Clayson, Robert

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Biography

Born: 1991

Country: United States of America

Studies: Troy University (Bachelor in Music Education) & Indiana University (Master in Percussion Performance

Teachers:

Website: https://www.robertclaysonpercussion.com/

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Robert Clayson currently serves as an adjunct instructor for the Troy University School of Music. His duties at Troy University include teaching private lessons and providing instruction for the “Sound of the South” Marching Percussion Section. As a performer, Mr. Clayson is an active member of several regional orchestras across the Southeastern United States including the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the Montgomery 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. He received first place in the Percussive Arts Society Marching Festival Individual Collegiate Keyboard Competition in 2013 and also received first place in the 2017 Indiana Day of Percussion Collegiate Solo Marimba Competition. In addition to these honors, he was selected as a semi-finalist in the Great Plains International Marimba Competition in 2014 and 2017. Mr. Clayson is an Innovative Percussion Artist.

Books for Percussion

Solo

Accessible Solo Repertoire for Percussion
First Steps for Marimba

Ensemble

Adaptable Duets for Percussion
Adaptable Trios for Percussion
Adaptable Quartets for Percussion
Ensemble Builders for Percussion

Works for Percussion

Marimba Works

Character Studies
Dance of the Music Box Figurines
In Spite of it All
Little Song
Marimba Miniatures
Mourning at Fort Polk
Nocturne
Tall Tales

Ensemble Works

Cloudburst (Clayson)
Fever Dream
Into the Fray
Island Breeze
Party at the Old Clock Tower
Storm Surge

Flexible Ensemble Works

A New Day's Adventure
Onward and Upward
Poltergeist
The Scary Door