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