Classical Percussion Top 10 schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Yale School of Music

 

       Department website: Percussion 

Notable Faculty: Robert van Sice 

Alumni story  

 

 

2. Curtis Institute of Music

 

       Department website: Timpani & Percussion 

Notable Faculty: Robert Van Sice Don Liuzzi 

Alumni story  Pius Cheung Elaine Hoffman-Watts

 

 

 3. Bard College- Conservatory of Music

 

      Department website: Percussion 

   Notable Faculty: Sō Percussion: Eric Cha-Beach Josh Quillen Jason Treuting Adam Sliwinski 

    Alumni story

 

 

 

4. University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

 

       Department website Percussion Studio 

    Notable Faculty:  Joseph Gramley Jonathan Ovalle 

    Alumni story 

 

 

 

5. Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

 

         Department website: Percussion 

Notable Faculty: John Tafoya Kevin Bobo Steve Houghton

Alumni story 

 

 

 

 

6. New England Conservatory

 

       Department website: Percussion 

Notable Faculty: Frank Epstein Mario DeCiutiis Daniel Bauch Will Hudgins

Alumni story Bryce Leafman Eli Cohen Anthony Coleman Nedelka Prescod Hankus Netsky 

 

 

 

 

7. The New School, Mannes College of Music

 

       Department website: Percussion 

Notable faculty: James Baker Glen Velez 

Alumni story 

 

 

8. The Juilliard School

 

       Department website: Percussion 

Notable faculty Daniel Druckman Markus Rhoten Gregory Zuber

Alumni story 

 

 

 

 

9. U of Rochester Eastman School of Music

 

       Department website: Percussion Studio 

Notable Faculty: Michael Burritt 

Alumni story  Alan Abel John Beck Bob Becker Michael Burritt Patsy Dash 

                        Bill Kahn Steve Gadd Fred Hinger Chris Lamb 

 

 

 

10. Boston Conservatory at Berklee

 

       Department website: Percussion/ Marimba 

Notable Faculty: Nancy Zeltsman Robert Kaufman 

Alumni story