Cort McClaren Komponist / Arrangeur

Geburtsdatum: 12.10.1949

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McClaren Cort
*12. Oktober 1949. Nach Musikstudien an der Wichita State University und an der University of Oklahoma, wo er zum Doktor im Fach Musik promovierte, unterrichtete McClaren an öffentlichen Schulen in Kansas, an der University of Oklahoma, an der Southwestern Oklahoma State University sowie als Professor für Schlagzeug-Pädagogik an der University of North Carolina. Daneben gehörte er dem Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, dem Wichita Symphony Orchestra, der North Carolina Symphony, dem Greensboro Symphony Orchestra und dem New American Ragtime Ensemble an.

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Cort McClaren is Professor of Percussion Studies at UNCG. After teaching several years in the Kansas public schools and before accepting his current position at UNCG in 1983, he taught at The University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Oklahoma State University. He earned the a Bachelor and Masters degree from Wichita State University and the Ph.D. from The University of Oklahoma. Under his guidance, the percussion program has grown to become one of the most respected in the nation.

Dr. McClaren frequently appears at music educators' conventions, presenting clinics on his "Common Elements" approach to percussion pedagogy. His innovative approach to percussion pedagogy is evident in his many articles in scholarly journals and his book The Book of Percussion Pedagogy: A Step-by-Step Approach for Teachers and Performers. McClaren is also a very active performer. He served as percussionist in the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, and as principal percussionist with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and the New American Ragtime Ensemble.



WORKS

Books
Book of Percussion Audition Music, The (percussion etude book with accompaniment CD) - with Nathan Daughtrey
Book of Percussion Pedagogy, The (percussion methods text)

Concert Band
Steppin' 'Round (solo xylophone and band) - Al Andrson

Percussion
Steppin' 'Round (solo xylophone and marimba trio) - Al Anderson