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Percussion 101 - DRUMSET This series of video lessons will provide students and instructors alike with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental techniques for the drumset.       Steve Houghton: Beginner Drumset Lessons Steve's lesson series for the beginning drumset player covers everything from set-up, to tuning, to playing your first beat! It's an invaluable tool for beginners of all ages!     Drumset Playalong Tracks Vic Firth playalong tracks are the perfect tool for both the private teaching studio and for individual practice. Join us for a new track every week! Download the chart and mp3, with or without the drums and play along!       Playing with Brushes In this lesson series, Vic Firth Signature artist Peter Erskine will cover basic brush skills on the drumset. Peter's musical approach will benefit players at every level - from beginner to advanced.     Tommy Igoe's Groove Essentials 12 “Essential Grooves” from Groove Essentials 1.0 – covering rock, funk, r&b, jazz and world/specialty styles.       Groove Essentials 2.0 An additional 6 sample grooves from Tommy Igo's follow up book and DVD. Including new rock, funk, r&b, jazz, world as well as odd-metered grooves.     Time, Sound and Feel Donny Gruendler shares a few of the fundamental concepts behind becoming a WORKING, musical drummer. This isn't the flash and glitz, but the nuts and bolts behind what will get you the gig!       Brian Ferguson Brian covers a wide range of drumset related topics – from improving your time keeping to creativity and orchestrations in patterns and fills. For the intermediate or advanced player.     Steve Houghton A follow-up to Steve's Beginner Lesson Series, these video lessons address issues such as balance around the drumset, listening, technique and establishing an effective practice routine.       Single Strokes Sergio Bellotti uses Single Strokes – one of the most basic drumming skills – to create a variety of grooves and fills across various musical genres.     Skip Hadden: World Fusion Drumming World Fusion Drumming combines the energy and feel of rock, Latin, and world music with the technique and improvisational skills of jazz.       Broken 8th note feel Skip Hadden breaks down the concepts behind the loose, broken 8th note feel in many acid jazz recordings the late 1960's / early 70's.     Contemporary Jazz Drumming Noted jazz artist Ian Froman tackles the fundamentals behind playing jazz in a contemporary setting.       Mastering the Tables of Time David Stanoch shares the fundamental concepts behind his new book, "Mastering the Tables of Time: A Comprehensive Drumset Method to Improve Your Groove, Coordination, Polyrhythmic and Soloing Skills.     Polyrhythms - Jason Gianni Jason Gianni will cover the basics of playing polyrhythms on the drumset – from layering 3's, 5's and 7's over basic 4/4 rock grooves to exploring four way independence and orchestration.       Royal Hartigan: Dancin' on the Time “Dancin’ on the Time” is a highly comprehensive coordination development book for drumset players based on applying rudiments and patterns around the kit.     Jeremy Hummel Jeremy explores a series of exercises for the drumset and apply them to a wide range of skill levels – from novice to advanced.       Donny Gruendler: Playing with Loops Make your drumming a complete package! Learn how to work with and master the use of music and percussion loops in addition to backing tracks.     Dom Famularo Video Lessons Dom discusses a wide variety of topics - from strokes to styles, from studio setup to motivation. His infectious smile and drumming talents make him one of the most sought-after solo artists and clinicians in the world.     Ndugu Chancler Video Lessons Ndugu Chancler is known not only as a world-class drummer and percussionist, but also a producer, composer, clinician and teacher. Check out this video lesson series covering topics such as sound and time development and foot technique.         40 Essential Snare Drum Rudiments Videos and audio play-along files of each of the 40 rudiments, exercises that apply the rudiment to "real world" musical phrases and practice suggestions from the Vic Firth Education Team.       Percussion 101 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.     Hybrid Rudiments This series covers the vast library of Hybrid Rudiments — broken down, explained, and demonstrated by some of the world's premier percussion instructors and performers!     Jeff Queen: Video Library Jeff introduces many of the exercises included in his new book THE NEXT LEVEL: RUDIMENTAL SNARE DRUM TECHNIQUES.     Beginning Snare Video Lessons Mark Wessels uses excerpts from his popular method book, A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum to provide a solid foundation for successful drumming skills.     Norm Weinberg: WebRhythms WebRhythms is a series of short articles designed to teach rhythmic reading. Each article includes musical examples that help explain the concepts and an exercise that tests your new reading skills.

Percussion 101 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.       So Percussion As one of the premier percussion chamber groups of today, So Percussion’s performances and musical discussions of the modern literature should not be missed.     Ney Rosauro: Extended Cross Grip Renowned performer and composer Ney Rosauro gives an detailed explanation of the extended cross grip, an easy-to-learn method of gripping 4 mallets that immediately applies to all the instruments.       Giff Howarth: 4-Mallet Cyber Lessons In this series of video lessons, Vic Firth signature artist Gifford Howarth will detail each step along the road to developing command and control over 4 mallet keyboard percussion technique.     Tom Gauger: Concert Bass Drum Lessons In this lesson series, Tom breaks down a few of the basic skills necessary for playing the concert bass drum including playing position, beating area, dampening techniques and tuning.     Gary Burton: Vibraphone Masterclass In this 8-part vibraphone masterclass, Gary Burton covers the full gamut of common questions on the instrument – from it's history to his famous 4 mallet grip.     Speed Note Reading Tutor Designed to reinforce note-naming and 'key finding' skills, this computer game is a fun way for beginning–intermediate students to get repetitive practice, while trying to 'beat the clock' and score as many points as possible.     Ted Atkatz Orchestral Snare Drum Clinic Covering snare drum and cymbal techniques, Ted applies some very simple concepts to the orchestral literature – and along the way demonstrates musical approaches to some of the most common orchestral excerpts.       Hybrid Rudiments In this new series, Vic Firth will cover the vast library of Hybrid Rudiments — broken down, explained, and demonstrated by some of the world's premier percussion instructors and performers!       Jeff Queen: Playing with Sticks Stick tricks are cool, but most of us drop the stick so many times that we are afraid to try them in front of anyone! Check out this lesson series from Jeff for valuable information on solo construction and stick trick ideas!     Bill Bachman: The X and Y Axes of Quad Drumming In this video lesson series, Bill explains the concept behind the X and Y axes of quad drumming and how a few simple exercises can improve your playing and keep your mallets off the rims!       Jeff Queen Video Library In this collection of video lessons, Jeff will introduce many of the exercises included in his new book THE NEXT LEVEL: RUDIMENTAL SNARE DRUM TECHNIQUES.     Eguie Castrillo: Timbale Fundamentals Eguie Castrillo is one of the most prolific studio and session timbale artists in the world today. Check out his video lesson series on timbale fundamentals.     Marching Percussion 101 Presented by Brian Mason and the Morehead State University Drumline, this series will help band directors and students master the fundamentals in order to become a great marching percussion section.           How Sticks Are Made For over 40 years, Vic Firth Inc. has produced the finest drumsticks and mallets available. Innovative design coupled with uncompromising quality control truly provide our customers with the "Perfect Pair".       How to Recover a Mallet Check out this step-by-step video tutorial on recovering your worn out mallets!           Vic Firth Education Articles As part of our continuing commitment to furthering percussion education, we've assembled articles and advice from some of today's leading percussion educators. Much of the content you will find here is exclusive to vicfirth.com, written by members of our Education Team. As the number one source on the internet for percussion educational resource materials, we are proud to offer this service to percussion educators and directors world-wide. Video Podcasts Now you can have the best drumming and percussion content available, in the palm of your hand. And with new videos available every week, you can choose your favorite drum set, marching, and concert videos. And best of all - its all free. Features Link Page Whether you're looking for something specific, or just want to investigate some of the many features that we've put together over the years, this is the place to look! Be sure to bookmark this page and come back often! News and Announcements Browse our clinic schedule and get the latest news from Vic Firth artists and educators!

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