhythm and ear training program, nurture
students' improvisational skills and teach cooperative composition
techniques. Start slowly, and be prepared to be blown away!
The 8 1/2 x 11 Book includes:
- Nine graded pieces that take your students step-by-step through
the skills they need to wail on their xylophones
- Copy-OK scores for all pieces
- How to approach each piece
- Background on the marimba ensembles of both Zimbabwe and the
United States
- Map of Zimbabwe
- Performance suggestions
- Teaching suggestions
The Professionally-produced CD includes:
- Every tune played clearly in full-length versions that make
it easy to hear individual parts
- An amazing performance by Walt's students from Marcus Whitman
Elementary School in Richland, WA
About the Composer
Walt Hampton received his teaching certificate as well as Bachelor
of Music and Master of Music degress in Percussion Performance from
Central Washington University. He has performed with numerous symphony
orchestras, serving as Principal Percussion/Timpanist with the Yakima,
WA Symphony Orchestra, Principal Timpanist with the Tacoma, WA Symphony
Orchestra, and Percussionist/Timpanist with the National Orchestral
Institute. He frequently performs on drum set, providing back-up for
several notable jazz artists who tour the Northwest, including Clay
Jenkins, Barney McClure, Kim Richmond, Floyd Standifer and Jan Stentz.
Walt taught for two years for the Pasco, WA school district before
commencing doctoral studies at the University of Washington. While
there, he became interested in the music of the Shona culture of
Zimbabwe. His enthusiasm for Shona marimba music was the inspiration
for a project that incorporated his percussion pedagogy techniques
and classroom experience and eventually became the basis for this
collection. Walt now teaches for the Richland, WA school district,
where he continues to write Shona-style music for the grade 3-6
Orff instrument ensembles, and performs with the two groups from
Marcus Whitman Elementary. He is in demand as a clinician for music
conferences and in-service workshops for teachers, and has been
invited to both England and Australia to work with teachers and
students there.
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