General Percussion Method Books

Erskine-Time Awareness for All Musicians (book & CD)

Peter Erskine's Time Awareness for All Musicians provides a handy study, practice and resource guide for all musicians who are seeking to improve their music-making abi... 

Petrella-Ultimate Guide to Cymbals (CD)

Inside Nick Petrella's Ultimate Guide to Cymbals book and DVD package you will find everything you always wanted to know about the history, manufacture, maintenance and... 

Chapple-Packet, The

A fundamentals-based percussion curriculum built upon the five pillars of a well-rounded percussion education, The Packet by Frank Chapple is flexible and expandable enough to... 

Lautzenheiser-Essential Elements for Band-Percussion Book 2 (Online Audio Included)

Essential Elements for Band Percussion Book 2 features: • Online Audio Access with more great play-along tracks, covering Exercises 1-55 and Individual Studies (pages... 

Hochrainer-Cinellen - Grosse Trommel

Cinellen by Richard Hochrainer is a tool to thoroughly verse students in the intricate techniques used in cymbal, bass drum, triangle, tambourine and castanet playing. 

Primatic-Percussion Methods

Percussion Methods by Stephen Primatic was designed for use in a one semester college percussion methods class or as a quick reference for school band and orchestra directors.... 

Lautzenheiser-Essential Elements-Percussion Book 1

The book that started the Essential Elements Band Method features music history right in the book, band arrangements, Dr. Tim parent letter, quizzes, and a rhythm-based... 

Hicks/Rath-Five Minute Drill (Online Audio Access)

Ever wonder what to do with the bored percussionists in your classroom while you're working fundamentals with the wind players? Five Minute Drill by Ralph Hicks and Eri... 

Workman-Percussionists Guide to Injury Treatment/Prevent

The Percussionist's Guide to Injury Treatment and Prevention is designed to aid musicians in avoiding serious injury through early prevention and care. Although it is not a su... 

Peters/Black-Cymbals : A Crash Course

Cymbals: A Crash Course is the most authoritative text ever published on the subject of selecting and playing cymbals, ranging in application from drumset playing to orchestra... 

Manuscript-6-Stave manuscript book

This is a 32 page, wire bound book of six stave manuscript paper. This book is small and portable measuring 8 1/2" by 8 1/2". Music Notation Guide is included. 

Black/Houghton-Alfred's Kid's Drum Course Complete (book with 2CD)

Alfred's Kid's Drum Course is a fun method that teaches you to play rhythms and songs on a variety of drums and sound sources, including many simple, inexpensive object... 

Barnett-Practical Hints on Playing Percussion Instruments

Practical Hints is a unique and highly informative series developed to answer the many questions raised by the beginning student as well as the more advanced musician. 

Karger-Orchestral Practice for Triangle & Tambourine

Orchestral Practice for Triangle & Tambourine by Klaus Karger focuses on development of skills of these instruments. This is an excellent guide to diversifying performer techn... 

O'Reilly/Williams-Accent on Achievement Book 1 (Combined Percussion)

Accent on Achievement is a revolutionary, best-selling band method that will excite and stimulate your students through full-color pages and the most complete collectio... 

Barrat-Bravo! Percussion book1

The Bravo! Percussion is a collection of simple original pieces to guide pupils through the music learning process. 

Tychinski-Total Percussionist: A Beginning

The Total Percussionist: A Beginning is a very accessible versatile book. It is designed to introduce young students to the total percussion concept of music making. This book... 

Hudson Drum Lesson Planner

This guide provides plenty of space for teacher and student to create complete multimedia lesson plans, track progress, and create transcriptions. There are 21 two-page spread... 

Feldstein-Building Percussion Technique

Building Percussion Technique by Sandy Feldstein is designed to supplement any beginning percussion method. It follows the same sequence of introduction of musical concepts as... 

Lautzenheiser-Essential Technique for Band (Essential Elements book 3) (Online Audio Access Included)

Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE f...