Fall 2026

Global Hand Drumming Ensemble: Survey of Selected Global Hand Drumming Traditions

MUSIC 260 explores global hand drumming traditions and culminates in group performance.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Todd Hammes

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

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MUSIC 260

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

TODD HAMMES is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction12 / 150
LEC 003Classroom Instruction13 / 150

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Global hand drumming traditions
  • Group performance

Skills

  • Specific drumming techniques and rhythms
  • Facilitating drum circles

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MUSIC 260 · Fall 2026

Global Hand Drumming Ensemble: Survey of Selected Global Hand Drumming Traditions

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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