Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • Welcome! Here's where to start.

  2. 2
    • Lesson 1: Intro

    • Lesson 2: Setting Up the Stand and the Drum

    • Lesson 3: Tuning the Drum Head

    • Lesson 4: Tuning the Snares

    • Lesson 5: Snare Drum Playing Position

    • Lesson 6: Snare Drum Grip

    • Lesson 7: Three Basic Strokes

    • Lesson 8: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 9: Intro

    • Lesson 10: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths

    • Lesson 11: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths

    • Lesson 12: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths

    • Lesson 13: Exercise - Timing with Accents

    • Lesson 14: Exercise - Timing with Accents

    • Lesson 15: Exercise - Timing with Accents

    • Lesson 16: Exercise - Timing without Accents

    • Lesson 17: Exercise - Timing without Accents

    • Lesson 18: Exercise - Timing without Accents

    • Lesson 19: Exercise - 16ths

    • Lesson 20: Exercise - 16ths

    • Lesson 21: Exercise - 16ths

    • Lesson 22: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 23: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 24: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 25: Metronome and Syncopation

    • Lesson 26: Etude

    • Lesson 27: Etude

    • Lesson 28: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 29: Intro

    • Lesson 30: Using Your Wrist

    • Lesson 31: Clapping Exercises

    • Lesson 32: Exercise - Chop Building

    • Lesson 33: Exercise - Chop Building

    • Lesson 34: Exercise - More Chop Building

    • Lesson 35: Exercise - More Chop Building

    • Lesson 36: Exercise - Doubles and Triples

    • Lesson 37: Rudiment - Paradiddle

    • Lesson 38: Rudiment - Paradiddle-Diddle

    • Lesson 39: Rudiment - Para-Paradiddle

    • Lesson 40: Etude - Paradiddles

    • Lesson 41: Etude - Paradiddles

    • Lesson 42: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 43: Intro - Using Your Arm

    • Lesson 44: Exercise - Stick Control

    • Lesson 45: Exercise - Fast Singles

    • Lesson 46: Exercise - Fast Singles

    • Lesson 47: Exercise - Fast Singles

    • Lesson 48: Exercise - Paradiddle

    • Lesson 49: Exercise - Paradiddle

    • Lesson 50: Rudiment - Flam

    • Lesson 51: Exercise - Flams

    • Lesson 52: Rudiment - Flam Tap

    • Lesson 53: Rudiment - Flam Accent

    • Lesson 54: Etude - Flam Pattern

    • Lesson 55: Etude - Flam Pattern

    • Lesson 56: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 01: Intro to Timpani

    • Lesson 02: Timpani Playing Position

    • Lesson 03: Physics of the Drum

    • Lesson 04: Parts of the Timpani

    • Lesson 05: Range

    • Lesson 06: Tuning

    • Lesson 07: Troubleshooting - Pedal Sliding

    • Lesson 08: Troubleshooting - Buzzing

    • Lesson 09: Troubleshooting - Uneven Pitch

    • Lesson 10: Timpani Arrangement

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    • Lesson 11: Intro

    • Lesson 12: The Timpani Grip

    • Lesson 13: Basic Stroke

    • Lesson 14: Wrist Exercise Without Mallets

    • Lesson 15: Music Theory

    • Lesson 16: Exercise

    • Lesson 17: Exercise

    • Lesson 18: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 19: Intro

    • Lesson 20: Exercise - Moving Your Hands

    • Lesson 21: Exercise - Moving Your Hands

    • Lesson 22: Exercise - Adding Strokes

    • Lesson 23: Exercise - Adding Strokes

    • Lesson 24: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 25: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 26: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes

    • Lesson 27: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes

    • Lesson 28: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes

    • Lesson 29: Etude - Multiple Drums

    • Lesson 30: Troubleshooting

  9. 9
    • Lesson 01: Intro to Auxilary

    • Lesson 02: Kinds of Cymbals

    • Lesson 03: Cymbal Playing Position

    • Lesson 04: Exercise - Align

    • Lesson 05: Exercise - Crunch

    • Lesson 06: Exercise - Sizzle

    • Lesson 07: Exercise - Pass Through

    • Lesson 08: Exercise - Listen

    • Lesson 09: Tying a Cymbal Knot

    • Lesson 10: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 11: Intro

    • Lesson 12: Short Cymbal Crash

    • Lesson 13: Etude

    • Lesson 14: Soft Cymbal Crash

    • Lesson 15: Suspended Cymbal

    • Lesson 16: Etude

    • Lesson 17: High Hat

    • Lesson 18: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 19: Intro

    • Lesson 20: Bass Drum Playing Position

    • Lesson 21: Bass Drum Stroke

    • Lesson 22: Bass Drum Muffling

    • Lesson 23: Bass Drum Muffling, pt II

    • Lesson 24: Bass Drum Roll

    • Lesson 25: Etude

    • Lesson 26: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 27: Intro

    • Lesson 28: Tambourine Playing Position

    • Lesson 29: Soft Tambourine Playing

    • Lesson 30: Basic Tambourine Strokes

    • Lesson 31: 3 Kinds of Louder - Faster Tambourine Playing

    • Lesson 32: Tambourine Shake Roll

    • Lesson 33: Tambourine Finger Roll

    • Lesson 34: Etude - The Tambourine

    • Lesson 35: Etude - The Tambourine

    • Lesson 36: Triangle Playing Position

    • Lesson 37: Soft Triangle Playing

    • Lesson 38: Muffling the Triangle

    • Lesson 39: Triangle Rolls

    • Lesson 40: Etude - The Triangle

    • Lesson 41: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 42: Intro

    • Lesson 43: Woodblock Playing Position

    • Lesson 44: Etude - The Woodblock

    • Lesson 45: Castanets Playing Position

    • Lesson 46: Castanet Rolls

    • Lesson 47: Etude - The Castanets

    • Lesson 48: What's in Your Stick Bag?

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    • Lesson 01: Intro

    • Lesson 02: Meet the Marimba

    • Lesson 03: A Brief History of the Marimba

    • Lesson 04: Parts of the Marimba

    • Lesson 05: Mallets

    • Lesson 06: Mallet Grip, pt. I

    • Lesson 07: Mallet Grip, pt. II

    • Lesson 08: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 09: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 10: Review

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    • Lesson 11: Intro

    • Lesson 12: Grip Review

    • Lesson 13: Mallet Technique

    • Lesson 14: Marimba Playing Position

    • Lesson 15: Marimba Playing Location

    • Lesson 16: Music Theory

    • Lesson 17: Mallet Stroke

    • Lesson 18: Mallet Rebound

    • Lesson 19: Sound

    • Lesson 20: Introduction to Major Scales

    • Lesson 21: Scale C Major

    • Lesson 22: Scale F Major

    • Lesson 23: Scale G Major

    • Lesson 24: Common Pitfalls

    • Lesson 25: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 26: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 27: Review

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    • Lesson 28: Intro

    • Lesson 29: Mallet Technique Review

    • Lesson 30: Introduction to Scales, pt. II

    • Lesson 31: Arpeggios

    • Lesson 32: Marimba Rolls

    • Lesson 33: Speed and Consistency

    • Lesson 34: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy

    • Lesson 35: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy

    • Lesson 36: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy

    • Lesson 37: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 38: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 39: Review

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    • Lesson 40: Intro

    • Lesson 41: Technique Review

    • Lesson 42: Correct Mallet Sticking

    • Lesson 43: Musicality and Phrasing with Mallets

    • Lesson 44: Exercise - Alternating Patterns

    • Lesson 45: Exercise - Alternating Patterns Continued

    • Lesson 46: Mallet Dynamics

    • Lesson 47: Four Mallet Technique - Left Hand Grip

    • Lesson 48: Four Mallet Technique - Right Hand Grip

    • Lesson 49: Four Mallet Technique - Playing Position

    • Lesson 50: Exercise - Double Stops

    • Lesson 51: Exercise - Alternating Four Mallets

    • Lesson 52: The Glockenspiel

    • Lesson 53: The Vibraphone

    • Lesson 54: Mallet Types Explained

    • Lesson 55: What's in Your Stick Bag?

    • Lesson 56: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 57: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 58: Review