The new 2nd Edition of Tom Siwe's percussion methods book offers many more photographic examples of performance technique that will prompt your memory years after you've taken the course. 

challenging, clever, fun      by Thomas Siwe

Quite simply, some of the most creative and musical pieces for snare drum on the market today.

for piano solo      by Otto Henry

An Elegy for Orchestra      by Otto Henry

The Anasazi were Native Americans who built stone dwellings in the canyons and cliffs of the Colorado plateau and then vanished without reason.

A parable on the Fayuum portraits for Flute, Tuba and Percussion      by Otto Henry

A concert for four horns and piano      by Otto Henry

Henry's work is a rather fanciful French horn quartet plus a mood piano, together creating a romantic atmosphere of the ocean and adventure.

A Duet for Marimba and Piano      by Otto Henry

The snappy dance-like folk character of the tunes are reminiscent of spirited Irish dancing in the “Old Country” of the composer's own heritage.

A quintet for for horns and piano      by Otto Henry

The Fantasy Variations are founded on a group of ten chords written as an example of 20th Century harmony, discovered in an old theory notebook.

Three Elegies for flute, clarinet and piano     by Otto Henry

Otto Henry just completed a new edition of his Images Cinématique suite for flute and clarinet now freshly enhanced with a strong, lyric piano accompaniment.

A quartet for flute, clarinet, horn and piano      by Otto Henry

Otto Henry’s woodwind and piano quartet is a wistful fantasy about the weaving of an antique tapestry.

In one movement      by Otto Henry

Some of this music dates back to an orchestral work, The Blue Guitar that the composer wrote while studying composition with Gardner Read in 1959.

An Image for Orchestra      by Otto Henry

The power of water is fascinating, the way it flows and cascades. People are drawn to the majesty of waterfalls and marvel at the depth and mystery of canyons and ravines that water has created.