Publications in VIVO

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Walter, Douglas Wm.

Professor Emerita/Emeritus

Positions

Professor Emerita/Emeritus, College of Music

Research Areas

Publications

selected publications

book
- NO LEFT HAND BEHIND! 2020
journal article
- INTRODUCING: The Walter Grip I discovered the Walter Grip in 1988 while playing with the Santa Fe Opera. ; Because it’s counter-intuitive & startingly innovative I used & developed it patiently before promoting it. The Percussive Arts Society published my eight-page article and accompanying 20-minute demonstration video in the February, 2020, issue of Percussive Notes. Filmed/edited mainly by our son Daniel, the film’s demos are by three CU students & me. This no-thumb grip is controversial & received pushback, but some percussionists adopt it wholesale while others have used it for cross training, or therapy while healing from injury. CU students acknowledge its benefits in physical flow and increased resonance. Now that I’ve used only this grip for a while, my personal physical technique is at its best--ever. Walter Grip is discussed, with my photos, in Micheal Udow’s new book, Percussion Pedagogy, Oxford U. Press. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLqsmDjb70Q&t=90s 2020

Background

education and training

D.M.A., Temple University 1985
M.M., University of Michigan Ann Arbor 1978
B.M., University of North Texas 1976

International Activities

geographic focus

Bahamas Country
Canada Country
France Country
northern Africa Transnational Region
northern Europe Transnational Region

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ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-7036