Description:

David Johnson, from the California Institute of the Arts, talks about the difficulties of being a percussionist. He also discusses the variety of instruments that percussionists could and/or should play. He explains that he practices the vibraphone and the marimba on a daily basis. Also in this segment, he discusses the changes in the drumset in regards to more demands of style, more virtuosity and much more specialization. He believes the percussion field in general explores music of other cultures more often than other instruments.