Marcus Perrozzi
SUMMIT Presenter
Based in:
Perth, WA, AustraliaMarcus Perrozzi is versatile, creative and passionate about Music and has a lifetime of achievement in the performing arts – locally, nationally and on the international stage.
As a percussionist, he was performer and coach for the internationally acclaimed world arena tour of Dralion by Cirque du Soleil. He’s toured Australia and abroad as performer and educator in Tetrafide Percussion, including Musica Viva In Schools (Australia and Singapore) and Country Arts WA programs. He has represented the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including a tour of Vietnam, the 29th ISME World Conference Beijing and Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
Now based in Perth, Marcus successfully attained his Level 3 Classroom Teacher status with the WA Department of Education, and is currently Program Coordinator (Percussion/Drum Kit) with Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS).
His 20-year engagement in the local education sector spans across primary, secondary and tertiary levels. He is a sessional lecturer and examiner for the Classical Music Department at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University.
As an award-winning WAAPA graduate, Marcus is regularly in demand as a performer and educator across a wide range of styles, often presenting workshops to local organisations including ASME (WA), WAOSA, WAYO, WAAPA and UWA. He is also a foundation committee member for the ON STAGE Performing Arts Competitions.
Marcus is committed to sharing his skills and love for the performing arts with students and audiences of all ages and walks of life, through performance, creation and education.
SUMMIT Highlight Session | EACH DAY | 10:45am – 11:45am
“Rhythmic Stepping Stones” – A Differentiated Approach to Rhythmic Literacy & Numeracy Through World Music Styles, Rhythmic Rhymes and Body Percussion
Have you ever tried a “Flamenco Fruit Salad” or a “Tientos in a Tea Cup”? In this “Rhythmic Stepping Stones” session, participants will dive into a differentiated approach to improve student success in music rhythmic literacy and numeracy. Promoting cultural awareness and inclusivity in our diverse classrooms and communities, we will use world percussion styles as the musical vehicle to explore a range of original rhymes and alternative fruity rhythms. This will support a scaffolded focus on language connections to reading music notation and body percussion movements. Rhythmic Rhymes we will explore include: 1) "Flamenco Fruit Salad" - a syllabic approach to the Spanish 12/8 Bulerias palos. 2) "Tientos in a Tea Cup" - a 4/4 Flamenco rhyme with a syncopated twist for the Chinese New Year. 3) "Latin Smoothie" - or BBQ if preferred… an alternative dive into Latin ‘son’ clave grooves. 4) "Fruity Rhythms" - a flexible language approach as a stepping stone toward rhythmic literacy. We will also discuss extension opportunities to develop our Fruity Rhythms and Rhythmic Rhymes into creative class compositions. This will include the use of rhythm clocks and simple arranging templates to explore musical form, improvisation and memorisation concepts. We will consider a range of transferrable percussion applications, leading to an original performance with your students! *Participants are encouraged to wear enclosed shoes (flat preferably) and comfortable clothing for body percussion games.