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Todd Hammes What students say Original student reviews · all captured dates
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Explores global hand drumming traditions with group performance opportunities, teaching techniques, rhythms, and skills to facilitate drum circles for all levels.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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).[1, 2, +4] Sources
3 . 9 5 3.95 2 6 5 265
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 Individual intermediate percussion instruction for students pursuing percussion, covering technical proficiency, repertoire across musical traditions, and performance/teaching skills.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2015: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.[1, 2, 3] Sources
3 . 7 5 3.75 5 2 52
Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample Explores percussion fundamentals, focusing on basic performance techniques for standard western percussion instruments.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.[1, 2, 3] Sources
4 . 0 0 4.00 3 1 31
Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample Advanced individual percussion instruction requiring instructor consent for first-time enrollment.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
3 . 9 8 3.98 2 1 21
Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample Masters level individual percussion instruction.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Doctoral Level Percussion provides individual percussion instruction at the doctoral level.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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