Pedal to the Kettle

Kirk J. Gay

General Info

Year: 2009
Edition: c. 1st Edition
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary to Advanced
Cost: Book Cost - $25.00   |   Supplemental Books - $0.00

Overview

This method book offers supplemental material that provide engaging etudes that cover different technical and musical ideas to prepare the percussionist for the challenges that lie ahead in the professional realm. This collection of etudes was written for the intermediate percussionist with a background in timpani and a strong idea of fundamental percussive playing.

Etudes

Etude 1
Etude 2
Etude 3
Etude 4
Etude 5
Etude 6
Etude 7
Etude 8
Etude 9
Etude 10
Etude 11
Etude 12 Gliss-a-rondo
Etude 13
Etude 14
Etude 15
Etude 16
Etude 17
Etude 18
Etude 19 Tympanic Metamorphoses
Etude 20
Etude 21
Etude 22 Grace (notes) Under Pressure
Etude 23 Beatin' & Bangin'
Etude 24 Bartók-o-rama
Etude 25 Extend Yourself
Etude 26 Rolling Down the Highway
Etude 27 Double Stop Trouble
Etude 28 A Flat Etude
Etude 29 High Performance Muffler
Etude 30 Déjà Vu All Over Again
Etude 31 Rock of the 80's
Etude 32

Solos

The Black Hammock
The Back Forty
Fanfare for Some New Drums
Bolt!
Los Cinco de Clubs
The Attack of the Freezing Fog

Reviews

Student Reviews

" This book is provides technical playing etudes in a creative and understandable way. Simple enough to be able to teach a beginner out of, while also remaining interesting to an intermediate player." - Denver Ridgway

Books for Percussion by this Author

Gay, Kirk J. Pedal to the Kettle. Portland, OR: Tapspace Publications, LLC, 2009.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Doppelgänger
Farfanmarch
Fear Cage
Mysterious Barrier
Overture for Timpani