EXERCISE 02: 16th TIMING
40: Triple Ratamacue
Interviews with Vic Firth Artists and Educators
In our ongoing series of interviews, we feature the insights from our many accomplished Vic Firth and Balter Mallets artists and educators from around the world. Our artist relations team talks with orchestral, marching and drum set artists to discover how each one’s unique perspective can shape the music they create, how they teach and …
GROOVE ESSENTIALS
Welcome to Tommy Igoe’sGroove Essentials™ Over 150,000 drummers around the world are using the original Groove Essentials™ materials to help them become not only better drummers, but more importantly, better musicians – making Groove Essentials™ one of the world’s top-selling music education products. Vic Firth is pleased to offer a selection of Tommy’s 12 “essential” …
HYBRID RUDIMENTS
Welcome to Vic Firth’sHYBRID RUDIMENT PROJECT WHAT IS A HYBRID RUDIMENT?Hybrid Rudiments are loosely defined as two or more rudiments combined to produce a new pattern (i.e. “Flam” + “Drag” = “Flam Drag”), though this isn’t always the case. Because there are an infinite number of ways to produce new patterns and add variations to …
A CENTURY OF DRUM SET EVOLUTION WITH DANIEL GLASS
Compiled by Daniel Glass and Vic Firth, this educational series presents 100 years of American music from behind the drums. From the early days of double drumming to the development of the foot pedal, hi-hat stand and more, Daniel takes us on a journey to help you understand where we came from and how we’ve …
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MARIMBA LITERATURE LIBRARY
We all know that YouTube has become the default resource for percussionists and educators who wish to view performances of 4 mallet marimba literature. Unfortunately, within this vast landscape, mostly created by the “selfie generation”, there’s a LOT of not-so-great videos that you’ll need to sift through in order to find a performance with note …
LEARN THE MUSIC: MARCHING PERCUSSION
Exercise and Music Excerpt Breakdowns from Vic Firth Marching Percussion Ensembles Since we began featuring “In-the-Lot” videos of Vic Firth DCI, WGI and College drumlines back in 2001, the level of technical skills and performance have steadily improved. Simply watching amazing ensembles at their peak not only helps viewers to raise their own expectations about …
SEQUENTIAL STUDIES FOR 4 MALLET MARIMBA
Four Mallet Marimba Lesson Serieswith Julia Gaines “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.” – Sound of Music Unfortunately, many of today’s beginning marimbists do not start here. This series will organize a huge amount of information about marimba pedagogy into a structured learning sequence. Dr. Gaines has spent four …
DRUM SET VIDEO TRANSCRIPTIONS
Performance Breakdowns with Vic Firth Artists Let’s face it: there are some artists who perform at a level that’s practically incomprehensible to mere drumming mortals! While you can certainly appreciate the pocket, the nuances or even the complexity of what’s being played – while it’s being performed – usually it’s on such a completely different …