Percussion Curriculum

The percussion curriculum is designed to present a relevant sequence of study of all the percussion
instruments. Students enrolled in private lessons are expected to improve their skills and ability to use
their instrument as a means of musical expression in both solo and ensemble performance situations.
The students will study the primary concert percussion instruments consisting of snare drum, mallets,
and timpani. Drum set, orchestral traps, jazz vibes, and ragtime xylophone will also be taught when the
student has a firm grasp on the primary percussion instruments.

Daily practice is essential in learning any instrument. The progress (or lack of progress) that you make
will depend entirely upon your practice habits and the amount of time you spend practicing. The
following guidelines are suggested minimums for daily practice.

LEVEL DAILY PRACTICE TIME

Beginner, Junior High School 30-60 minutes
High School, Adult 45 minutes and up
College (non-majors) 2-3 hours
College Music Majors 4-7 hours

Material requirements are the (minimum) essential basic sticks and mallets for the serious percussionist.
You may choose from makes and models of sticks suggested in this syllabus or other sticks of
comparable quality. The lists are merely a start to your percussion arsenal. You are not required to
purchase all of the material requirements at once, but gradually throughout your student years. Your
instrument and stick needs will vary depending on the compositions that you play. With the wide array
of tone colors available in stick and mallet choices, it is common to purchase a new pair of sticks or
mallets for each new composition you play.

Topics of study are simply techniques, methods, and styles of the art needed for a percussion student’s
growth and prosperity.

Solos for the most part are listed easy to difficult. You may choose from those listed or a solo of
comparable difficulty and significance. Once you have a solo at its peak performance, make a recording
of your performance for future use such as an audition CD/DVD.

Books are methodical and solo studies that are listed in graduated order from the beginning level to the
early college years. Your instructor will choose books based on your needs. Some books contain a
collection of solos.

Supplemental materials are not required but suggested for extra study that may be used in further
technical practice. Some of these materials also focus on styles of music (such as 20 th Century) that are
imperative to study; yet, time may not permit for regular instruction.

Excerpts are the primary way to compare you with your colleagues. The music that at first glance looks
easy to play is in fact very difficult to play perfectly (which must be done). Excerpt books are a good
source with which to start but you should get a copy of the actual part. In addition, get a copy of all of
the parts of all the other instruments if you can. Keep a clean copy with no markings and make another

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copy that you will use and write notes and articulations. Keep them both in a file or music folder (do not
3-hole punch the music, you will 3-hold punch right through a note). Get at least 3 different recordings
of the composition (1 major American symphony less than 20 years ago, 1 major American symphony
40 years ago, and 1 European symphony). Note the tempi, style, balance, and technique of each
recording. Learn all of the music on the part, not just the popular excerpt. For auditions, mimic the first
listed symphony’s recording. To be “unique”, mimic the European symphony’s recording.

Additional percussion materials-Books are not required though highly suggested not only for the
serious percussionist but also for the aspiring musician.

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 SNARE DRUM
Material Requirements

Concert snare drum sticks of differing weight and size from the following list or of comparable quality.
Vic Firth SD1 General
Vic Firth SD2 Bolero
Vater Concert
Vater Piccolo
Cooperman Graham C. Johns 1
Cooperman Nick Petrella 5

Topics of Study

grip
rolls: open, multiple bounce, metered and unmetered
embellishments
sticking concept
rudimental style: rolls, diddles, gocks, taps
P.A.S. 40 International Drum Rudiments
sight reading
orchestral excerpts

Books

 Stick Control for the Snare Drummer, George Lawrence Stone, George B. Stone & Son
 Alfred’s Drum Method Book 1, Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred Publishing
 Alfred’s Drum Method Book 2, Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred Publishing
 Southern Special Drum Solos, William J. Schinstine, Southern Music Co.
 Collection Drum Solos, William F. Ludwig, Ludwig Music
 Musical Studies for the Intermediate Snare Drummer, Garwood Whaley, JR Publications
 Portraits in Rhythm, Anthony Cirone, Warner Bros. Publications
 Modern Rudimantal Swing Solos for the Advanced Drummer, Charley Wilcoxon, Ludwig Music
 Douze Etudes for Caisse Claire, Jacques Delecluse, Alphonse Leduc
 Orchestral Repertoire for the Snare Drum, Raynol Carroll, Batterie Music
 Keiskleiriana 1, Jacques Delecluse, Alphonse Leduc

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Supplemental Materials

 Master Technique Builders for Snare Drum, Anthony Cirone, Belwin Mills
 Rhythm Vocabulary Charts Volumes 1 & 2, Ed Sueta, Macie Publishing
 Modern School for Snare Drum, Morris Goldenberg, Hal Leonard Publishing
 Methode de Caisse Claire, Jacques Delecluse, Alphonse Leduc
 Accents and Rebounds for the Snare Drummer, George Lawrence Stone, George B. Stone & Son
 Wrist Twisters, Elden C. “Buster” Bailey, Keyboard Percussion Publications
 Developing Dexterity for Snare Drum, Mitchell Peters, Mitchell Peters
 Intermediate Snare Drum Studies, Mitchell Peters, Mitchell Peters
 Rolls, Rolls, Rolls, Joel Rothman, J. R. Publications
 The Snare Drum in the Concert Hall, Al Payson, Meredith Music Publications
 Rhythmic Patterns of Contemporary Music, Garwood Whaley & Joseph Mooney, JR Publications
 Contemporary Studies for the Snare Drum, Fred Albright, Warner Bros. Publications
 20th Century Orchestral Snare Drum Studies, Thomas Mc Millan, Creative Music
 N.A.R.D. Drum Solos, members of the National Association of Rudimental Drummers, Ludwig
 Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions, Timpani/Percussion, Hermann Gschwendtner und Hans Jochen
Ulrich, Schott

Solos

Three Dances for Solo Snare Drum, Warren Benson, Hal Leonard
Six Unaccompanied Solos for Snare Drum, Michael Colgrass, Lawson-Gould
14 Modern Contest Solos for Snare Drum, John S. Pratt, Belwin
50 Conteporary Snare Drum Etudes, Lepak
The Noble Snare (Volumes 1-4), ed. Smith, Smith Publications
Hard Times, Peters
Prim for snare drum, Askell Masson, Editions Bim
Additionally, any rudimental solo by: Charles Wilcoxin, John Pratt, Marty Hurley, John Wooton, &
Eddie Frytag.

Top Excerpts

Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra

Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kije, Suite
Ravel, Bolero
Ravel, Rapsodie Espagnole
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol

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 MARIMBA
Material Requirements

One pair soft rubber mallets – rattan or birch

Three pairs yarn mallets: soft, medium, hard – birch
Balter
Innovative Percussion
Malletech
Encore

Books

 Primary Handbook for Mallets, Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music Publications

 Fundamental Studies for Mallets, Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music Publications
 Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player, Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music Publications
 Masterpieces for Marimba, Thomas Mc Millan, Warner Bros. Publications
 Modern Mallet Method Volume 1, Phil Kraus, Belwin

Topics of Study

embellishments
sticking concept
sight reading
orchestral excerpts

Two-mallet development

scales: major, minor (natural, harmonic, melodic), modes, chromatic, octatonic, pentatonic, whole tone
arpeggios: major, minor, diminished, augmented triads and all seventh chords in root position and
inversion
double-stops at all intervals
Pre Twentieth Century transcriptions

Four-mallet development

block chords: root position and inversion

roll types: traditional, ripple, lateral, independent, Guatemalan
grip types: Stevens, Burton, Musser, Cross stick
Supplemental Materials

 Modern School for Xylophone Marimba Vibraphone, Morris Goldenberg, Hal Leonard Publishing
 Complete Method for Rhythmical Articulation, Pasquale Bona, Carl Fischer
 Method of Movement for Marimba, Leigh Howard Stevens, Keyboard Percussion Publications
 Modern Mallet Method Volume 2, Phil Kraus, Belwin
 Progressive Double Stops, Al Payson, Vic Firth

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Solos

Etude No. 1, 2 or 3 for Marimba, Paul Smadbeck

Gitano, Alice Gomez
Rain Dance, Alice Gomez
Scenes from Mexico, Alice Gomez
Mbira Song, Alice Gomez
Restless, Rich O’Meara
From My Little Island, Robert Aldridge
Frogs, Keiko Abe
Little Windows, Keiko Abe
Michi, Keiko Abe
Ancient Vase, Keiko Abe
Dream of the Cherry Blossoms, Keiko Abe
Wind in the Bamboo Grove, Keiko Abe
Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs, Keiko Abe
Memories of the Seashore Keiko Abe
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Basta
Shadow Chasers, Michael Burritt
Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra, Paul Creston
Etude For A Quiet Hall, Christopher Deane
Marimba Dances, Edwards
Fantasy on Japanese Wood Prints, Alan Hovhaness
Angels (with tape), Kulesha
Time for Marimba, Miki
Torse III, Miyoshi
Memory of the Woods, Naito
Marimbasonic, Markus Halt
Four Rotations, Sammut
Water And Fire, Skoog
Tribeca Sunflower, Spencer
Three Bagatelles, Steiner
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (No. 1),Ney Rosauro
Two Mexican Dances, Gordon Stout
Astral Dance, Gordon Stout
Rumble Strips Gordon Stout
Two Movements For Marimba, Tanaka
Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, J. S. Bach
Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, J. S. Bach
Lo Que No Es Azul, Cancian
Mourning Dove Sonnet, Christopher Deane
Reflections on the Nature of Water, Daniel Druckman
Northern Lights, Eric Ewazen
Ahania, Hachimura
Preludes 1-9, Helble
Sonata Brevis, Helble
Grand Fantasy, Helble
Five Scenes for the Snow Country, Henze
Schickstück, Hibbard
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Continuum, Kessner
Dances of Earth and Fire, Klatzow
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Robert Kurka
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, James Basta
7 Pieces for Maimba, various artists, pub. Zimmermann
Marimba Concert solos for marimba, various artists, pub. Smith
Three Moves for Marimba, Lansky
See Ya Thursday, Mackey
Variations on Lost Love, Maslanka
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Miki
Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone, Milhaud
Polytempus II, Mizelle
Etudes, Clair Omar Musser
For Marimba I and For Marimba II, Niimi
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Ptaszynska
Links Nos. 1-4, S. Smith
Velocities, Schwantner
Night Rhapsody, Serry
Suite for Solo Marimba, Sheppard
Nancy, Emmanuel Sejourne
Rhythm Song, Paul Smadbeck
Virginia Tate, Paul Smadbeck
Rhythmic Caprice, Leigh Howard Stevens
Adventures of Ivan, Khachaturian, Arr. L.H. Stevens
The Album for the Young, Tschaikovsky, Arr. L.H. Stevens
The Album for the Young, Schumann, Arr. Bolton
Children’s Corner, Debussy, Arr. L.H. Stevens
Mirage for Marimba, Sueyoshi
Five Pieces After Paul Klee, Sukegawa
Merlin, Thomas
For Marimba and Tape, Wesley-Smith
Ultimatum, Zivkovic
Concerto No. 1, Zivkovic
Concerto No. 2, Zivkovic

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 VIBRAPHONE

Material Requirements

One set of four cord mallets: medium – rattan

Balter
Innovative Percussion
Malletech
Goodvibes

Books

 Vibraphone Technique Dampening and Pedaling, Dave Friedman, Hal Leonard Publishing
 Introduction to Jazz Vibes, Gary Burton, Creative Music
 Vibraphone Technique Four Mallet Chord Voicing, Ron Delp, Hal Leonard Publishing
 Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions, Timpani/Percussion, Hermann Gschwendtner und Hans Jochen
Ulrich, Schott
 How to Play Jazz and Improvise, Jamey Aebersold, Jamey Aebersold Jazz
 The Vibes Real Book, Arthur Lipner, Mallet Works Music
 The Real Book

Topics of Study

pedaling and dampening technique scales

jazz improvisation modes
comping techniques arpeggios
altered scales block chords
ii-V-I

Solos

Music of the Day, Bill Molenhof

Top Excerpts
Bernstein, West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

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 XYLOPHONE

Material Requirements

Two pairs plastic mallets: medium, hard – rattan

Balter
Innovative Percussion
Malletech
Encore

Books

 Instruction Course for Xylophone, George Hamilton Green, Meredith Music Publications
 Progressive Double Stops, Al Payson, Vic Firth
 Orchestral Repertoire for the Xylophone (Volumes 1-2), Raynol Carroll, Batterie Music
 Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions, Timpani/Percussion, Hermann Gschwendtner und Hans Jochen
Ulrich, Schott
 Modern School for Xylophone Marimba Vibraphone, Morris Goldenberg, Hal Leonard Publishing

Topics of Study

scales
arpeggios
double-stops
stylistic traits of Ragtime
sight reading
orchestral excerpts

Solos

 Rags of George Hamilton Green, George Hamilton Green, Meredith Music Publications
 Rags of George Hamilton Green accompaniment tape, George Hamilton Green

Top Excerpts

Gershwin, Porgy & Bess

Copland, Appalachian Spring
Kabalevsky, Colas Breugnon
Shostakovich, Polka from The Golden Age
Richard Strauss, Salome’s Dance
Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
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Hayman, Pops Hoe-Down
Kodaly, Hary Janos Suite
Britten, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Copland, Rodeo Hoe-Down
Holst, The Planets
Messiaen, Oiseaux Exotiques
Stravinsky, Firebird Ballet 1910
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite 1919

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 GLOCKENSPIEL

Material Requirements

Two pairs plastic mallets: medium, hard – rattan or birch

One pair brass mallets
Balter
Innovative Percussion
Malletech
Encore

Topics of Study

double-stops
sight reading
orchestral excerpts

Books
 Orchestral Repertoire for the Glockenspiel (Volumes 1-2), Raynol Carroll, Batterie Music
 Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions, Timpani/Percussion, Hermann Gschwendtner und Hans Jochen
Ulrich, Schott
 Modern School for Xylophone Marimba Vibraphone, Morris Goldenberg, Hal Leonard Publishing

Top Excerpts

Respighi, Pines of Rome

Debussy, La Mer
Dukas, Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Kodaly, Hary Janos
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker
Tshaikovsky, Capriccio Italien
Ponchielli, Dance of the Hours
Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian Easter Overture
Mozart, Magic Flute
Richard Strauss, Don Juan
Wagner, Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, “Forest Murmurs”

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 TIMPANI

Material Requirements

Pitch pipe C to C or tuning fork

Mutes
Four pairs of mallets: cartwheel, general, hard, wood
Vic Firth
Holmes by Grover
Goodman by Clato
Hinger by Malletech

Books

 Primary Handbook for Timpani, Garwood Whaley, Meredith Music Publications

 Basic Tympani Technic, Thomas McMillan, Warner Bros.
 Modern Method for Tympani, Saul Goodman, Warner Bros. Publications
 The Solo Timpanist, Vic Firth, Carl Fischer
 Fundamental Method for Timpani, Mitchell Peters, Alfred
 Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions, Timpani/Percussion, Hermann Gschwendtner und Hans Jochen
Ulrich, Schott
 20th Century Orchestra Studies for Timpani, Alan Abel, G. Schirmer, Inc.
 Timpani Tuning, Mervin Britton, Belwin
 Fundamental Solos for Timpani, Mitchell Peters, Alfred Publishing
 Thirty-two Solos for Timpani, Alexander Lepak, Windsor Music Publications
 Twenty One Etudes for Timpani, Fred Begun, Meredith Music Publications

Topics of Study

grip: German, French, American

articulation
sticking concepts
roll development
tuning
sight reading
orchestral excerpts

Solos

Fundamental Studies or Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist, Garwood Whaley
Exercises, Etudes, and Solos for the Timpani, Raynor Carroll
Sonata for Timpani, John Beck
Solos for the Virtuoso Tympanist, Fred Hinger
Four Pieces for Timpani, John Bergamo
Raga No. 1, William Cahn
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Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, Elliott Carter
Trent Etudes, Book 3, Jacques Delecluse
Vingt Etudes, Jacques Delecluse
Timpani Tuning Etudes, Fink
Solos for the Virtuoso Tympanist, Fred Hinger
Four Verses for Timpani, Murray Houllif
Three Settings for Timpani, Murray Houllif
Suite for Timpani, Murray Houllif
32 Solos for Timpani, Lepak
Suite for Timpani, Mancini
Animism (with tape), Ridley
Conversations for Timpani (Duet), Serry
Variations for Solo Kettledrums, Jan Williams
Dunbar's Delight, Erickson
Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra, Farberman
Three Etudes for Five Timpani, Helble
Hand Held Shots, Kosch
Timpani Concerto, Parchman
Concerto for 5 Timpani and Orchestra, Raphling
Konzert für Pauken und Orchester, Tharichen

Top Excerpts

Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Elgar, Enigma Variations
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Mozart, Symphony No. 39
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4

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 MULTIPLE PERCUSSION
Books

 Alfred’s Drum Method Book 2, Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred Publishing
 The Performing Percussionist Solo Album, James Coffin, C.L. Barnhouse Company
 Multiple Percussion Solos, Roy Burns & Sandy Feldstein, Warner Bros. Publications
 Studies in Solo Percussion, Morris Goldenberg, Hal Leonard Publishing

Topics of Study

instrument set-up
movement analysis
equipment and stick selection
notational problems and methods

Solos

Morris Dance, William Kraft

French Suite, William Kraft
English Suite, William Kraft
Inspirations Diabloque, Ricky Tagawa
South of Jupiter, Thom Hasenpflug
Cold Pressed, Dave Hollinden
Canned Heat, Kopetzki
Space Model (with tape), Ptaszynska
Therapy, Serry
Adventures For One, Stern
Collage (with tape), Wuolle
Time Mark (with tape), Wyatt
27'10.554", John Cage
King of Denmark, Morton Feldman
Bone Alphabet, Ferneyhough
Ground I, Fukushi
Edge (Corrugated Box), Hamilton
Thirteen Drums, Ishii
Anvil Chorus, Lang
Bricolage (with tape), Lewis
Book of Shadows, Marsh
I Ching, Norgard
Ever-Livin' Rhythm (with tape), Rolnick
Zyklus, Stockhausen
Janissary Music, Wourinen
Psappha, Xenakis
Rebonds, Xenakis

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 DRUM SET
Material Requirements

One pair of wood tip and one pair of nylon tip snare drum sticks
Vic Firth Jazz 8D
Vic Firth Dave Wackel
Vic Firth Combo
Vater Manhattan-7A
Vater Studio
Vater Los Angeles-5A
Pro Mark 7A

Brushes - wire
Regal Tip
Vic Firth
Pro Mark

Books

 Alfred’s Beginning Drum set Method, Sandy Feldstein & Dave Black, Alfred Publishing
 Drum Set Independence and Syncopation, Dave Black, Alfred Publishing
 The Updated Realistic Rock Drum Method, Carmine Appice, Warner Bros. Publications
 The Drummer’s Cook Book, John Pickering, Mel Bay
 The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby Rondinelli & Michael Lauren, Hal Leonard
 Mel Bay’s Studio/Jazz Drum Cookbook, John Pickering, Mel Bay Publications.
 Drum Concepts and Techniques, Peter Erskine, Hal Leonard Publishing
 The Erskine Method for Drum Set, Alfred’s Artits Series, Alfred
 Drumset Essentials Volumes 1, 2, & 3, Peter Erskine, Alfred
 The Art of Bop Drumming, John Riley
 Essential Techniques for Drum Set Book 1, Ed Soph, Hal Leonard
 New Directions in Rhythm, Joe Morello
 Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Jim Chapin
 Contemporary Brush Techniques, Belson, Belson, & Black, Alfred
 Contemporary Drumset Techniques, Rick Latham
 Advanced Funk Studies, Rick Latham
 The Funk Drumming Workbook, Chet Doboe
 The Fusion Drummer, Murray Houllif, Alfred
 Essential Styles for the Drummer and Bassist volume 1 & II, Houghton & Warrington, Alfred
 Intermediate to Advanced Drum Styles, Tim Wimer
 Latin Concepts for the Creative Drummer, Glenn Meyer, Mel Bay
 Drums in the Rhythm Section, Steve Houghton, Warner Bros. Publications
 Stick Control for the Snare Drummer, George Lawrence Stone, George B. Stone & Son
 The New Breed, Gary Chester, Modern Drummer Publications, Inc.
 The New Breed II, Gary Chester & Chris Adams, Hal Leonard
 The Pro Drummer’s Handbook, Pete Sweeney, Alfred

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Topics of Study

Basic style knowledge of:

jazz notation
rock discography
funk set-up
fusion solo development
samba brush technique
bossa
soloing

Videos

Tommy Igoe Groove Essentials, Vic Firth, Hudson Music

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 ORCHESTRAL TRAPS:
BASS DRUM, CYMBALS,
TAMBOURINE, TRIANGLE AND CASTANETS

Material Requirements

One set of concert bass drum beaters

Gauger by Vic Firth
1-General
4-Rollers (pair)

One triangle and assorted triangle beaters

Grover
Alan Abel

One tambourine
Grover
Black Swamp

Demonstration of Competency

bass drum finger/antique cymbals

crash cymbals wood block
suspended cymbal temple blocks
triangle sleigh bells
tambourine slap stick
maracas tam tam/gong
claves castanets

Books
 Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions, Timpani/Percussion, Hermann Gschwendtner und Hans Jochen
Ulrich, Schott
 Orchestral Repertoire for Tambourine Triangle & Castanets, Raynol Carroll, Batterie Music
 Orchestral Repertoire for Bass Drum & Cymbals, Raynol Carroll, Batterie Music
 Techniques of Playing Bass Drum, Cymbals and Accessories, Al Payson, Payson Percussion
Products
 Modern School for Snare Drum, Morris Goldenberg, Hal Leonard Publishing

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Top Excerpts

Bass Drum
Mahler, Symphony No. 1
Mahler, Symphony No. 3
Mossurgsky, A Night on Bald Mountain
Stravinsky, Petrouchka (1911 & 1947 versions)
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Overture
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4

Cymbals

Mossurgsky, A Night on Bald Mountain

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius, Finlandia
Stravinsky, Petrouchka (1911 & 1947 versions)
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Overture
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4

Tambourine

Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture

Bizet, Carmen Suites # 1 & 2
Britten, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Chabrier, Espana
Dvorak, Carnival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite

Triangle

Bizet, Carmen Suites # 1 & 2

Chabrier, Espana
Dvorak, Slavonic Dances Op. 46 & 72
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade

Castanets

Debussy, Iberia
Ravel, Alborada del Gracioso
Ravel, Rapsodie Espangnole
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol

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 ADDITIONAL PERCUSSION MATERIALS
Material Requirements
Spiral notebook and pencil
Metronome:
Roland Digital Dr. Beat
Tama Rhythm Watch
Seiko Digital Metronome with subdivision
Drum Key
Practice Pad: Stick bag:
Remo Tuxedo
Real Feel Zildjian
Yamaha
Pro Mark
Books

 Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music, Don Michael Randel, Harvard University Press
 The Percussionist’s Dictionary, Joseph Adato & George Judy, Warner Bros. Publications
 Dictionary of Percussion Terms, Morris Lang & Larry Spivack, Lang Percussion Company
 Percussion Instruments and Their History, James Blades, The Bold Strummer Ltd.
 The Drummer: Man, A treatise on Percussion, Gordon B. Peters, Kemper-Peters Publications
 Studying Rhythm, Anne Carothers Hall, Prentice Hall
 The Inner Game of Music, Barry Green with W. Timothy Gallwey, Doubleday
 Mental Toughness Training for Sports, James E. Loehr, The Stephen Greene Press
 Mind Gym, Gary Mack with David Casstevens, McGraw-Hill
 The Mental ABC’s of Pitching, H. A. Dorfman
 Zen in the Art of Archery, Eugen Herrigel
 Audition Success, Don Greene, Ph.D.
 Performance Success, Don Greene, Ph.D.
 Fight Your Fear and Win, Don Greene, Ph.D.
 Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell
 Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell
 Membership to the Percussive Arts Society: http://www.pas.org
 Percussion Solo Literature, Thomas Siwe, Media Press
 Percussion Ensemble Literature, Thomas Siwe, Media Press
 Symphonic Repertoire Guide for Timpani and Percussion, Raynor Carroll, Batterie Music
 New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Topics of Study
musicality and phrasing sight reading
tation composition
acoustics stick & mallet choices
anatomy and maintenance of percussion instruments foreign terms
orchestral repertoire research
new music notation and interpretation product News
gigging Youtube & podcasts
auditions private studio teaching

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