Are there timpani that can go down to B1?

In my search for the drumset cymbals I wanted for my mobile kit, I came across a great many Paiste cymbals that I saved. Discovering that the gear I once had was all rare & discontinued, I had to immerse myself into the world of buying/selling cymbals. I only wished to be a buyer, but the admins and moderators made thier own rules situationally. Instead of just allowing a purchase, they would ask that I seek out cymbals on thier search list, then I'd be allowed to purchase. So, during covid, with my free hand, I conducted a global search and compiled a hell of a list, did positive hookups with buyers & sellers and I have a London based associate that receives my European orders BTW- I am on the hunt for 14", 15" & 19" Paiste 3000 Rude crash/ride cymbals (mainly) but any other Paiste 3000 cymbals are of interest to me as well. Let me know which cymbal you're looking for and where you're located and I'll set you up w the best option🤟

I am a sophomore in high school and I would say I am decent, but not great. Are there any online solo competitions I should participate in? I am happy to do different instruments even.

This is on snare

1. Xylophone

2. Marimba

3. Glockenspiel (Bells)

4. Vibraphone

5. Steel Pan

6. Tubular Bells (Chimes)

7. Timpani

8. Snare Drum

9. Bass Drum

10. Cymbals

11. Drum Set

12. Gong

13. Shakers

14 Tambourine

15. Triangle

Found a timpani solo for S&E this year (Snake River by John Beck) but it has "cross sticking" and I'm not sure of what that would mean in this context. I figured someone here might be able to help

Instrument in the song starting at 1:27. Any ideas? https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=FmUdWKrWQ4o&si=8Wb6sq99tRX0ZUPz

I've noticed that a lot of drumcorps lines put tape on the guts of their snares as well as a weird patch. w What does the tape do, what does a patch do and is there any specific way to do that so that I can get my drum to sound more crisp like like other snare lines?

I want to know

Middle school snare drum player here what? I assume those are the flat flams, but how do I play them

I am a second year in university and I’ve hit a wall looking for solo pieces for my private lessons. I play at about a graduate level for every major solo instrument (snare, marimba, timpani). And if you have recommendations I would love to hear them anything will help at this point. And I would love for recommendations for multi percussion pieces as well!! Thank you!!

This guy pours water on his drums, does this not harm them?

Alright so I’m currently a bass drum player for our drumline and as we head into indoor we haven’t gotten any audition results but we have the exercise packet. So I was wondering if i should prepare all the bass drum parts or just try and wing it. I was bass 3 during marching season but 3 new people have auditioned and I may get moved to a different bass. Sorry for awful grammar

I've played glockenspiel in the past (over a decade ago) and also some snare. I've picked up a xylophone after watching a lot of South African marimba players and west African balafon players. The balafon and marimba players all seem to use natural rubber beaters which appear to give a "bounce" that seems more reminiscent of the rebound of a snare or a practice pad, rather than the 'lift' method of hard beaters on the glockenspiel.

I'm wondering if I should try and seek out some rubber beaters (or make some from rubber bands) like the ones I've seen in videos rather than using the beaters that came with the xylophone. These seem quite different from the beaters used in orchestral xylophone.

As a beginner I'd like to hear people's opinions on their experience please

I live in Georgia and am looking for my best music education in college. I am already HEAVILY considering UGA. They have an awesome music theory and comp program (my field of interest), and they also are well rounded. My two main interests are concert and marching band. I still like jazz band, but I am not wild about it. The professor for percussion at UGA seems to have a lot of experience with timpani and orchestra as a whole, and the Redcoats marching band is awesome. Is there anywhere else that is a good option for me, or offers what I am interested in at a better quality? I am also mainly looking in Georgia because it is much cheaper for me to go to school in state.

There’s a YouTube video of the piece being performed where the duet is facing each other. They have 4 (I think) tom-toms each arranged back to back. The drummers are using double-sided drumsticks- the piece starts with them using the hard-tipped side, and about halfway through, they switch to the soft side. They then switch back for the final quarter of the piece. It’s 8 or 9 minutes long, I think.

Should I put key signatures in my Percussion parts if it alternates between pitched and non-pitched instruments?

Sorry for the partial photo but this is all I have. Is this a conga? Djembe? Some unspecified modern hand drum?

Is it ok to use aluminum mallets on a xylophone?

The only percussion instrument I truly own is a 17 key kalimba so I wonder if I can share it with yall?

S- PLEASE A- I'll gladly take it. B- I'll do it i guess C- Really? D- Absolutely not