I love sharing music with communities, schools, and local events!
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Suitable for conferences, university settings, community groups, upper-level high schools, and more!
- LENGTH: 45-60 min.
- EQUIPMENT: 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
- LENGTH: 30-60 min.
- EQUIPMENT: 4.5-octave marimba, projector with HDMI or bluetooth connection
- 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
- Originally designed to be presented to general academic professionals, but since adapted for a musical audience
- 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!
- LENGTH: 45-60 min.
- EQUIPMENT: 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
- Previous presentations 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
Looking for something different? Contact me for more options, to make a request, or to collaborate on a design!
Quakertown Community School District Summer Music Academy
Summer group percussion lessons for grades 4-12 taught at Quakertown Middle School
WCU Elementary, Middle, and High School Summer Camps
Week-long camps hosted by the Wells School of Music in West Chester PA
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“My son has been going to piano classes at Mosaic for over a year. He just loves going here and never misses a class. His teacher Ms. Abby is amazing. The group music classes are his new favorite. We couldn’t be happier to see his love for music grow.”
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Abigail Walton | Percussion 