Percussion Coaching Classes (Adv. Level)
Percussion Coaching Classes for 2 advanced-level students.
Description
The Percussion Coaching Classes for 2 Advanced Level students (Grade 7+) will allow participants to focus on their individual needs, to further their technique, repertoire and performance skills.
The coaching is subject to sufficient subscriptions, min. 2 students, and is being delivered according to the following model:
- 2 students (60 minutes per session)
Sessions will be facilitated in two blocks of 10 classes (1st term (September to December) x 10 classes + 2nd term (January - April) x 10 classes and are bookable per academic year:
The annual participation fee is €830 for 20 sessions, with a choice of payment in full upfront or by two instalments.
- the 1st instalment of €415 is due at registration (for the 1st term)
- the 2nd instalment of €415 is due by the 1st of December 2024 (for the 2nd term starting in January 2025)
(By registering for this course, participants commit to two terms of 10 sessions each and the associated fees.)
Specific students' needs, may be agreed upon between the teacher (Richard O'Donnell) and the group members, to accommodate a certain degree of flexibility, e.g. focused 1:1 mini-sessions that fit in the 60 min x 10 classes (per term) model, with interspersed group engagement, where applicable.
Prerequisites
Adult Learners (18+) with an advanced level background in percussion.
Advanced level (Grade 7+) percussion experience
Tutors
Richard O'Donnell
Richard O’Donnell is Professor of Percussion at the Royal Irish Academy of Music where in addition to his teaching, he is also the director of the percussion ensemble. As well as commissioning over 20 new Irish works for percussion ensemble, Richard has led the ensemble on 16 international tours to the USA, South America and Europe. In addition Richard is the Regular tutor for the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland. Many of Richard’s students have particularly successful careers in music and currently have positions in the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra, the Army #1 Band, and in orchestras in Germany and South America.
Richard O’Donnell has been the Section Leader, Principal Percussion of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland since 1997. Previous to this, he was a member of the RTE Concert Orchestra (Ireland), The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, and the Basque National Orchestra in San Sebastian, Spain. He has appeared as an orchestral soloist on numerous occasions with each of these orchestras and with these orchestras alone has performed on over 100 commercial CD’s.
Outside of the orchestra, Richard has been particularly active in the field of contemporary music. He has been a member of Concorde for over 25 years and in addition has performed with the Crash Ensemble, Vox 21, as well as various freelance ensembles. With Concorde he has participated on over 15 international tours and 20 national tours and has appeared on numerous CD’s as a percussionist and Conductor.
Richard has a Masters degree from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and a Bachelors degree from Indiana University.