all about portside percussion studio
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Stolfe's Portside Percussion Studio offers students the opportunity to learn about and experience the fascinating world of drumming and the percussive arts. I teach all areas of drumming and percussion in a fully-equipped studio utilizing the most up-to-date, modern techniques. As a lifelong student myself, I continue to integrate the traditional methods I learned with today's most popular practices. Both individual instruction and ensemble opportunities are available.
Principal Instrument: Percussion
Other Instruments Taught
Drums, Percussion, Timpani, Theory, Marimba, Ear Training, Improvisation
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mission statement
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Coaching today's young percussionists and drummers to be the well-rounded musicians of tomorrow by providing opportunities for excellence through one-on-one instruction and various performance ensemble opportunities. |
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get to know john...
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 As an active music educator & instructor, John has operated an independent private percussion studio since September 2005, where he provides private percussion lessons, master classes and group ensemble instruction to over 100 students weekly. Through his private studio, he has coordinated, sponsored and facilitated various workshops with industry performing artists and leading educators in the field of percussion education including, Ruben Alvarez, Steve Houghton, Dom Famularo, Johnny Rabb, Jeff Queen and Jen Ledger. Currently, John is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team and an active member of PAS, MENC, WSMA and IMEA.
Working in school settings since 1995, I am experienced as a drum line coach, percussion ensemble director, and clinician. I have provided educational/consultative services to various grade schools, middle schools and high schools within the S.E. Wisconsin and Northern Illinois areas.
In addition to operating the percussion studio, I am currently a music educator at Antioch Community HS in Antioch, IL...home of the Marching Sequoits. At ACHS I am an Assistant Marching Band Director, Director of Jazz Band, and the Percussion Specialist.
In 2008, I joined the music staff at Greendale HS, Greendale WI as the Percussion Instructor. As the Caption Head for the 6 time AA State Marching Band Champions, we are also the reigning AA Best Percussion Caption Award winners.
As a free-lance performer, I have over 22 years professional performance experience as a percussionist, performing with numerous, jazz, concert, classical, theatrical and liturgical groups throughout Illinois and Wisconsin. I have performed with the Racine Concert Band, the University of Wisconsin – Parkside Concert Band, and have performed numerous music theater productions such as, RENT, Westside Story, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, HAIRSPRAY!, the Sound of Music, Smokey Joe’s Café, Once upon a Mattress, Cinderella, and GI Holiday Jukebox to name a few.
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