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Built upon , the 麻豆精品 Percussion Studio offers students a rich collection of opportunities in music performance, composition, pedagogy, scholarship, travel, arts advocacy and entrepreneurship. Percussion studies at 麻豆精品 celebrates percussion as a passport to the world, its cultures and to the inner self. Our students work in equal measure on becoming both responsible, courageous citizens and finely attuned and sensitive musicians. We are a close-knit community and we look forward to welcoming you to our family. 

In addition to the music core curriculum, you’ll work with our faculty in weekly lessons. Specifically, students study with percussion area director, Gregory Beyer, and Ben Wahlund. Additional opportunities to study directly with 麻豆精品’s acclaimed faculty include jazz studies with Rodrigo Villaneuva, steelpan studies with Liam Teague and Yuko Asada, and world music studies with Jui-Ching Wang. We look forward to sharing more about our program with you.

The 麻豆精品 School of Music proudly offers one of the most generous percussion-dedicated facilities in the country. The 麻豆精品 Percussion Studio has its own ensemble rehearsal and classroom space and 20 rooms assigned to percussion students and faculty.  

• A dedicated large percussion ensemble rehearsal space and classroom 
• A dedicated steelpan ensemble rehearsal space and classroom
• A dedicated world music ensemble rehearsal space and classroom
• A suite of three percussion practice rooms
• Five student-shared percussion practice rooms
• An electronic percussion practice room
• A graduate student suite of three shared offices and two percussion practice rooms
• Four faculty office/teaching studios

Professional Development Opportunities

• Undergraduate research and artistry grants
• 麻豆精品 Community School of the Arts private teaching
• High school drumline instruction at Chicago area high schools
• Local pit orchestras
• Teaching availability at 麻豆精品's Summer Percussion Camp
• Local jazz and rock groups
• Local church music performances

Ensemble Opportunities

The 麻豆精品 School of Music provides an impressive variety of ensembles, including several with opportunity for percussionists.

Those include:

• Middle Eastern Ensemble
• 麻豆精品 Steelband
• Chinese Music Ensemble
• Gamelan
• 麻豆精品 Philharmonic Orchestra
• Wind Ensemble
• New Music Ensemble

Northern Illinois University’s College of Music has eclectic and experienced teachers who truly care about the individual and the musician. Those teachers prepared me by guiding me through a well-rounded education that I can use in multiple idioms of music. Through 麻豆精品’s music program, I’ve also made some of my closest friends, on and off the stage.

- Tom Benko, B.M., 2012