Upcoming Events

Composing for Percussion

Please note: This event is for SCA members only. 
Limited space. Please RSVP: edrums@aol.com

This is a great class for anyone writing, playing, midi-arranging or hiring a percussionist for recordings or live performance.

Instrumentation discussed and demonstrated:

• Mallet Instruments:  Marimba, Vibes, Bells, Xylophone
• Drumset and all the trimmings
• Latin/World: Congas, Djembe, Bongos, Timbales, Dumbek, Hand Drums, Cowbell, Shakers, Brazilian Percussion.
• Metal Stuff:  Gongs, Cymbals, etc.
• Timpani:  2 or 4? - and how to make a roll work on midi!
• Concert Percussion:  Triangle, Wood Block, Tambourine, etc.
• Sound effects, weird, wild and recycled.
• Basically, anything you hit! 

Face it, do you really know what a flam is?

When:	Tues Dec 1, 2009
Time:	7:30-9:30 pm
Where:	The DRUM EXCHANGE (next to John's Music, in Wallingford) 4501 Interlake Ave N #7, Seattle, WA 98103 1 block east of Stoneway, and 1/2 block north of 45th. Street parking available. Click for map Contact Ed Hartman for more info: (206) 545-3564, edrums@aol.com

About Ed:

Ed Hartman has scored music for T.V., radio, and even a planetarium. His music has been heard on HBO, NBC, MSNBC, ABC Family, PBS, TRAVEL, TLC, Current TV, and in the motion pictures, "Surviving Christmas" (Dreamworks)  "Mini's First Time" (Bold Films), "Scooby Doo, The Mystery Begins" (Warner Bros.) and "The Parlyzing Agent" (Z Flight Productions). Recently, Ed scored incidental music for the feature "Fitz" (Who Made Who Productions and the complete score for the short film "End Zone" (Seattle International Fly Film Festival)

Ed Hartman has recorded and performed with numerous bands, orchestras, dance and theatre co's including: Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel, Tickle Tune Typhoon, and Ellipsis. In the Northwest, he has become a top freelance percussionist and recording artist. As a soloist, Ed has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in NYC. His own bands The Olympic Marimba Band (World) and Northwest Passage (Jazz) perform music from around the world.

Originally from Chicago, Ed received his degree in percussion from Indiana University. Ed Hartman has written articles, sheet music and books about music for Olympic Publications, and C. Alan Publications. His albums "The River", "Northwest Passage", and "Marimbells of Christmas" have received national critical acclaim.

Endorsements: Ed is a YAMAHA performing artist and clinician. Ed also endorses Mike Balter mallets.

For more information: edhartmanmusic.com

Annual SCA Post-Holiday Gala

Join us for our biggest get-together of the year! Same location and excellent catering as last year. We'll have our awesome silent auction, entertainment TBA (but it's always great fun). Mark your calendars!

When:	Saturday, January 23, 2010
Where:	Newport Yacht Club, Bellevue