For information about faculty members who teach in this division, please click here . This ensemble explores the traditional percussion ensemble repertoire providing students with a chance to improve their chamber music skills while gaining experience on the different families of instruments. The New World Jazz Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dave Taylor, explores ethnic and world percussion.
Students are able to learn basic hand drumming techniques as well as traditional rhythms.
Students perform music of Africa, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and others. Percussion students may also choose to perform with the many other instrumental ensembles at WSU including band, wind ensemble, orchestra, Jazz big bands, combos and mixed chamber groups. Students are often kept busy off campus as well due to the large variety of community orchestras and chamber ensembles in and around the Detroit Metropolitan Area.