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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” …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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VIC LICKS AND RUDIMENTAL RAMS

Looking to keep up with what’s happening in today’s rudimental vocabulary? Want to continue to keep your chops fresh by learning some fresh new solo licks each week? In this video feature, we tap the creativity and skills of some of the world’s top rudimental drummers to bring you short solos that will challenge players …

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