Every year, thousands of high school percussion students around the state of Texas audition for District, Region, Area and All State bands. Whether they attend large high schools and perform the TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) or the ATSSB (Association of Texas Small School Bands) selection of etudes, we want to give them the resources necessary to model their practice time on snare, timpani and marimba off of high quality performances. We hope you enjoy these videos, whether you’re auditioning or simply wish to work on the etudes!
Featuring Dr. Andrew Eldridge, University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Andrew Eldridge is Coordinator of Percussion and Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to UTA, Andrew taught percussion and music theory at Texas Christian University, taught percussion at Texas Wesleyan University, and spent six years as a full-time Assistant Band Director/Percussion Director at high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.
Andrew’s musical interests lie at the intersection of percussion and electronics. His recent musical experiments combine live-looping acoustic percussion in Ableton Live controlled with midi controllers. Andrew also enjoys creating music with mobile music set-ups that are accessible to the general music lover.
At UTA, Andrew was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award for Tenure-Track Faculty by the UTA College of Liberal Arts in 2021 and nominated twice for the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Under his direction, the UTA Percussion Ensemble was selected to present the New Literature Session at the 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). The ensemble also performed Showcase Concerts at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) annual convention in 2017 and 2023.
Andrew actively serves as President for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Texas Chapter and as Co-Chair for the Percussion Ensemble Committee for PAS. He served a three-year term on the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Board of Directors and has been performing with the group as a section percussionist since 2009. Andrew presented clinics for the Midwest Clinic, Texas Music Educators Association, and the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy. Most recently, he was selected to present a clinic called “The Tech-Forward Student: Technology Integration for the Applied Percussion Studio” at the 2023 National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy.
Andrew holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University, a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Texas A&M University – Commerce. He proudly endorses Yamaha Percussion, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Remo Drumheads, and Zildjian Cymbals.
TMEA 4 MALLET SELECTION
La Cancion from “Impressions on Wood” by Julie Davila
MALLETS USED IN THIS PERFORMANCE:
THEODORE MILKOV SIGNATURE KEYBOARD MALLETS: M283/M284/M284/M285
TMEA 2 MALLET SELECTION
Allegro from Violin Sonata No.5 in A-Major from “Masterworks for Mallets” by Beth Gottlieb
MALLETS USED IN THIS PERFORMANCE:
ROBERT VAN SICE SIGNATURE MARIMBA MALLETS M125
TMEA SNARE DRUM SELECTION
Etude 24 from “Advanced Snare Drum Studies” by Mitchell Peters
STICKS USED IN THIS PERFORMANCE:
JAKE NISSLY SIGNATURE SYMPHONIC COLLECTION STICKS
TMEA TIMPANI SELECTION
Etude 13 “E.V.” from “Studies in Copper” by Alex Orfaly
MALLETS USED IN THIS PERFORMANCE:
AMERICAN CUSTOM T4 ULTRA STACCATO TIMPANI MALLETS
