Robert Clayson

Robert Clayson currently serves as a Lecturer of Music for the Troy University John M. Long School of Music. His duties at Troy University include teaching private lessons, teaching music theory and aural skills classes, and providing instruction for the “Sound of the South” Marching Percussion Section. Mr. Clayson earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Troy University in 2015 and his Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance from Indiana University in 2017.

As a performer, Mr. Clayson is an active member of several regional orchestras across the Southeastern United States, including the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra and the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, Mr. Clayson performed with the Troy University Percussion Ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention as a member of the winning ensemble in the International Percussion Ensemble Competition.

Mr. Clayson is an award-winning percussionist whose solo performances have been recognized and across the nation. In 2013, he received first place in the Percussive Arts Society Marching Festival Individual Collegiate Keyboard Competition, and he received first place in the 2017 Indiana Day of Percussion Collegiate Solo Marimba Competition. In addition to these honors, he was selected as a semifinalist in the Great Plains International Marimba Competition in both 2014 and 2017.

Mr. Clayson is an active participant in several music performance and music education organizations; he is an Innovative Percussion Artist and a member of the Blackswamp Percussion Educator Network.

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First Steps for Marimba

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Written to help the beginning four-mallet player transition from practicing exercises to playing level-appropriate repertoire, the pieces in this collection are presented in increasing difficulty so that players won’t try to run before they can crawl.

Written to help the beginning four-mallet player transition from practicing exercises to playing level-appropriate repertoire, the pieces in this collection are presented in increasing difficulty so that players won’t try to run before they can crawl.

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