Book Giveaway For I Want to Be a Reader!

Mark Powers (Goodreads Author),

Maria Montag (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations)

Release date: Apr 04, 2017

Enter for a chance to win an advance copy of I Want to Be a Reader! From the creators of I Want to Be a Drummer! comes a new board book celebrating a ...more
A simple celebration of a major milestone: learning to read! It will take a lot of hard work: learning the letters, turning the pages, saying the word ...more

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Format: Print book

Availability: 5 copies available, 934 people requesting

Giveaway dates: Feb 12 - Feb 26, 2017

Countries available: United States and United States

About Mark Powers

A percussion artist/educator and world traveler, Mark Powers has studied, performed and taught throughout North America, as well as in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the South Pacific. He has contributed drumset and/or percussion tracks to a number of incredible recording projects, including releases by M. Ward, Mbrascatu, Haley Johnsen, Falls, Amanda Richards, King Black Acid, Rob Wynia (of Fl A percussion artist/educator and world traveler, Mark Powers has studied, performed and taught throughout North America, as well as in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the South Pacific. He has contributed drumset and/or percussion tracks to a number of incredible recording projects, including releases by M. Ward, Mbrascatu, Haley Johnsen, Falls, Amanda Richards, King Black Acid, Rob Wynia (of Floater), Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons, and others.

Mark has also made music on stage with a diverse list of artists, ranging from Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, Devon Evans (of Bob Marley and the Wailers), Clyde Stubblefield, Rolling Stones saxophonist Tim Ries, and America's Polka King- the late Frankie Yankovic, to disco sensations The Afrodisiacs and 80’s nerd-rockers The Spazmatics.

As a teaching artist, Mark facilitates a variety of percussion programs – including his popular "TrashBamBOOM!" (formerly "Junk Jam") and "Sights & Sounds of Ghana" classes – educating students of all ages in schools around the world. He also presents at youth/adult correctional facilities and leads businesses and organizations through leadership and team building training in his highly interactive "Rhythms at Work" workshops.

He has spoken at TEDxConcordiaUPortland and TEDxYouthOmaha, is co-author of "Alfred's Drumset Method: Book 2" and "The 2-in-1 Drummer," and author of "Solo in Style" (all three published by Alfred Music), as well as author of a children's board book titled, "I Want To Be A Drummer" (published by blue manatee press).

He has also written for Modern Drummer Magazine, Percussive Notes and a number of other percussion publications, and releases 60-second video drum lessons on his educational website, DrumItInAMinute.com

Mark plays and endorses Tycoon Percussion instruments, REMO drumheads, Cajon Brush, SABIAN cymbals and ProLogix practice pads.

Fun fact: He is also former co-holder of the Guinness World Record for Longest Drum Roll by a Group (shared with Namiah Tribolini, Peter Buxman and Pat Flanigan)!

More information about Mark can be found at PowersPercussion.com ...more

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