Percussion Curriculum and Handbook
UNA Percussion Curriculum
While each students course of study for career preparation is unique based on their abilities and interests, this is the fundamental outline of study for percussion majors at UNA. The goal is to get a solid foundation on all of the major types of percussion performance before moving into the major repertoire for each area. A student graduating from UNA should have the skill set to be able to perform in any job setting that they are hired for confidently! Our goal is that when someone calls, you can say "Yes" to the gig!!
Fall Freshman Year
Vic Firth Web-Rhythms (Gold Level) (available at http://www.vicfirth.com/education/features/webrhythms/intro.html)
1___ 2___ 3A___ 3B___ 3C____ (drumset/shaker) 4___ 5___ 7___ 9___ 10___ 12___ 13___ 14___ 15___
16___ 17___ 18___ 19___20*___
Rudiments (performed Slow-fast-slow or open close open from memory)
Buzz Roll_____ Open Roll___ 5 Stroke Roll___ Flam___ Flam Accent ___
Flam-A-Cue___ Flam Paradiddle___ Drag___ Single Drag Tap ____ Double Drag ___
Lesson 25___ Paradiddle ____ Double Paradiddle___ Paradiddle-diddle___
Single Ratamacue____ Triple Ratamacue___
Kite “Reading Mallet Percussion” (90 bpm)
C___ F___ Bb___ Eb___ Ab___ Db___ Gb___ B___ E___A___D___G____
Major Scale Sequence________ Minor Scale Sequence _______
Modes______
4 Mallet Warmup_____
Marimba Levels Julia Gaines
Level 1
Spring Freshman Year
Exercises, Etudes, and Solos for the Timpani – Raynor Carroll
Legato Stroke __ Staccato Stroke_____ Sticking Patterns____ Rolls_____
Cirone (As Assigned)
Savage (As Assigned)
Marimba Levels 2 and 3
12 Bar Blues Progression (I-IV-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-V-I-I)______
Dinkins (As Assigned)
Pickering (as Assigned)
Fall Sophomore Year
Multi (Petrella Book) Pat B___ CTA ___ 4/4 B___ DLA ___SC ___
Timpani Muffling _____ Pedaling_____ Solos___
Hand Drums
Tar – Maqsuum____ Baladi ____ Conga - Tumbao ____ Samba ___
Marimba Level 4
Synthetic Scales
Octatonic___ Whole Tone____ Pentatonic__
Lipner Vibes Real Book
Pedaling_____ Dampening ____ Dead Strokes_____
Drumset – Igoe Book
Rock___ Swing___ Bossa___ Shuffle ___ Samba ___
brushes ___
Spring Sophomore
Sophomore Barrier Jury
Marimba Levels 5 and 6
Marimba__________________________
Vibes (Vibes Real Book)_____________________________
Timpani___________________________
Multiple Percussion (Multitudes/Love of L’Histoire) __________________
Fall Junior Year
Clapping Music _____
Orchestral Percussion
Cymbals_________ Tambourine ________ Triangle ______ Bass Drum ______
Study the Major Orchestral Excerpts in Each Area
Spring Junior Year
Junior Recital
Study the Major Orchestral Excerpts in Each Area
Senior Year
Recital/ Audition prep