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 Steve - the president elect joined the rest of the executivecommitee:
2007-2008 Executive Officers Elected
The PAS Board of Directors recently elected the Executive Officers for the 2007-2008 term. The term begins on January 1 and the new officers are:
President Gary Cook
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Gary Cook moved up from president elect.
President elect Steve Houghton
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Steve Houghton was previously vice president
Vice President Lisa Rogers
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Lisa Rogers was previously Secretary
Secretary John R. Beck
North Carolina School for the Arts, Winston Salem, NC
John Beck incoming Secretary is new to the executive committee.
Treasurer Steve Beck
Pro-Mark Corporation, Houston, TX
Steve Beck is new to the Treasurer position. He served in 2003-2004 as
Secretary
Immediate Past President Rich Holly
Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
Steve Houghton Teams Up With Vic Firth!
Dedham, MA January, 2006 - Vic Firth Inc., the world's largest and leading manufacturer of drumsticks and mallets, is proud to announce that internationally renowned jazz drummer, percussionist, clinician, author, and educator, Steve Houghton has signed on with Vic Firth as an endorser and Special Educational Consultant. In this new role, Steve will perform exclusively with Vic Firth sticks and mallets and will direct some very unique and exciting new educational initiatives.
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 Steve Houghton joins Alfred as
Associate Percussion Editor
Los Angeles, CA – February 1, 2006
Alfred is proud to formally announce the addition of Steve Houghton as Associate Percussion Editor, School and Church Publishing.
Internationally renowned jazz drummer, percussionist, clinician, author, and educator, Steve Houghton initially received acclaim at age twenty as the drummer with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd. Since then he has shared stage and studio with such luminaries as Gary Burton, Clay Jenkins, Shelly Berg, Toots Thielemans, Christian McBride, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Diana Krall, Billy Childs, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Arturo Sandoval, Joe Henderson, Karrin Allyson and Maureen McGovern.
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 Rhythm Section Workshop
A new book, Rhythm Section Workshiphas been released.
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 Kid's Drum Course - The easiest drum method ever! A fun method that teaches you to play rhythms and songs ona veriety of drums and sound sources, including many simple, inexpensive objects found around your home.
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 Play and Teach Percussion. Finally! A comprehensive percussion method book for college music education majors! This fantastic new resource includes 2 CDs demonstrating the proper way to practice rudiments, play-along tracks, accompaniment tracks, extended world percussion examples, and much more.
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A Tribute to my hero - Elvin Jones
Born September 9 1927; died May 18 2004
Few drummers had such a profound sense of the role of the drums in an ensemble, or represented such a span of the African-American percussion tradition - from African drum-choir origins, to contradictory, crossed-line urban American urgency, and way beyond.
Jones's Japanese-born wife Keiko, who survives him together with a son and a daughter, was a constant companion to her husband on concerts and tours, taking care of the logistics of road-life and contributing compositions to his repertoire as well.
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