Session Proposals
| Presenter Information | |
|---|---|
| Presenter Name | Jason Stinson |
| Presenter's Position | Percussion Coordinator, Muskogee Public Schools |
| Presenter's Short Biography | Jason Stinson is an active educator, arranger, clinician, adjudicator, and performer in the greater Tulsa area. He currently performs with the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra and the Tulsa Brass Band. Jason previously presented at the 2022 OkMEA Winter conference. His current position is the Percussion Coordinator for Muskogee Public Schools. Additionally, Jason has a small private studio of percussion students. Jason is also on staff with the Texoma Marching Arts and Leadership Academy in Ardmore, Oklahoma. This camp facilitates over 400 drum majors, drumline, frontline, and color guard members from all across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Arkansas. His responsibilities for the camp include writing and arranging for multiple performing ensembles, teaching tenor sectionals and one of the multiple audition based drumlines, and coordinating the field percussion for the Leadership track. Jason received his bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Education from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. During this time, he studied under Dr. Ben Finley. Jason also received a master’s degree in Percussion Education from East Central University, studying under Dr. Nick Meyers. Jason is proudly endorsed as an educational artist with Black Swamp Percussion, Salyers/Encore Percussion, and DREAM Cymbals. Jason holds an elected officer position for the Oklahoma Chapter of PAS, and is an active member of multiple professional music organizations including the Percussive Arts Society, Oklahoma Band Master’s Association, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Eastern District Band Directors Association, and the National Association for Music Educators. Jason lives in Coweta, Oklahoma with his beautiful wife Kadie and their precious labradoodle, Dug. |
| Presenter's Address | 27812 E 114th Pl S Coweta, Oklahoma 74429 Map It |
| Presenter's Phone | (580) 504-8400 |
| Presenter's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Will there be additional presenters for your session? | Yes |
| Please list additional presenters and their positions. | Adam Bruce - Percussion Coordinator, Jenks Public Schools |
| Session Information | |
| Session Title | Four Mallet Marimba: Do You Even Need it? |
| Session Description | The session will begin with a hands on demonstration with mallets provided by sponsors and the presenters, or you can bring your own mallets. This will include teaching the basic components of the grip for four mallet marimba playing and identifying the most important aspects of it. This half of the session will also include volunteers demonstrating these techniques with guidance on a marimba provided by the presenters. The second half of the session will be focusing on the different techniques used with the newly learned grip. These will be demonstrated and taught through the book of 6 all state etudes by the composer himself, Adam Bruce. There will be additional resources, links, and slides at the end of the presentation that attendants can look over in their own time. |
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| Is this a demonstration session? | No |
| Sponsorship | |
| Will your session be sponsored? | Yes |
| Please provide the Sponsor's Name and Contact Information | OkPAS - Salyers Percussion - [email protected] Innovative Percussion - |