The Timpanist: Etudes Bk I.

Steve Kastuck

General Info

Year: 1979
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Ludwig Music Publishing Co.
Cost: Book Cost - $7.15   |   Supplemental Books - $0.00

Chapters

Chapter I:
Chapter II:
Chapter III:
Chapter IV:
Chapter V:
Chapter VI:

Reviews

Student Reviews

Organization: The book begins with a foreword of sorts and acknowledgements, followed immediately by etudes which extend to the end of the book with no words in between. A biography about the author is listed on the last page.

Content: The etudes in this book could be seen as interpretive as there are no metronome markings, no written stickings, no written pitches or tuning changes, and the lack of written dynamics on some etudes. It seems the author left plenty of room for the reader to write in their own interpretations on the etudes, as most of what is provided is the notes themselves. The book becomes even more interpretive towards the end of the book, with a Kandinsky-esque etude and another grid-like formatted etude. On some of these later etudes, a student would definitely require the guidance of an instructor.

Uses: With the price point of this book, I would hand this out to students for them to work through and mark up however they like, perhaps at the high school level to give them some repertoire. A college level student could also use this book, although they may not require as much guidance as a younger student.

Rating: It is hard to figure out which fundamentals these etudes cover or what the author’s intent was when creating them, so having any written descriptions on any of the etudes would have been a big help. At the price it is, it is hard to pass up on this book solely based on the lack of descriptions or methodology; it would make for a good source of playing repertoire. 2/5. User:Hondogracias

Works for Percussion by this Author

Kastuck, Steve. The Timpanist: Etudes Bk I. Ludwig Music Publishing Co., 1979.