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nafmeadminI’m a k8 general music teacher and we also do band. I’m considering getting a timpany, because they are awesome, but we have limited storage space so it may end up in the corner of my classroom. Those of you who have them, do you find that their usefullness outweighs their space-taking-up qualities?
nafmeadminYes. If you only had beginning band, I’d say no need for timpani (my percussionists definitely don’t learn timp in the should suffice. I think that if you have two drums, 26″ and 29″ are the sizes to go for? Generally, middle school percussionists will use pitches from about F to Eb.
nafmeadminI agree with schmidmana604. I am a percussionist myself and I believe for beginning band timpani are not necessary, but should definitely be used in 7th & 8th grade band. If you get into music that calls for timpani in 6th grade I do not see why you can’t use that time to introduce the students to timpani. 26″ and 29″ are standard timpani sizes and only having two will save on storage space. Although the head sizes stay the same, timpani can come in different bulkiness from model to model and there are even portable timpani that you can put into boxes and stack (maybe just two high), but will cut down on storage space and you may even be able to get four (which is optimal, and the next two sizes to get would be 23” & 32”). You can definitely get by with only two timpani, but sometimes you will have to deal with three or four different pitches in a piece and then the issue becomes “can the students change pitches fast enough?” Or, you will have to choose which pitches get played. Students may build a bad habit of not re-tuning drums for different pitches which negates the integrity of the music. If you can afford timpani for your 6th graders and up, get them! Timpani are a major part of the percussion family, and music family in general, and not having them will be doing your students a disservice.
nafmeadminI just realized that my post was a jumble, and I just wanted to apologize. It was supposed to read
“(my percussionists definitely don’t learn timpani in 5th grade). You don’t necessarily need a full set of timpani for junior high band; just two timpani should suffice.”
Sorry about that- it drives me crazy to see incorrect/unproofed writing from TEACHERS, and there I go doing it myself. Shame on me.
Amanda
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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