Sixth Year Program

Snare Drum

Knowledge of all rudiments

Methods:

Mitchell Peters: Advanced Studies

Morris Goldenberg: Modern School for Snare Drum (most difficult studies)

John Wooton: The Rudimental Drummer

Ney Rosauro: Snare Drum Methods (Vol. 2°)

Keune: Der Kleine Trommel

Vic Firth: the solo snare drummer

Anthony James Cirone: Portraits in Rhythms

Gert Mortensen: March & Cadenza

Classic repertoire:

Prokofiev: Lt. Kije

Rimskj - Korsakov: Sheherazade

Von Suppe: Pique Dame

Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite

Xylophone and marimba - 2 mallets

Studies and reading from:

Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic: Funny Xylophone

Earl Hatch: Furioso & Valse

J. S. Bach: transcription from A minor concert for violin

Wolfgang Pachla: 3 e 12 Etuden fur marimba

Franz Kruger: Ungarische Weisen

Orchestral excepts:

Ravel: Ma mere l’oye

Stravinskj: Firebird suite

Marimba - 4 mallets

Technique methods:

Leigh Howard Stevens: Method of Movement for Marimba

David Samuels: A Musical Approach for vibraphone

Studies like:

Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic: Funny Marimba (Vol. 1 o 2)

Mitchell Peters: Yellow after the rain

Alice Gomez: Gitano, Rain Dance

Werner Stadler: Charade

Keiko Abe: Michi

Vibraphone - 4 mallets

David Friedman: Mirror from another

Bill Molenhof: Music of the Day

Ruud Wiener: Solos for Vibraphone (Vol 1 e 2)

Drum set

Knowledge of basic rhythms on jazz, latin and rock music.

Accompaniment with CD

Tympani

Studies with tuning changes from:

Nick Woud: Pedal tympani, Symphonic studies

Vic Firth: The solo timpanist

Classic repertoire:

Beethoven: Symphonies n° 3, 5, 7

Mendelssohn: Scottish Symphony

Tchaikovskj: Symphony n° 4

Other orchestral instruments

Techniques and easier excepts for tambourine, castanets, bass drum, cymbals (a 2 and suspended), triangle, glockenspiel.

Tchaikovskj: Nut-racker Suite

Set up

Stravinskj: Histoire du Soldat

Ricky Tagawa: Inspiration Diabolique

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