Beginner Lessons: http://www.vicfirth.com/exchange/2011/03/10/rudiments-introduction/
More Lessons: http://www.vicfirth.com/education/wessels_beginner-lessons.php
Drum Lessons: http://www.drumsdatabase.com/
Drum Sheet Music and Grooves: Online Drummer
Drum Sheet Music: Drumscore
Drum Rudiments: http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.php
Hybrid Rudiments: http://vicfirth.com/education/hybrid_rudiments.php
Drumset Play-alongs: http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/playalongtrack.php
Drumset Grooves: http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/GrooveEssentials.php
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/groove_essentials/GrooveEssentials1.pdf
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/groove_essentials/GrooveEssentials2.pdf
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/groove_essentials/GrooveEssentials3.pdf
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/groove_essentials/GrooveEssentials4.pdf
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/groove_essentials/GrooveEssentials5.pdf
Drumset Grooves and Lessons: Virtual Drumming
Drumline Warmups: http://www.crsd.org/Page/9868
Drumline Music: http://freedrumlinemusic.com/sheetmusic.html
Groove Posters: http://www.vicfirth.com/pop.php
http://www.vater.com/education/Vater_BeatPoster.pdf
Professional Performers:
Marimba/Xylo
Keiko Abe
Casey Cangelosi
Nebojsa Zivkovic
Bob Becker
Gary Burton
Stefon Harris
Nancy Zeltsman
Julie Spence
Mult Perc
Steve Shick
So Percussion
TorQ Percussion
Los Angelos Percussion Quartet
Timpani
Salvatore Rabbio
Nigel Thomas
Vic Firth
A beginning percussion kit (bells, pad, stand, sticks, mallet, case) will cost $160-250
Repetoire:
-Bachovich (www.bachovich.com)
-Hudson Music (www.hudsonmusic.com)
-Media Press, Inc. (www.mediapressinc.com)
-Meredith Music Publications (www.meredithmusic.com)
-Music Time (www.musictime.com)
-Percussion Source (www.percussionsource.com)
-Row-Loff Percussion (www.rowloff.com)
-Smith Publications (www.smith-publications.com)
-Steve Weiss Music (www.steveweissmusic.com)
-Tapspace (www.tapspace.com)
Buying Instruments -
Concert percussion guide - http://educators.conn-selmer.com/content/guide.php
Steve Weiss (www.steveweissmusic.com) - Not awesome customer service, but cheap! :)
www.percussionsource.com
www.musiciansfriend.com
www.latinpercussion.com
http://www.pearldrum.com/Education.aspx -pearl's website has some pretty solid percussion info- a lot of basics, which is nice.
Latin Percussion Companies;
LP - www.lpmusic.com
Tycoon
Meinl
Mallet Instrument Companies:
Yamaha
Adams
Majestic
Drumset Companies - ASK DR. C OR SOMEBODY :D
*Yamaha
*Gretsch
Mapex
Tama
Drumheads - remember, before you toss a drum, a new head might save it!
Remo
Evans