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John W. Parks IV

BAND/AFFILIATION:		Florida State University School of Music
SCHOOL / UNIV. / INSTITUTION:		Florida State University
COUNTRY:		United States

Assistant Professor of Percussion at The Florida State University since Fall of 2003, John W. Parks IV earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He holds two Master's degrees from Northwestern University, one each in Percussion Performance and Jazz Pedagogy, and a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Furman University.

John has studied with Patricia Dash of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, John Beck and Jim Tiller of the Rochester Philharmonic, Michael Burritt, Paul Wertico, formerly of the Pat Metheny Group, and John Beckford. Parks has performed with diverse performing organizations ranging from the Eastman Wind Ensemble on their 2000 tour of Japan and Taiwan and the Schlossfestspiele Orchestra of Heidelberg, Germany to the Kansas City, Alabama, Key West, and Tallahassee Symphony Orchestras. He has appeared as a performer/clinician on National Public Radio, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, NACWPI, and state MENC conventions, in addition to PAS Days of Percussion and guest artist residencies across the United States.

Parks is an active scholar as well, having published articles in Percussive Notes and the Zildjian Educator. Parks' new compact disc, Dusk: Percussion Music from the Heartland, consisting of brand-new commissioned percussion ensemble and solo works, was released in Summer of 2004.

CLINIC TITLES USED:
Phrase Rhythm in Orchestral Literature and its Performance Ramifications
Effective Kinesthetic Memory: Making the Most of Your Practice Time
Analysis and Performance
Effective Practicing using Mental Calisthenics
Essential Styles and Motivic Development

RECOMMENDED CYMBALS:
Orchestral:
Pairs
16" Classic Orchestral Medium Light
17" Classic Orchestral Medium Heavy
18" Classic Orchestral Medium Light
18" Classic Orchestral Medium Heavy
19" Classic Orchestral Medium Light
20" Classic Orchestral Medium Light
22" Classic Orchestral Medium Heavy
20" K Constantinople Medium Light

Suspended Cymbals
16" Classic Orchestral
17" Classic Orchestral
18" Constantinople Suspended
20" Constantinople Suspended

Drumset:
13" K/Z hi-hats
15" A Thin Crash
16" K Custom Dark Crash
17" A Medium Thin Crash
18" A China Boy
20" K Custom Flat Top Ride
22" K Custom Flat Top Ride
22" K Custom Medium Ride


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