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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March 20-25 Homework
Eric- Practice all variations of paradiddle and foot patterns. Also practice all variations of the independence exercise (shift where the feet play by a 16th note). Work on Immigrant song and try to get that beat up to tempo. If you have trouble, keep doing what we do in lessons: break it up by instrument (play only two of the three instruments at a time), and break it up by size (play the first half only, or the first two beats, or just the first beat if you need). Start slow then work it up over time.
Sylvie- Practice independence exercise number 1 nice and slow then work it up over time. Also learn as much as you can of the new beats 1-5. If you have trouble, keep doing what we do in lessons: break it up by instrument (play only two of the three instruments at a time), and break it up by size (play the first half only, or the first two beats, or just the first beat if you need). Also, play beats 1-8 on the first beat page and alternate between them all, using fills #2 and #3 as transitions, just like you did last week with fill #1.
You’re both doing great and getting so much better! This should keep you busy up until next time, and you’ll be able to show Robert what you’ve learned since you last saw him.
March 6-11 Homework
Hey everyone! I had a great time working with you today, and saw some really great improvement. Everyone reached important milestones today in their own way, it was fantastic!!!
Ella– Work on the opening beat and fill for Another One Bites the Dust. You can play the rhythms no problem, so I want you to really focus on getting the feel the way we talked about. Keep the beats really heavy and the offbeats very light.
Eric– Work on paradiddle exercises, independence exercise, and Immigrant Song. All of these are written out on the back of your Back in Black page. It is all pretty straightforward so I don’t have much to say about it, exceopt that you have to give it some time before the independence starts to sink in. It will be frustrating at first when your arms and legs don’t cooperate, but soon they will click and you’ll find you’re able to do a lot of cool things!!
Sylvie– Work on beats 1-8 with the three written out fills the way we did today. Learn the fills alone slowly, then bring them up to around 80 bpm if you can. When you’re ready, work on playing a beat, then playing a fill, then going back to the beat. Take your time with these, I know they’re tricky.
I hope you all enjoy our lessons as much as I do!!! Please get in contact with Barnaby or the ABC administration if you have any questions for me over the week. Otherwise, happy practicing!!
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.
