Music Education & Performance
Pipe Drums
The RCDC drumming program rises from the foundation of the pipe drums. The pipe drum is our entry level for the members. It connects them to the Spirit of the Drum through drum making, rhythm development and composition, RCDC sticking techniques, protocols, peer learning, leadership development, and African American cultural traditions.
Drum Line
The Drum Line connects the membership to the traditions, styles, showmanship, and techniques of Historically Black Colleges and Universities' Marching Band Drum Line Traditions. It also introduces the concepts of musical notations, composition, and sight reading.
TPE
The Percussion Ensemble opens the membership to the world's mallet percussive symphonic instruments. It brings the sounds of marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones, timpani, gongs, concert cymbals, and chimes. TPE teaches members to become well-versed in the art of sight reading, music theory, notation, major and minor scales.
Music Reading is a program designed to give the membership the knowledge required to become a successful percussion ensemble member. Music Reading instructs participants in major and minor scales, time signature, sight-reading, and composition. The skills acquired in the class have proven beneficial for working with Don Parker, Percussion Professor at Fayetteville State University, and other professional musicians supporting the program.