UP FRONT STUDENT EDITION

General Info

Year of Published: 2010
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary to Advanced
Cost: $12.99

Instrumentation

Mallet Percussion & Timpani

Description

While the UP FRONT Student Edition is trimmed down significantly from the full book, it doesn't skimp on content. Within nearly 80 pages is a full regimen of 2-mallet and 4-mallet exercises for keyboard, timpani concepts and exercises, including workouts for pitch and pedaling, and a basic theory appendix consisting of important musical components every pit member should know. Below is a quick list of features:

Mallets

1. 2-mallet grip
2. Wrist motion
3. Playing zones
4. Four-mallet grips including details on Burton and Stevens grips
5. The concept of "touch" and its effect on sound quality

Timpani

1. grip/stroke/posture
2. Breakdown of proper timpani stroke
3. Singing and ear training
4. Tuning and pedaling
5. Practice suggestions

Others

1. Important musicianship concepts including phrasing and avoiding fake expression
2. Over 40 pages of exercises
3. Basic theory appendix including scales, modes, intervals, chord qualities and Roman numerals, inversions, block chords and arpeggios.

Reference

UP FRONT STUDENT EDITION

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