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Michael Skinner is a jazz drummer and classical percussionist. Skinner began his career in 1955 as a drummer with jazz groups in the Northern Ireland. In 1960, he joined the City of Belfast Symphony Orchestra while he was still a university student.〔("Michael Skinner" ) (2010). Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Retrieved 2012-11-25.〕 In 1962, Skinner moved to London and spent the next ten years moving between a series of freelance and semi-permanent positions with Sadler's Wells Opera, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New Philharmonia Orchestra. In 1973, he was named principal percussion with the Royal Opera in London, a position he still holds.〔("Michael Skinner" (n.d.) ). Royal College of Music. Retrieved 2012-11-25.〕 Throughout his career, Skinner has continued to perform popular and jazz music, in addition to his work as a percussionist with the Royal Opera. He has worked on several movie soundtracks, including Frank Zappa's ''200 Motels''. And he has performed with Benny Goodman.〔 Skinner is a founding member of the Guild of Ancient Fifes and Drums and the president of the National Associations of Percussion Teachers, and he has been a staff member of Guildhall School of Music and Drama since 1989.〔 He is also the author of United Music Publishers' ''Roll Review'' and ''Snare Drum Rudiments''.〔 He was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1989.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Skinner (percussionist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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