B.Mus (Oberlin)
M.Mus (U of T)
Louis “Pino” Pino is from Dix Hills, NY and is a recent graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, having studied percussion with Michael Rosen and computer music with Aurie Hsu and Joo Won Park, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in percussion performance at the University of Toronto with Aiyun Huang. Pino began his musical career playing drum set and hand drums with several local ensembles, and moved on to study at the Juilliard Pre-College, where he received the Commencement Award upon graduation. When arriving at Oberlin, Pino had the opportunity to collaborate with many students at the conservatory and has come to premiere over 50 new chamber and solo works written by himself and his peers.
In addition to performing, Pino teaches a small studio of students and is an active composer of electroacoustic music. He often writes music for instruments and interactive electronics, and collaborates in creating interdisciplinary works with dancers and film artists. Outside of music, Pino likes to spend time cooking, hammocking outdoors, and competing in food challenges.
Get to know Pino…Beyond the Bio!
Hobbies: Cooking, Hammocking
Musical influences: Chet Baker, Bela Bartok, Olivier Messiaen, The Strokes
Favourite food: Sushi
Least favourite food: Peanut butter
Favourite music: Hip-Hop, Contemporary Classical
Favourite song: Alvin Row – Animal Collective
Favourite movie: Taxi Driver
Favouirite movie music: Taxi Driver OST
Favourite musical theatre/opera: Saint François d’Assise – Messiaen
Best quote from your teacher: “Play pretty.”
Favourite quote: “ Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Master Yoda
Favourite book: The Stand – Stephen King
Best thing about teaching at ABC: Watching young minds grow a bit more every week.
Latest Homework from Pino
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Sept. 18-23 Practice
Hi Everyone, great job today!! I really appreciate all the work you’re putting in. It shows and you’re all improving tremendously. Here is what I’d like you to work on this week.
Ella- Work this week on getting the Black Parade fill up to tempo. You know the drill, start nice and slow, checking in with the recording to make sure It’s right, then build up the tempo gradually. Please take a look at the next fill too (right before the beat comes in) so we can get right to it next week.
Eric- Practice the top line of Swing Sheet B. It might be pretty tough at first, but if you can even get it at 40 bpm, it will be a success! Next, look at Mr. Blue Sky and try to familiarize yourself withe the form of the song and the main beats. Here is the sheet music.(https://drive.google.com/open?id=1f91QkrKgNCS-qzgcAp-U7tdz0ZtfWxKu)
Jonah- Please look over the two rhythms written out in your book. Check back to the drawing which explains quarter notes and eighth notes if you have trouble with it. Also, practice some beats to show me!
Noah- Please practice the three rhythms written in your book using eighth notes. In addition, please look at the top line of the Lesson 1 beat page for next time. Make sure to play the beats very slowly and check back with the sheet music to make sure it is correct.
Sylvie- Please practice the first three lines of this sheet (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1czVrznrTxhtv3Bs1QU18jo65tvj01P0n). In addition, listen to One Room Disco a bit and familiarize yourself with the song before we start to play it next week!
Koel- Please practice the Lesson 1 beat sheet this week. Use the two methods we talked about today to help break down and learn the patterns. It’s a lot of stuff so if you don’t get to finish the whole sheet by next week that’s alright. Bonus points for getting the last line!
Thanks a lot for the great lessons today! I’ll see you all next week. Have fun practicing!!!
Pino
Sep 11-16 Practice
Hey everyone, thanks a lot for working hard over the week, everyone sounds great! Here is what I’d like you to work on this week.
Ella- Try to be able to play through the second line around half tempo. Try looking up the video on youtube and playing it at 50% speed to practice along. If the sheet music isn’t making sense, try to listen and pick up how it goes.
Eric- Practicie playing through the entirety of I Want to Hold Your Hand along with the music and without it. The more you play along with the track, the better you’ll learn the tune!
Jonah- Try to find C, F, and A on the keyboard at school. Practice playing a C scale (C D E F G A B C) on piano or xylophone. Please look at the rhythms from last week too!
Noah- Look over and practice playing the rhythms I wrote out, as well as the rock beat. Try everything slow and always count, you’re already picking it up very well!
Sylvie- Practice Spice through the 5th line. Try to get it up to tempo with the metronome then play along with the song. Most importantly, work on adding the accent to the beat. Start this very slowly then speed up only when it feels comfortable.
See you all next week, have fun!!!
Pino
Preferred Books for Pino’s Students
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STICK CONTROL
George Lawrence Stone’s Stick Control is the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named the book one of the top 25 books of all-time. In the words of the author, it is the ideal book for improving: control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution and muscular coordination, with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand.
4-Way Coordination
Rockin' Bass Drum, Bk 1
Written in two volumes, these books include 2- and 4- bar rock and jazz-rock beats designed for the modern drummer. Both books are designed to develop the drummer’s skill in coordinating their hands and feet. The books also offer the drummer a repertoire of exciting rhythmic patterns.
