What's the difference between dotted note, triplet and 3/4 rhythm. Why do they all feel the same?? How do i even know which one to use? @@

I tried a few stickings for the 16th note parts but I was wondering which would be most convenient since they are all a bit difficult.

Thank you so much!

When I Google, I get lot of hits about a sitar-looking instrument, but it ends with the letter “a.”

Searching more, it seems like it’s just a snare? Is that correct?

My fiancée is a percussionist. Her main instrument is 4-mallet marimba, but it’s a little (a lot) out of our price range, so I want to buy her a cajón as a wedding present since she’s mentioned wanting one several times.

Any recommendations for a good quality cajón that’s not outrageously pricey? Budget is about $100.

Thanks!

Find a rhythm that's interesting and play it in a weird time signature like play a 4/4 rhythm in 5/4 or 8/4 in 8/8 in 7/8 and try to make it up as you play. It's such an interesting thing to do.

So my marching band has decided to have the pit on field this year.

I was wondering what I should consider (the pit tech) going into the season, and what challenges I’d be facing. I’ve never played on field before so I regrettably lack experience.

Does anyone have any insights on what was hard about playing on field? What was easier? You don’t even have to tech, if you’ve had a show where you’ve been on field, let me know how you felt about it!

I remember finding this PDf a while back titled Marimba floor exercises, and it was incredibly useful, I was wondering if anyone knows what book it comes out of?

hello, I have some new music available on my bandcamp page. check it out! https://dougsours.bandcamp.com/album/summer-song

(Got a recommendation to post here from r/drumming)

Hi! I play percussion in my university’s big band orchestra. We have the classic big band sections, but also some strings, woodwinds + singers. Our gig catalogue mostly consist of pop/rock/funk and jazz standards. We play a lot of classic and more modern 21st centruy hits. Think ABBA/Queen/Bee Gees/more recent party hits. We also often play some type of more upbeat jazz standard, often with latin elements.

Up to this point I’ve been playing on the orchestra’s instruments. We have congas, bongos and an assortment of different kinds of smaller percussion instruments, like shakers, tambourines, cowbell and some latin percussion.

The thing is, I would like a more personalized, organized set up that I could play with sticks more. I’ve been inspired a lot by Snarky Puppy’s Nate Werth and would like some kind of drum/cymbal also. Now I feel like the set-up is really disorganized and I find myself often scrambling for instruments which breaks the flow state when I’m performing.

I am the only dedicated percussionist and we rotate players on certain instruments, so sometimes the people swapped out will come play with me. Due to that it would be easier to have kind of ”my station” to have clearer boundaries when coming to play in section and not trying to play whatever they feel like. I also don’t own the instruments at the uni, so I think getting my own stuff would also give me a bit more control over the section that I also lead if others join me.

This is why I would like to create a more compact set-up that kind of says ”this is my territory”. I do not mind other’s coming to play with me, but what I do mind is them not looking at my sheet music and then just grabbing whatever they want and often playing too much.

What are your thoughts on how I should set up my station? What kind of hardware and instruments would suit my needs best considering our style of music? Any tips on getting that Nate Werth vibe? Thanks in advance guys.

Hey guys! I'm currently writing a techniques book based on modern rudiments and hybrid rudiments used in marching literature. I want some input on what kind of rudiments I should put in that are commonly used in modern WGI/DCI style writing (things like egg beaters, flam 5's, chu-duh-duh's, etc.) I just was curious what kind of stuff other marching percussionists would have in mind, thanks!

I am learning a snare drum piece called Snare alphabet from Joachim F. W. Schneider and there are instructions in the score in german. I’m trying to use translater but I would be so glad if someone who is proficiant in german language would help me finding out what is the real meaning behind these instructions. (I found this one page on the website where the score is sold so I don’t think it offends anything if I attach it)

Thank you guys for your previous help and I’m pretty sure this is RR LL RR. Is it?

This is one tenor and I know how to play the notes without the weird line thingy but since idk what it means I don’t know how to play it

Hello everyone! Vater Percussion is looking to hire drummers with a mechanic's background to join the team at our manufacturing facility in Massachusetts. This would be a full-time position and an opportunity to work at a small business that currently employs many drummers and is committed to making the best sticks in the world! If this is something that you or somebody you know might be interested in, do not hesitate to reach out.

Any recommendations for vibraphone solos that aren’t just “pretty lyrical” pieces? I love the standard rep for the instrument, but feel like too many solos use the gimmick of just having melody and accompaniment type compositions between the hands or just really extreme extended techniques.

I would love any recommendations that utilize the pedal up or dry sound of the instrument. Difficulty doesn’t matter. Thanks for the help.

Can anyone tell me what instrument the percussionist is playing at 1:39 of this video? https://youtu.be/Vv4YxyJHVoE?si=zuwTc1HysxCSGihH It sounds like a wood block but looks more like a can/shaker sort of thing that makes a wood block sound when he strikes the right side of it. Have never seen one of these before, but have heard the sound on many bossa nova records - I always thought it was a wood block. Thanks for the help!