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Daniel Fyffe
Photo by Tower Photography
Franklin Central High
School
6215 S. Franklin Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46259-9600
317-803-5558
317-862-7262 FAX
dan.fyffe@ftcsc.k12.in.us
Elizabeth Geli of Halftime
Magazine interviewed me for the January/February
2008 issue. The article centered around the transformation of the
Franklin Central concert percussion ensemble to a movement
ensemble. Halftime Magazine is a great media resource for the pageantry
arts.
For the tenth anniversary of the Indiana
Percussion Association, I wrote "The
History of the Indiana Percussion Association" which appeared in
the 2006 IPA State Finals. "The
History of the Indiana Percussion Association" is also posted on
the IPA website.
The new Promark
DFP Mallets are in stock and are available. I have received a
great deal of positive feedback regarding these new mallets. I would
like to thank the students of Franklin Central for their assistance in
designing this new line of scholastic mallets for Promark. The mallets
feel great! They are amazingly light and produce great tone quality on
the percussion keyboard.
You can check out these mallets on the Promark website.
You can also check out my rundown on these mallets and
their application by clicking HERE.
I
have written the volume, "Indoor
Percussion Ensembles and Drum Corps" for the Rosen
Publishing Group's "Team
Spirit! (The Series). Volumes for this series
include the following:
Cheerleading
Band Front: Color Guard, Drum Majors, and Majorettes
Marching Band
Indoor Percussion Ensembles and Drum Corps
Dance Team
Winter Guard
For more information about the Franklin Central High School Band, go to the Franklin Central High School Band Home page.
Rocky Mountain Percussion Association
Texas Bandmasters Association, Inc.
Winter Guard International
Conrad Music
Columbus Percussion, Columbus, Ohio
Southern Indiana Percussion is Fun Clinic
Indiana Percussion Association
Franklin Central High School Evening of Percussion
2005: Post-Graduate work at Indiana University (IUPUI)
1998: Masters of Science Degree in Music Technology from Indiana University (IUPUI)
1983: Bachelors in Science Degree in Music Education from Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
I studied under two outstanding percussionists:
Richard Paul
Dr. Erwin Mueller
1978: Graduate of Greenwood High School, performing under the baton of three outstanding music directors:
Tom Leslie - now Director of Bands at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Herman Knoll - now with the Hal Leonard Corporation
Ron Bell - now retired assistant director of I.S.S.M.A.
I have arranged a number of percussion ensembles including the following which are published by drop6 media, Inc. of Texas:
In the Hall of The Mountain King by Edvard Grieg, arranged for 10 percussionists
Symphony No. 4 Finale by Peter Tchaikovsky, arranged for 17 percussionists and bass guitar
The
Fyffe Collection
This is a collection of three marching percussion ensembles, grades
1 - 3. These ensembles well be great for your middle school
percussionists to learn in preparation for their high school
marching band experience.
Included in the collection are:
1) The Woodmen - written for snare drum, tenor drum, bass drum
and cymbals
2) Three Joes Are Better Than One - written for snare drum 1,
snare drum 2, quads, bass drums (3), an cymbals
3) Exit 99 - written for snare drums (part splits at times),
quads, bass drums (5) and cymbals
I have the following percussion ensembles available
Contact jw3 publishing company if you are interested in one of the Franklin Central High School Percussion Symphony's past shows.
"Bach Minuet" for Lead marimba, vibraphone and low marimba - Grade 2/3
"Four Ponies" (4 member rudimental ensemble with snare, snare, tenor, tenor) Medium to Medium Advanced (depending on part)
"Trepak" (10 member percussion ensemble) Grade 4
"Chinese Dance" (15 member percussion ensemble) Grade 4
"March of the Trolls" (10 member percussion ensemble) Grade 4
Do you have a young percussion ensemble which needs music? I would be happy to write an ensemble for them. Contact me at dpfyffe@onet.net.
I have written the following articles. They have been published on various websites and can be found in print. Several students have used them for research. I only ask if you use them, please give me proper credit.
I have written the volume, "Indoor Percussion Ensembles and Drum Corps" for the Rosen Publishing Group's upcoming "Team Spirit! (The Series). Volumes for this series include the following:
Cheerleading
Band Front: Color Guard, Drum Majors, and Majorettes
Marching Band
Indoor Percussion Ensembles and Drum Corps
Dance Team
Winter Guard
For the tenth anniversary of the Indiana Percussion Association, I wrote "The History of the Indiana Percussion Association" which appeared in the 2006 IPA State Finals. "The History of the Indiana Percussion Association" is also posted on the IPA website.
Past - President of the Indiana Percussion Association.
Past Member of the Winter Guard International Percussion Advisory Board.
Member of the Indiana Percussion Association Executive Board. Director of a Charter Unit.
Member of the Indiana Music Educators Association. Percussion Coordinator for the IMEA High School Honor Band.
Member of the Percussive Arts Society since 1975.
Recipient of 2002 FOX 59 Unsung Hero Award
Recipient of 2001 Indiana Percussion Association Service Award
Recipient of the 1998 Ball State University School of Music Alumni Association Citation for Achievement.
Member of the Percussive Arts Society 1978 PASIC Marimba Symphony Orchestra.
Alumnus of the Guardsmen Drum & and Bugle Corps, 1979, 1980. At that time, the Guardsmen Drum and Bugle Corps percussion section was directed by James Campbell.
Check out the Echoes "Artistry in Percussion" - Volume 7
on the DCI Website. The 1980 Guardsmen- Xylophonia
- that's me playing the xylophone (Glory Days)
Communicate :
Email:
Daniel P. Fyffe
dpfyffe@onet.net
dan.fyffe@ftcsc.k12.in.us
Snail Mail:
Daniel P. Fyffe
C/O Franklin Central High School
6215 S. Franklin Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46259-9600
317-803-5558
317-862-7262 FAX
