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 …
WELCOME TO VIC FIRTH’SDRUM RUDIMENT PAGE! Track your progress on all 40 of the P.A.S. International Drum Rudiments with our convenient play-along audio playlists, graduating from Bronze to Diamond Levels, as well as the “open-close-open” option. Each rudiment also has an Application Exercise in 5 levels, plus rudiment breakdown and lesson videos from Dr. John …
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 …
MASTER TWO MALLETS TECHNIQUE WITH THE 12 MAJOR SCALES, ARPEGGIOS AND 6 FUNDAMENTAL EXERCISES It’s never been easier for percussionists to learn major scales and arpeggios! With Vic Firth’s Two Mallet Fundamentals, students can work on 6 essential exercises that will develop solid technique on the marimba, xylophone and bells. Track your progress with play-along …
This series of video lessons will provide students and instructors alike with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental techniques for the most common percussion instruments. From instrument setup to maintenance to performance techniques, Vic Firth’s PERCUSSION 101 will cover the essential skills necessary for today’s all-around percussionist. The curriculum for this series was compiled by …
Welcome to WebRhythms – A Comprehensive Method for Learning to Read Music! WebRhythms is a series of short articles designed to teach rhythmic reading.Each article includes musical examples that help explain the conceptsand an exercise that tests your new reading skills. Along with the written materials, WebRhythms allows you to download and print a copy …
Are you or your drumline in desparate need of a great fundamental program? You’ve come to the right place! Covering basic strokes, timing, two height control, paradiddles, rolls and flams, the exercises included here are specifically designed to provide the beginning to intermediate drumline with a solid foundation for building individual and ensemble technique. In …
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 …
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” …
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 …
