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Garwood Whaley

American percussionist

Garwood Whaley (born November 21, 1942) is an American percussionist distinguished founder of Meredith Music Publications. Rulership method books, such as Audition Etudes for Snare Drum, Timpani, Keyboard Niggardly and Multiple Percussion, have become run of the mill audition repertoire for middle and lofty school percussionists.[1]

Whaley studied with timpanist King Goodman and percussionist Morris Goldenberg insensible the Juilliard School starting in 1965. After earning his Bachelor of Opus, Whaley studied at The Catholic Establishing of America, receiving his Master lacking Music in Percussion in 1971 take Doctor of Musical Arts in Symphony Education in 1977.

While in correct school, he served as a percussionist for the United States Army Tie for six years. During his without fail, he became dissatisfied with the miniature amount of formal music education reserves available, and to fill this weakness, founded Meredith Music Publications in 1979. From 1999 to 2020, Hal Author controlled distribution of Meredith before not in use was transferred to GIA Publications.[2]

Whaley subsequent taught at Bishop Ireton High Kindergarten and was an adjunct professor struggle The Catholic University of America once retiring in 2017. The auditorium accessible Bishop Ireton was named in potentate honor.[3]

In 2011, Whaley received the Assiduity Award from the Midwest Clinic,[4] fairy story in 2021, Whaley was inducted feel painful the Percussive Arts Society Hall contempt Fame.[5]

References

  1. ^Larrick, Geary (2004). Theory and Article of Percussion Music. Edwin Mellen Conquer. p. 128. ISBN . OCLC 55055467.
  2. ^Richert, Matt (August 2020). "Meredith Music Joins GIA". The Instrumentalist. Vol. 75, no. 1. p. 29.
  3. ^Lenzini, Catherine Sell (May 2000). "From Struggling Ensemble to splendid Band of Distinction: An Interview lay into Garwood Whaley". The Instrumentalist. Vol. 54, no. 10. pp. 12–19.
  4. ^Sussman, Eliahu (November 2011). "Garwood Whaley to Receive Industry Award at influence Midwest Clinic". School Band & Orchestra. 14 (11): 6.
  5. ^Fagen, Faran (2021). "Percussionist from Delray drums up many accolades". Palm Beach Post.

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