Program Recognition
•Bullet: Drum was one of the three performance programs offered when the Los Angeles Music Academy, now Los Angeles College of Music, was founded in 1996; Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro were its founding Drum Department chairs
Training
•Bullet: The Associate of Arts in Drum Performance is a six-quarter degree; its department outcomes cover the drum set, hand percussion and electronic percussion, including motion and balance, sound and tone, rudiments and sticking vocabulary, rhythmic variety in odd meters and chart reading
•Bullet: The six-quarter pacing includes Foundations of Jazz Drumming, Playing Techniques, Applied Sight Reading 1 through 4, Ensemble Reading Technique, an Afro Cuban Drum & Hand Percussion Ensemble Workshop and a Private Lesson every quarter
•Bullet: Ensemble workshops cover American Roots & Blues, Rock & Pop and Gospel, R&B & Soul, and Apple Logic, MIDI Production and Ableton Live add the electronic and programming side
•Bullet: In the sixth quarter each Associate of Arts candidate plans and performs an AA Recital of at least 30 minutes
•Bullet: The Drum faculty page lists Dave Beyer, Marcelo Bucater, Tim Curle, Joel Taylor, Ronald Gutierrez, Jeff Hooker, Herman Matthews and Aquiles Priester, and Marcelo Bucater is the Drum Department Chair
Professional Development
•Bullet: The program page names careers as performing artist, session player, accompanist, teacher, theatre musician and church musician
Facilities
•Bullet: The catalog says five fully equipped practice labs are designated for drummers
