Abigail Walton | Percussion

Suitable for conferences, university settings, community groups, upper-level high schools, and more!

• “Developing Conversations with Your Music”
  • Approx. 45-60min long, requires one 5-octave marimba
  • Discussion revolves around a healthy, holistic approach to making musical decisions and treating your repertoire like a equal partner
  • Features excerpts from Bach’s Partita No. 3, Lansky’s Three Moves, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Caprichos de Goya
  • Presented by invitation at the “Percussion @ Penn State 2026” Festival, Conference, and Marimba Competition
  • Sample handout available in portfolio
• Bach on Marimba: Developing an Informed Performance”
  • Approx. 30-60min long, requires one 4.5-octave marimba and one projector with HDMI or bluetooth connection
  • Originally designed to be presented to general academic professionals, but since adapted for a musical audience
  • Discussion centers on pre-existing research of Bach adaptations and transcriptions, variations in performance practice, use of ancillary gesture, and historical and cultural contexts
  • Features excerpts from Bach’s Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin
  • Presented at WCU’s 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Institute
  • Research available in portfolio

Suitable for summer camps, private lesson studios, community groups, in-school band classes, percussion classes, large group pull-out lessons, and more!

• “‘Sound’ Sounds: Foundations for Well-Rounded Percussionists”
  • Approx. 45-60min long, requires a traditional ensemble percussion setup
  • Discussion focuses on fundamentals across keyboard percussion, snare drum, timpani, and auxiliary percussion
    • Key themes include skill stacking, aural awareness, and translating technical skills into musical ideas
  • Developed with and presented alongside Dr. Ralph Sorrentino
  • Locations include Lancaster Bible College Total Percussion Seminar (Lancaster, PA), Sun Valley High School (Aston, PA), and Battlefield High School (Haymarket, VA)
  • Sample handout available in portfolio

Designed using standards set by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Suitable for private lesson studios, summer camps, community groups, elementary and middle school band programs, and more!

• Large-group elementary clinics available by request
• Small-group elementary-level clinic options available by request, or choose from an option available in portfolio:
  • “Band” Together
  • Blocks and Beats
  • The Music of Harry Potter
  • Science of Spooky Sounds
  • Bucket Beats
  • Songwriting Snowman