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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Feb 27 – March 4
Ella
- Play the verse beat to “Should I Stay or Should I Go” along to the entire recording.
- 1st time through: only play the bass drum part
- 2nd time through: play the bass and snare parts
- 3rd time through: play the bass, snare and hi-hat parts
Eric
- Play the hard drum part to Back in Black that we worked on (2:50 in the recording).
- It’s okay to start slow.
Sylvie
- Play all 8 written beats at metronome=100.
- Start slow (around metronome=70) and when you have mastered that, bump up the metronome to 75 or 80, and then a little more, etc. until you reach metronome=100
- Continue to practice your rudiments.
- I was originally going to show you a video of some old drummer but this drummer is closer in age to you (11 years old!) and I thought might be more inspiring.
Feb 20- 25 Homework
Thanks a lot, I had a great time and saw some good improvement today!! Just a reminder, next week you will be with Robert Kursch-Spring, another fantastic drum teacher at ABC. He will be all caught up on our progress together, and ready to keep moving forward.
Ella- Minutes: 30
What to practice: Drag exercises 1 and 2, Should I Stay or Should I Go
How to practice: For the drags, play them without feet and get them sounding good, thern add in your feet one at a time. Use a metronome at a slow comfortable tempo to keep your time in check. For the song, work on timing the very first note a few times before moving on. Then work on transitioning between all the beats. From this point, just work on the fills a bit, and you’ll be ready to play the whole thing! By the end of the week, you should be able to play it straight through. Think of a new song you’d like to play after you’ve nailed this one.
Good work today, practice hard show Robert your best!!!
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.
