Spencer Wright Earnshaw

Background

Mr. Earnshaw was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on July 29, 1939. He is a son of Spencer and Florence (McCoy) Earnshaw.

Education

Spencer Earnshaw attended Santa Monica Community College, University of Hawaii, and University of California, Berkeley. In 1968 he graduated from Sonoma State University with Bachelor of Arts and in 1969 Master of Arts.

Career

Mr. Earnshaw was a drummer with lan Underwood, Berkeley, CA, from 1963 to 1965. Between 1969 and 1973 he served as amathematics instructor at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Mr. Earnshaw was appointed drum-set instructor, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1974-1984. In 1974 he became a freelance musician, Vancouver. From 1976 till 1990 he worked at Courtenay Youth Music Center, Courtenay, British Columbia, as a drum instructor. Spencer Earnshaw served as an instructor at drum-set clinics. He was a touring musician with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis.

Military service: U.S. Navy, 1957-1960.

Achievements

• Spencer Earnshaw is a prominent musician and writer, who was renowned for his works.

Works

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• book

  • The Essence Of Rhythm

    (Discussions, exercises, analyses, techniques, and a teach...)

Views

Quotations: Spencer Wright Earnshaw commented: "A fellow musician motivated me to write The Essence of Rhythm, pointing out that not all musicians saw rhythm in the mathematical/modular way I do. He suggested that I share my observations and theories on rhythm via a book."

"My writing approach is to put new ideas down to any form, then later to modify, expand, and ‘fine- tune’ them, striving for simplicity, clarity, and consistency. In general, I try to empower musicians with rhythmic concepts and techniques that they can apply to their own playing, teaching, practicing, and composing, and also to provide key rhythmic studies for visual reference."

Interests

• entomology, fishing, carpentry, computer programming

Connections

Spencer Earnshaw married Bronwen Tarmar (a teacher) on May 16, 1982. Mr. Earnshaw has two children: (previous marriage) Taber, Gwendollyn.

Father:

Spencer Earnshaw

Mother:

Florence (McCoy) Earnshaw

husband:

Bronwen Tarmar

Son:

Taber Earnshaw

Daughter:

Gwendollyn Earnshaw

References

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