Explore the complex world of timpani and percussion playing at the highest level

The Academy’s Timpani and Percussion Department has an international reputation for outstanding training.

'Our ethos has always been to keep standards high and numbers relatively low. Add to this our incredible line-up of professors and the prospects of high achievement take off'
Neil Percy, Head of Timpani and Percussion

Our teachers include soloists, principal players and leading session musicians, all of whom understand the priorities and challenges of an ever-changing profession.

Your employability is central to our mission – whether you come to us as an undergraduate or a postgraduate, you will develop all the skills you need for your lifelong musical and professional development through a course that offers a variety of experience across related instruments.

By focusing on a small number of talented students, we are able to provide ample resources and dedicated practice spaces, as well as a wide range of performance opportunities and projects – one of the reasons our graduates go on to have rewarding and diverse careers.

Introduction to the Timpani and Percussion Department with Neil Percy

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Graduated 1985
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Graduated 1985

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Meet
our alunni

Antoine Bedewi

Antoine Bedewi

Graduated 2005
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Antoine Bedewi

Graduated 2005

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Colin Currie

Colin Currie

Graduated 1998
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Colin Currie

Graduated 1998

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Paul Stoneman

Paul Stoneman

Graduated 2015
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Paul Stoneman

Graduated 2015

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Erika Öhman

Erika Öhman

Graduated 2007
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Erika Öhman

Graduated 2007

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Find out more about the career paths of some of our former students

Meet our alumni

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Graduated 1985
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Graduated 1985

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Antoine Bedewi

Antoine Bedewi

Graduated 2005
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Antoine Bedewi

Graduated 2005

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Colin Currie

Colin Currie

Graduated 1998
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Colin Currie

Graduated 1998

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Paul Stoneman

Paul Stoneman

Graduated 2015
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Paul Stoneman

Graduated 2015

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Erika Öhman

Erika Öhman

Graduated 2007
Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani

Erika Öhman

Graduated 2007

Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani