Love In Your Eyes
This Marimba solo was featured in my graduate percussion recital.


What Makes Us Special
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Original Compositions
Group Performance
Animation
Starstruck
This Marimba solo was featured in my graduate percussion recital.


What Makes Us Special
Marimba Build
Project Melissa
As a percussionist who loves mallet instruments, practicing at home has always been difficult. Bringing home a school-owned instrument is usually not an option. My drive to fulfill this void inspired me to build my own. Although I faced many challenges, it was overall a very humbling and informative experience. While learning to tune marimba bars, I developed a greater appreciation for nature and the study of acoustics. I was amazed at how important the overtone series is in relation to the fundamental pitch. After repeating this process 61 times, I have greater respect for simple melodies, knowing what it takes to produce just one note. Among the bars, I decided to experiment beyond the normal with the frame. I repurposed a standing desk frame to implement automated height adjustments. This also came with the perk of having height preset via the control panel. Aluminum structs were used for the bar supports to provide modularity. The instrument could easily go from 5 octaves to 3 for smaller setups. It also breaks apart into smaller pieces which is great for traveling.

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TeAiris Majors
B.S. Music Education M.M. Percussion Performance
Welcome to my Portfolio!
As a musician, educator, and technology lover, I am continuously finding new innovative ways to combine the three. This page will house my original compositions (digital and acoustic), instrumental performances, recording projects, instrument builds (acoustic, electric, hybrid), assistive percussion devices (iNara, Melodic Stomp), coding projects, animations, and interactive music education applications (The Melodic Dimension).