1. Assign parts before distributing music This may seem like a hassle upfront, but simply passing out the music to…
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Percussion
YouTube Finds – Percussion
These clips (solos/ensembles) were found with the goal of inspiring students. Some are videos the most famous players around, some…
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The Percussionist’s Etiquette
Even the best behaved percussion students might succumb having their attention strained as most of the instruction from the podium…
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A Process for Selecting a Beginning Percussionist
One of the most important steps to a successful beginning band is helping students find an instrument in which they…
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Crash Cymbals 101
This is a quick step guide for the band director to teach the perfect crash cymbals from the podium. There…
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Tambourine 101
Unfortunately, in the depths of preparing for a contest and various pieces, some of the auxiliary percussion gets pushed to…
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