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DON'T
MISS THESE GREAT EDUCATIONAL FEATURES!
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Practice
the 40 Rudiments ONLINE!
In
the our largest educational project to date, Vic Firth
brings you the 40 Percussive Arts Society Essential
Snare Drum Rudiments! The rudiments are broken down
into 5 levels so that students can track their progress
with play-along audio files, there are videos of the
rudiments being performed by Dr. John Wooton, along
with practice suggestions from the Vic Firth Education
team. Check
out this great resource for students and instructors!
Rudiment
Learning Sequence Handout
From
Vic Firth's Logical
Learning Sequence, the 40 International Rudiments
are introduced in quadrants of 10, along with an application
exercise and chart to help students track their progress.
PDF documents are available for high-quality printing
so that you can have a copy when you're away from your
computer!
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Brush
Up on Your Reading Skills!
Vic
Firth is excited to offer students and teachers around
the world exposure to some of the best teaching methods
and strategies. In this new feature, Mark Wessels
shares 20 lessons from his best selling book, A
Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum. Students
of all ages will have a great time learning to read
music while playing along to musical accompaniments
which feature percussion instruments from around
the world!
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Giff
Howarth's "Cyber Lessons"
Over
the past 5-10 years, there has been an enormous growth
in 4-mallet percussion at the high school level. Today's
high school percussionists are playing literature with
techniques that would only be heard at college recitals
ten years ago! With
the rapid increase in popularity, there comes the possibility
of students moving too quickly through the learning
process, or not having adequate instruction.
In
these cyber lessons, Vic Firth signature artist Gifford
Howarth details each step along the road to developing
command and control over 4 mallet keyboard percussion
technique.
Get
started learning 4 mallet technique with this exciting
new series!
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Tommy
Igoe's "Groove Essentials"
In
our most ambitious project to date, Vic Firth
has teamed with Tommy Igoe to create the "Groove
Essentials" - 47 drumset grooves that
every serious drumset player should know.
Ranging from Rock, Funk and R&B to Jazz
and World, these grooves cover a broad range
of styles required in today's musical repertoire.
Initially
conceived as a 22 x 36" poster to hang
in private studios and band rooms, the project
expanded dramatically when we filmed Tommy
performing each groove, as well as giving
his unique insight into its application.
Quicktime video and audio clips of these "mini-lessons" are
available on the Vic Firth website for you
or your students to check out - as are downloadable
handbooks of the styles for the practice
room and private lesson studio!
Learn
your grooves TODAY! Click here to get started!
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In addition to being a member of the 1983 Bayonne
Bridgemen snareline, Tommy Igoe has been a first call New York
City studio musician for the last 15 years and also continues to
perform the drumset parts he created for the Broadway smash The
Lion King. He has performed internationally and has recorded
with artists as varied as Lauryn Hill, Art Garfunkel, Stanley Jordan
and the New York Voices. Recently he has brought his teaching experience
to various educational endeavors such as the Getting Started
On Drums DVD series from Hudson Music and the “Groove
Essentials” poster from Vic Firth. He also maintains a successful
solo career with his band in NYC. More information can be found
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