Contact Info

Linda Maxey
847 Avalon Road
Lawrence, Kansas
66044

email: lwmaxey@aol.com
phone: (785)842-9303

Clinics and

Master Classes

In clinics and master classes, Linda Maxey shares insights into various aspects of performing as she discusses stage deportment, creative practice techniques, memorization, inspiration and interpretation, as well as how to work with managers and presenters. A series of her articles on the art of performing has appeared in Percussive Notes magazine.

Clinic and Lecture Topics

BEYOND TECHNIQUE: Musical Interpretation

Creating Motion in Music Through the Concept of Note Grouping

Creative Practice Techniques

Management and the Artist: Developing a Solo Career

On Learning a Solo

ON STAGE: The Art of Performing


Clinics and Masterclasses have been presented at:

ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
AMEROPA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY, Clarksville, TN
Clinic: The Fantasy of Music Making
Clinic: On Learning a Solo Piece
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, Boise, ID
BYLORUSSIAN PERCUSSION ASSOCIATION, Minsk, BYLORUSSIA
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques
CASPER COLLEGE, Casper, WY
CENTRAL FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Orlando, FL
CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, Warrensburg, MO
COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS, Point Lookout, MO
COLORADO DAY OF PERCUSSION, Boulder, CO
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins, CO
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques
CROSS DRUMMING 2007 INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL, Warsaw, Poland
Lecture: Beyond Technique: Musical Interpretation
Lecture: The Art of Performing: Perfection and Potential
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Charleston, IL
EASTMAN SCHOOL of MUSIC, Rochester, NY
EAST TEXAS DAY OF PERCUSSION, Pine Tree, TX
EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Commerce, TX
ESTONIAN MUSIC ACADEMY, Tallinn, ESTONIA
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques
FLORIDA DAY of PERCUSSION, Orlando, FL
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY, Arkadelphia, AR
Clinic: ON STAGE: The Art of Performing
HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY, Brownwood, TX
Clinic: ON STAGE: The Art of Performing
ITHACA COLLEGE, Ithaca, NY
Clinic: ON STAGE: The art of Performing
JOURNEES DE LA PERCUSSION INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, Paris, FRANCE
Clinic: Note Grouping and Interpretation
KANSAS DAY of PERCUSSION, Lawrence, KS
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Manhattan, KS
LATVIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Riga, LATVIA
LITHUANIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques
LITHUANIAN DAYS of DRUMS and PERCUSSION, Vilnius and Ukmerge, LT
LUND UNIVERSITY, Malmö, SWEDEN
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques
MISSISSIPPI DAY OF PERCUSSION, Starkville, MS
NOORD-NEDERLANDS CONSERVATORIUM, Groningen, NETHERLANDS
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Marquette, MI
NORTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, Kirksville, MO
NORTH HARRIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Houston, TX
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, OH
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques
ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Syracuse, NY
OUICHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, Arkadelphia, AR
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques; Stage Presence
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, State College, PA
PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, Dallas, TX 2000
Lecture: Soloist and Management
Clinic: BEYOND TECHNIQUE: Musical Interpretation for the Advanced Marimbist, Nashville, TN, 2004
SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, Cape Giradeau, MO
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, Dallas, TX
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, Springfield, MO
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COLLEGE, Nacogdoches, TX
Lecture: Note Grouping and the Shaping of Music
ST. PETERSBURG CONSERVATORY, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY, Stephenville, TX
Clinic: On Learning a Solo Piece
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONVENTIION, Dallas, TX
Lecture: ON STAGE: The Art of Performing
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, TX
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Kirksville, MO
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, Conway, AR
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, KS
Clinic: BEYOND TECHNIQUE Musical Interpretation for the Advanced Marimbist
Clinic: ON STAGE: The Art of Performing
Clinic: Note Grouping
Lecture: Tension and Performing
Panel Discussion: The Inner Game of Tennis
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI
Clinic: ON STAGE: The Art of Performing
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Colombia, MO
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI CONSERVATORY, Kansas City, MO
Clinic: The Art of Performing and Stage Presence
Clinic: Creative Practice Techniques
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, Cedar Falls, IA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Denton, TX
Clinic: ON STAGE: The Art of Performing
UNIVERSITY OF OHIO, Athens, OH
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Norman, OK
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, TX
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, San Antonio, TX
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WS
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, Laramie, WY
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, Topeka, KS
WEST CHESTER STATE UNIVERSITY, West Chester, PA
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Kalamazoo, MI