Players > Michael Sekelsky
Michael Sekelsky |
University of Central Missouri |
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NATIONALITY: USA
EDUCATION: DMA - University of Kansas |
1. Sound - Derek and Jason are able to take small drums and make them sound like a full-sized kit.
2. Quality - the craftsmanship is outstanding.
3. Service - you won't find better people to work with, than Derek and Jason.
BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Sekelsky will enter his 32nd year at UCM in the fall of 2014. Following a number of years playing big band and combo gigs in Kansas City (1990s) with such groups as the Boulevard Big Band, the Little Boulevard Band, and the Trilogy Big Band. Dr. Sekelsky now performs locally with a jazz trio, as a clinician, and as a teacher. During the 2013-2014 academic year, Dr. Sekelsky served as the Chairman of the Department of Music at UCM. Beginning with the fall of 2014, he will be serving as Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. He will continue to teach 1/2 time at UCM in the percussion area and serves as the Technology Advisor for the Missouri Music Educators Association. Dr. Sekelsky is an endorser for Evans drumheads, Sabian cymbals, and Vic Firth Sticks and mallets.
QUOTE: I'm inspired by young students who aren't afraid to ask for help.
QUOTE: I'm inspired by young students who aren't afraid to ask for help.
Drums
The Professor's Kit
UCM purchased a TreeHouse jazz kit a few years ago (4-piece). I was able to test drive a nesting kit (blonde 4-piece pictured in All-State Jazz videos) then make some adjustments to what became the "professor's kit". My current nesting kit is a 4-piece w/14" snare, 14" floor tom (legs), 18" bass, and 10" mounted tom. The bass drum has an extra leg to hold the weight of the mounted tom and snare (when using the bass mounts for both), and a wooden rim on the front of the bass drum. Love it! - Dr. S
- 7x10 10-ply maple tom
- 10x14 6-ply maple floor tom
- 16x18 8-ply maple tom
- 4½x14 6-ply maple snare
UCM purchased a TreeHouse jazz kit a few years ago (4-piece). I was able to test drive a nesting kit (blonde 4-piece pictured in All-State Jazz videos) then make some adjustments to what became the "professor's kit". My current nesting kit is a 4-piece w/14" snare, 14" floor tom (legs), 18" bass, and 10" mounted tom. The bass drum has an extra leg to hold the weight of the mounted tom and snare (when using the bass mounts for both), and a wooden rim on the front of the bass drum. Love it! - Dr. S
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