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Consider these Percussion Literature
As
you learn and progress in your percussion techniques, you will need
some good literature to guide and help you improve. These are some
recommended literature for you.
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A "must" for
every percussionists library, from junior high through college level. A
great primer for the freshman college student.
This book contains exercises, original audition etudes, classic
excerpts and independence "work outs" for snare drum, drum set,
timpani, and tuned percussion.
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definitive snare drum solo-method book.
Includes the 26 American Standard Rudiments, the Percussive Arts
Society Rudiments, an extensive list of Drum Corps Hybrid Rudiments and
25 rudimental contest solos. A must
for anyone that's serious about playing the snare drum.
A copact disc of all 25
solos, perfomed by Matt Savage is available |
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Absolute companion to "The Rudimental Cookbook".
Another collection of 25 rudimental snare drum solos ranging from easy
to extremely advanced. Includes exercises and an up-to-date, extensive
hybrid rudiment list. The solos
found in "Just Desserts" are written by some of
the hottest snare drummers in the country and include several
championship solos. Great for festival and auditions!
Just Desserts now comes with a
performance CD! Hear
these solos come to life from these great performers:
Matt Savage
Edward Freytag
Dustin Schletzer
Brad Beal
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 | Dr.
Wooton is the director of Percussion Studies,
University of Southern Mississippi and former Percussion Caption Head
for the Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps This
book is packed full of lessons and exercises. Neatly organized into 41
different sections, this book covers rudiments, one-handed exercises,
stick control, timing, relaxation, odd-groupings, back sticking,
& tenor drumming.
A must for the private instructor and band director.
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complete listing of 40 Percussive Arts Society
rudiments including the 26 American Standard rudiments. This book
contains short exercises, isolating each hand, for the development of
each individual rudiment. The Included
CD has recordings of all exercises as well as all
rudiments played open to closed to open. |
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this hip collection of snare drum solos written by Pro-mark's
finest educators! A
potpourri of 15 solos that range in difficulty from easy to extremely
advanced. Each solo has an exercise section to help master some of the
more intense sections of the music.
Ziggadabuzz CD performed by Pat
Fitzgibbon, Jon Quigg, Sam Bacco and Jeff Moore.
Excerpt
O' Week from the CD
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a collection of various rudimental snare drum solos ranging from
intermediate to advanced.
The
Solos
- Lava Flow - Grade 3+
- Sonny's Solo - Grade 4
- Abu's Bash - Grade 4
- The Clave King - Grade 4
- Crash Landing - Grade 4+
- The Tower of Terror - Grade
5
- Scud
Attack - Grade 6
- The
Mambo King - Grade 6+
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systematic approach to developing technical and solo skills on
multi-tenors. 16 solos for tenor
drums (quads & quints), performance suggestions, rudiments
applied to the drums, exercises, explanations of sweeps, scrapes, and
crossovers. This book has it
all! With contributions and solos from Scott Johnson, Tom Aungst, Paul
Rennick and Others.
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safe to roam the streets again... Here's an exciting grab bag of 16
easy and intermediate solos for all of you super-heros out there!
Sink your teeth into this diverse solo collection
for snare drum, timpani, keyboard and multi-percussion. Great for
auditions and contest festivals. And...
the DVD is "BOSS"! Check-out the entertaining performances of the
Shazam solos today. Get them both, the book and DVD for only $20.00!
...Flex your muscles on
this one... you're gonna love "Shazam!"
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beginner's method for jazz vibes and marimba
instruction. This 150 page book contains improv exercises, patterns,
soloing ideas, comping suggestions, basic chord structure,
progressions, and 16 play-along tunes. The
CD is recorded with the rhythm section on one channel and the vibes on
the other so the student has the option to play along with Arthur, or
just the rhythm section. |
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