Stick/Mallet Recommendations (items in green required)
All keyboard mallets should be purchased as 2 pairs...
Snare Drum/Sticks: Regal Tip SG1 (recommended) or Innovative Percussion CL-1
Snare Drum/Brushes: Regal Tip 550W (recommended) or Vic Firth HB
Timpani/Medium: Innovative Percussion BT-4 (recommended) or Black Swamp DG4
Bells/Hard: Malletech OR45R (recommended) or Vic Firth M140
Xylophone/Soft: Musser M4
Xylophone/Hard: Malletech OR39R (recommended) or Vic Firth M135
Vibraphone/Soft: Vic Firth M25
Vibraphone/Hard: Vic Firth M23
Marimba/Soft: Encore NZ3R (recommended) or Vic Firth M223
Marimba/Medium: Vic Firth M25
Marimba/Hard: Vic Firth M23
Triangle Beaters: Grover Standard Tubular Triangle Beater Set
Other Equipment Recommendations (items in green required)
Practice Pad: Remo RT 10 Tunable (10” or larger)
Digital Metronome: Boss DB-60 (recommended) or Korg MA-30 (or equivalent; must subdivide)
Trap Towel (at least 2): Black hand towels (try JC Penney, Walmart, etc.)
Stick Bag or Case: Vic Firth Stick & Accessory Case (recommended) or Vic Firth KBAG
Miscellaneous: Pencil, 3-ring binder
Miscellaneous: 1/2” PVC pipe couplings (2), tennis ball
Repertoire Recommendations (items in green required)
Marimba Method: Fundamental Method For Mallets - Book 1 (Mitchell Peters)
Marimba Method: Method of Movement (Stevens); Miscellaneous Repertoire
Vibraphone Method: Vibes Real Book (Arthur Lipner)
Timpani Method: Fundamental Method For Timpani (Mitchell Peters)
Snare Drum Method: Elementary Snare Drum Studies (Mitchell Peters)
Snare Drum Method: Intermediate Snare Drum Studies (Mitchell Peters)
Snare Drum Method: Stick Control (George Stone)
Snare Drum Method: Advanced SD Studies (Peters)
Snare Drum Method: Odd Meter Calisthenics (Peters)
Snare Drum Method: Portraits in Rhythm (Cirone)
Orchestral Excerpts: http://www.steveweissmusic.com/category/orchestral-excerpts
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