Drums and Comedy
#tbt – 2018 Marimba Recital and Fundraiser From 2004 to 2008, I studied percussion at Northwestern University, where I spent most of my time playing an instrument called the marimba. The marimba is like a giant xylophone genetically engineered to
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How did my masterclass and show at SDSU go? Read this to find out…
Read moreA #tbt to the time I did my hair in a Janeway bun and played a “Rocket Man” parody about Trump’s Space Force on my vibraphone for a friend’s YouTube series
Read moreHailed as “masterful” by the San Diego Troubadour and “a total genius” by NoHo Arts, Catherine Barnes is a neurodivergent (autistic and ADHD) percussionist, writer, actor, and educator. Catherine loves to combine percussion and theater to create experiences like her
Read moreI’ve been struggling with repetitive strain injuries from playing the drums for the last 10 years. It’s very scary – but I get a lot of comfort from some advice I got from Yo-Yo Ma when I was 16…
Read moreThis is an excerpt from my January 2023 email newsletter “The Brain Break,” which I send out once a month on or around the full moon. If you like what you’ve read here, subscribe so you can be the first to read my writing, get tickets to upcoming performances, and find out when I have openings for private lessons.
Read moreThis is an excerpt from my December 2022 email newsletter “The Brain Break,” which I send out once a month on or around the full moon. If you like what you’ve read here, subscribe so you can be the first to read my writing, get tickets to upcoming performances, and find out when I have openings for private lessons.
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Instead of regaling you with a boring “Year in Review” list, here are my top three takeaways from 2022…and my focus for 2023.
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