Percussion+Stuff

This page addresses the special needs of percussionists and their many instruments.

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=Percussion Instrument Care and Maintenance=


 * "Care and Feeding" of your percussion instruments || [|Percussion] ||

=Technique and Playing of Percussion Instruments=


 * Vic Firth's web site has audio play-along files which are graded to track student progress as rudimental skills improve. || http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html ||
 * Tuning bongos, hand drums, and other maintenance tips from http://www.artdrum.com || http://www.artdrum.com/DRUM_TUNING_&_MAINTENANCE.htm ||
 * "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 the website http://www.vicfirth.com || http://www.vicfirth.com/education/percussion101.html ||
 * media type="youtube" key="tE55S2Slw8A" height="364" width="445" || ==U.S. Army Field Band Mallet Percussion Lesson== ||
 * ===U.S. Army Field Band Triangle & Tambourine Lesson=== || media type="youtube" key="zS0v8RKxwtU" height="364" width="445" ||
 * media type="youtube" key="5Nr8cFRPkYo" height="344" || ===U.S. Army Field Band Bass Drum Lesson=== ||