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Percussion Resources

What should I own?

Snare & Battery

1 pair Concert Snare Drum sticks

Recommended:
  • Innovative Percussion CL-1
  • Vic Firth SD-1 General
  • pro mark Maple SD1, wood tip

Timpani

1 pair timpani mallets

Recommended:
  • Mike Balter T3 - General
  • Vic Firth T1 - General

Mallets

1 Pair Marimba mallets AND 
1 pair xylophone/bells mallets

Recommended: Marimba
Mike Balter Basic - Medium Blue

Recommended xylophone:
Vic Firth - Medium Hard rubber

Online Resources

Percussive Arts Society
40 Essential Snare Drum Rudiments - rudiments & exercises
Drum Set essentials w/Tommy Igoe
Vic Firth timpani study guide
Vic Firth keyboard percussion study guide
promark drumsticks - products, videos artists
Steve Weiss Music Store - percussion equipment

Notable performers

Orchestral
Rob Knopper - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Christopher Lamb - New York Philharmonic

Timpani
Markus Rhoten - New York Philharmonic

Marimba
Keiko Abe - international soloist
Gordon Stout - Ithaca College

Multiple Percussion
Evelyn Glennie - international soloist
Glenn Kotche - Wilco





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