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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Homework Jan. 16-21
Hello everyone! Good job today, it was great to meet you all! Here is what I would like for you to practice this week.
Ella- Recommended minutes to practice: 45
What to practice: Double stroke rolls, Closed rolls, Should I Stay or Should I Go.
How to practice most effectively:
Practice the written out double stroke roll exercise on the bottom oof your rudiments page, starting at 60 bpm and working your way up to 100 throughout the week.
For closed rolls, practice single bounces at 60 BPM then play the roll exercise on the bottom the same way as the doubles.
Try to finish learning all the patters for Should I Stay or Should I Go for next week. If you can’t bring them up to tempo that’s okay, just make sure they are in time and groovy.
Aidan– Minutes to practice: 60-90
What to practice: Arabella fills, scales down then up, Peters etude.
How to practice effectively: Isolate the problem spots in Arabella, play them alone slow, then with the track. Take a few times to just listen to their drummer and not play, then try to recreate the sound.
Scales are sounding good! Try them going down first then back up to get more comfortable with the downward motion.
Try to spend some solid time on the Peters etude. It would be best if you worked on your overall reading ability rather than memorising the melody, so try to focus on reading while playing, not reading then playing.
Eric- Minutes to practice: 30
What to practice: Paradiddles, double strokes, flams, Back in Black
How to practice effectively: Play paradiddles at 60 bpm and try to work up to 80 for next week.
Do the double exercise I wrote in your book starting at 60 and working up to 120 for next week. Remember that for each double stroke, one arm motion makes two notes.
Practice flams at 60 and work up to 90 for next week. Make sure you are set for one (one stick low, one high) then right after playing, you’re set for the next one.
Isolate the problem spots in Back in Black, play them alone slow, then with the track. Take a few times to just listen to their drummer and not play, then try to recreate the sound. Think of a new song you want to play for next time!
Sylvie– Minutes to practice: 30
What to practice: Paradiddles, double strokes, flams
How to practice effectively: Play paradiddles at 60 bpm and try to work up to 80 for next week.
Do the double exercise I wrote in your book starting at 60 and working up to 120 for next week. Remember that for each double stroke, one arm motion makes two notes.
Practice flams at 60 and work up to 90 for next week. Make sure you are set for one (one stick low, one high) then right after playing, you’re set for the next one. Think of a song you’d like to learn for next time and we can start working on it!
It was wonderful to meet you all and I look forward to working with you in the future!!! Keep up the good work, and I’ll see you next week.
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.
