Level 1 Percussion
Learn to Play Percussion: Beginner to Pro made the Easy Way!
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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