PERCUSSION
On this page you'll find help with things such as putting your instrument together, how to hold the sticks, playing a basic (single) stroke, and taking good care of your drum!
On this page you'll find help with things such as putting your instrument together, how to hold the sticks, playing a basic (single) stroke, and taking good care of your drum!
"HOW-TO" VIDEOS FOR STARTING ON YOUR INSTRUMENT!
"HOW-TO" VIDEOS FOR STARTING ON YOUR INSTRUMENT!
al_percu-358_267.mp4Assembling the Snare Drum
"HOW-TO" VIDEOS FOR TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOUR INSTRUMENT
"HOW-TO" VIDEOS FOR TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOUR INSTRUMENT
Serious musicians, and especially serious percussionists, practice with the steady beat of a metronome. Set the metronome to play a steady beat while practicing exercises from your lesson book and concert music. Set the metronome for a slow tempo at first (i.e. lower numbers such as 60 or 70) then increase the tempo as you gain confidence and comfort with the music (i.e. higher numbers such as 88, 96, 104, 120, etc.).
Serious musicians, and especially serious percussionists, practice with the steady beat of a metronome. Set the metronome to play a steady beat while practicing exercises from your lesson book and concert music. Set the metronome for a slow tempo at first (i.e. lower numbers such as 60 or 70) then increase the tempo as you gain confidence and comfort with the music (i.e. higher numbers such as 88, 96, 104, 120, etc.).
MusicRacer is a FUN note name and fingering game...and it's FREE! This video explains how to use it.
This app helps you strengthen your ability to recognize notes on the staff and to remember the fingering (or slide position) you need to play those notes. Organized in 3 increasingly challenging levels. What level can you make it to?
Cleaning Your Instrument
Cleaning Your Instrument
CLICK HERE for great tips/guidelines on cleaning various band instruments and mouthpieces, as well as recommended disinfectants.
CLICK HERE for great tips/guidelines on cleaning various band instruments and mouthpieces, as well as recommended disinfectants.
Here's a PDF of the website linked just above.
Here's a PDF of the website linked just above.
Intro to Music Notation
Intro to Music Notation
Staff, Clef, Measures, Time Signature, Whole Notes, Whole Rests, Line and Space Notes, Br Lines, Double Bar Line
Half Notes, Half Rests and Repeat Sign
Half Notes, Half Rests and Repeat Sign
Review of Intro to Music Notation, and Half Notes, Half Rests and the Repeat Sign
Bucket Drumming: Halloween Edition
Bucket Drumming: Halloween Edition
A fun, Halloween Treat for drummers!
A fun, Halloween Treat for drummers!
This video tutorial teaches how to play the theme music from The Adams Family. You could use your drum sticks on your snare drum (snare turned off) or on a 5-gallon bucket (as shown in the video.
This video tutorial teaches how to play the theme music from The Adams Family. You could use your drum sticks on your snare drum (snare turned off) or on a 5-gallon bucket (as shown in the video.
You'll be playing a new rhythm for this song: 8TH NOTE TRIPLETS (three eighth note in a single beat, counted "Trip - le - Ti".
You'll be playing a new rhythm for this song: 8TH NOTE TRIPLETS (three eighth note in a single beat, counted "Trip - le - Ti".