PART I- Basic Theory Clets Measure (Bar). ‘Accidentals.... . Key Signature. . .. Eaherotie Equvaleente Dotted Notes and Rests - Tied Notet sees e secs Triplets o6. eee eee Duplets 5 Other Unusual Grouping ‘Signs and Abbreviatio Repeat Sigas Note Abbreviations. Solfege Systems . . PART II-Technique and Facts How to Keep the ‘Col ‘What to Do When Sticks. . Range of Timpani. Extended Range... Tuning Designation... Muffling Exercises Staccato Notes. . . Staccato Exercises Interpretation... . Sticking .... : Excerpts Employing Single Sticking . Roll. Exercise for the Development of the Roll. Roll Notation. . . fp Roll - fz Roll... 2... Crescendo and Decrescendo Rolls Rolling Smoothly From One Drum Roll Exercis Croas Sticking Cross Sticking Exercises... . Excerpts Employing Cross Sticking... « Grace Note Embellishments. ..... Grace Note Exercises . .. PART III- Intonation Tene eee er erect er - 35 ‘Tuning of Intervals ~ Ascending 36 ‘Tuning of In Descending BocooD |, ) Scale Exerc “ Glissendo . . 46 Glissando in Combination With Rell . 46 Excerpts Employing the Glissando 46 Glissando Exercises . 47 Set Pitch or Open Tone . 49 Excerpt Employing Set Pitch. 49 Tuning Exercises... .... 50 Exercises for Three Timpani. 66 Exercises for Four Timpani . 6 PARTIV - Repertoire Beethoven-Symphony No. 9. . Brahms—Symphony No. 1 5 Wagner—Siegfried’s Funeral March... Tachaikowsky—Symphony No.4... +. R. Strauss—Death and Transfiguration. . R, Strauss—Burlesque in D Moll. . . D'tndy-Jour Dete Ala Montagne. . . Shostakovich—Symphony No.1... ++ Rachmaninot{—Isle Of The Dead . . Rechmaninoff—Symphony in E Minor . . Barber—Essay For Orchestra. . Hanson—Nordis Symphony... . ‘Thompson-Symphony No. 2. . Walton—Symphony No. 1. . Wm. Schuman-Undertow «<5. Wm. Schuman—Circus Overture . Hanson—Symphony No. 3. Nosk-Rondo for Timpani and Piano Barber-Symphony In One Movement Franchetti-The Princess . .. . FranchettiThe Game Of Cards . ..The, Froese ee TIMPANI_METHOD PART I - Basic Theory CLEFS c Treble Clef e a 8 eee sno maacce POF a FE oo 2a SSS Bass Clef er? Fe All Timpani music is written in the Bass Clef. E ep iy agit MEASURE-BAR Written music is divided into a number of equal divisions called measures or bars. Straight lines drawn at right angles to the staff (Bar lines) mark the beginning and end of each measure. ACCIDENTALS Sharps (#) Flats (b) Double Sharps (3%) Double Flats (bp) or Natural (H}) signe may be placed before individual notes. Each Accidental is valid for only the measure it is in. A sharp raises a note one half step. A flat lowers a note one half step. KEY SIGNATURES A key signature is a group of shatps or flats placed at the beginning of a piece of music in- dicating the notes which will be altered by one half step. ee pk kk cH oF Bb bb ob bb oh Ob Meat A ot Cn Be ope c F bb tb bb