“I always say it’s like the second conductor,” Paulson says of the timpani. “A lot of times playing percussion, I felt like I was the salt and pepper, or the color of the orchestr ...

“I’m just happy to be showing my gratitude to Dr. Neidlinger by playing timpani with her again.” Jones’s earliest musical memories aren’t just aural but tactile. Growing up in ...

"They're among the best in the world, especially for the kind of melodic playing they've cultivated." Yes, he said "melodic." Contrary to popular understanding, the timpani is actually a pitched ...

Timpani - You must match pitch by singing but the etude is optional. Both components are required. Demonstrate the ability to match pitch with your voice by playing the note Eb on a piano or marimba ...

The performer has to play smoothly yet is required to make some tricky tuning changes (I've always been intrigued by the Tympani's melodic character) and to perform some nifty mallet work.

“The timpani parts are very involved, with a lot more notes to play than with other percussion instruments,” she said. “Overall, I always look forward to the opportunity to play timpani in a ...

I like a challenge and this job certainly provides one! I’ve always enjoyed playing timpani and percussion in equal measure and so when the job was advertised, which by fate was as I stepped ...