The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion

Contents

• Introduction
• Part 1: Getting organized
• 1.1 Selecting Your Percussionists
• 1.2 Planning Your Percussion Program
• 1.3 Challenging the Beginning Percussionist
• Part 2: The Snare Drum
• 2.1 Introduction: The Snare Drum
• 2.2 Holding the Sticks
• 2.3 The Relaxed Stroke
• 2.4 Working with the Rebound
• 2.5 Lifts and Levels
• 2.7 Sticking
• 2.6 The Rudiments: Flams, Paradiddles, Drags and Four-Stroke Ruffs
• 2.8 Snare Drum Rolls
• 2.9 Evaluating Snare Drum Performance
• Part 3: The Drum Set
• 3.1 Introduction: The Drum Set
• 3.2 Drum Set Techniques
• 3.3 Jazz Drumming
• 3.4 Latin Drumming
• 3.5 Rock Drumming
• 3.6 Drum Solos and Fills
• Part 4: The Mallet instruments
• 4.1 Introduction: The Mallet Instruments
• 4.2 Holding the Mallets: The Two- and Four-Mallet Grips
• 4.3 Playing Mallet Instruments
• 4.4 Sight Reading on Mallet Instruments
• 4.5 Evaluating Mallet Instrument Performance
• Part 5: The Timpani
• 5.1 Introduction: Timpani
• 5.2 Playing Timpani
• Part 6: Auxiliary Percussion
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Concert Bass Drum
• 6.3 Suspended and Crash Cymbals
• 6.4 The Tambourine
• 6.5 The Triangle and Sleigh Bells
• Part 7: Latin Instruments
• 7.1 Introduction to Latin Percussion
• 7.2 The Conga Drum
• 7.3 Other Latin Percussion
• Part 8: Instrument Storage and Maintenance
• 8.1 Storing the Instruments
• 8.2 Replacing and Tuning Drum Heads
• 8.3 An Overview of Percussion Inventory and Instrument Maintenance
• Percussion Inventory and Repair Checklist
• Appendix A Exercises
• Appendix B Book Recommendations
• Index