Lesson materials for NCSA Percussion Students 2008
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You will need the following sticks, mallets, and music for lessons and rehearsals at NCSA. Recommended items are in bold print. Substitute choices are also listed.
While this list may seem large, the books and mallets are also standard materials in college music programs.
Snare Drum Sticks (minimum 2 pair)
(concert and drum set)
•Innovative IP-1 General
or •IP-JC (Jim Campbell)
or •IP-CL1 (Chris Lamb)
or 2B sticks
-Firth SD1/Zildjian General
•-5A/7A snare sticks for drum set any manufacturer
Timpani Mallets (at least 2 pair, medium and hard)
•Innovative CT-1 Soft
•Innovative CT-2 Medium Soft
Black Swamp/David Gross DG2
Black Swamp/David Gross DG4 Med. Hard
Vic Firth VFT1 General
Vic Firth VFT3 Staccato
•1-A440 tuning fork Wittner 3294
•1 Metronome (any) Dr. Beat recommended)
Keyboard Mallets (minimum: 1 set of 4 yarn, 1 pair rubber, 1 pair of xylophone/bell)
•2 pair - Innovative IP 502 Moersch Med. Soft
or - • Innovative IP 803 Ford Legato
or - • Innovative IP 703 Engelman Medium Ensemble
or - • Innovative IP 603 Rosauro Med. Hard
•1 pair - Innovative IP 360 R or 260 R (latex/rubber)
•1 pair - Innovative IP 902 Ross med soft xylophone
•1 pair - Innovative IP 905 Ross hard xylophone/bell
or- • Innovative IP 906 Ross brilliant xylophone/bell
2 pair - Balter Blue medium 13R (rattan handles) or 13F (fiberglass handles)
1pair - Musser (yellow) M208 (rattan) or M8 (fiberglass/two-step)
1pair - Balter Medium soft rubber (brown) 03R (rattan) or 03F (fiberglass)
1pair - Malletech xylophone/bell mallets NR36R (rattan) or NR36B (birch)
Method Books (all except those in italics are required)
1-Music Notebook with blank staff paper
(to be used as an assignment book)
Snare Drum
Stone - Stick Control
Cirone - Portraits in Rhythm
Peters - Intermediate Studies for Snare Drum
Pratt-Schinstine-Moore – Solo Snare Drummer vol. 1 (Permus)
Delecluse - Douze Etudes pour Caisse-Claire (12 Studies for snare drum)
Peters - Advanced Studies for Snare Drum
Pratt - 14 Modern Contest Solos
Keyboard
Goldenberg - Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone
Green - Instruction Course for Xylophone
Gottlieb - Masterworks for Mallets
Davila - Impressions on Wood
Carroll – Orchestral Repertoire for Xylophone Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Timpani
Hochrainer - Etuden fur Timpani (Book One)
Beck - Concepts For Timpani
Goldenberg – Classical Symphonies for Timpani
General Percussion
McCormick - Percussion for Musicians
Carroll – Orchestral Repertoire for Tambourine, Triangle & Castanets
Purchasing a stick bag or brief case is recommended.
Innovative Mallet Bag, Weiss Cordura Mallet Caddy, Balter Carry-All Case, Vic Firth Stick Bag, Zildjian Drum Stick Bag, Tuxedo Bags Padded Stick Bag, LP Stick Caddy.
Steve Weiss Music (will take credit cards, faxes, phone orders)
2324 Wyandotte Rd.
Willow Grove, PA 19090
215-659-0100 fax 215-659-1170
or www.steveweissmusic.com