suggested texts, sticks and mallets
Mallets:
Beginning students will need:
- Vic Firth 5A drumsticks ($17)
- Dovey Percussion Medium Marimba Mallets ($58)
- Dovey Percussion Medium Rubber Mallets ($19)
- Stick Bag ($25)
I sell Dovey Percussion mallet directly to students - Ross Dovey makes these great mallets by hand in Queensland and offers them at much lower prices than overseas manufacturers to get more mallets in the hands of young percussionists. I have the whole range at the moment so ask to try them out sometime!
Music books:
These are the standard texts I use with my percussion students. Beginning students can start their first few lessons with some of my handouts, but should buy one or two books over their first term of lessons.
Primary School Beginners
- Musical Drumming Book One Junior Beginner - Travis Easton (All Music Publishing)
- On the Beaten Path Beginning Drumset Course Level 1 - Rick Lackowski (Alfred Publishing)
- Mallet Percussion for Young Beginners - Randy Eyles (Meredith Music)
- Funny Mallets: My First Book for Xylophone and Marimba - Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic (Gretel Verlag)
High School Beginners
- Drumset 101 - Dave Black & Steve Houghton (Alfred Publishing)
- On the Beaten Path Beginning Drumset Course Level 1 - Rick Lackowski (Alfred Publishing)
- Funny Marimba Book 1 - Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic (Gretel Verlag)
- Primary Handbook for Mallets - Garwood Whaley (Meredith Music)
Intermediate Students
- 40 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos - Ben Hans (Hal Leonard Publishing)
- On the Beaten Path Beginning Drumset Course Level 2 and 3 - Rick Lackowski (Alfred Publishing)
- Jazz Mallets In Session - Arthur Lipner (Row Loff Productions)
Advanced Students
- The All American Drummer 150 Rudimental Solos - Charley Wilcoxon (Ludwig Music)
- The Art of Bop Drumming - John Riley (Manhattan Music)
- Drum Atlas: Brazil - Pete Sweeney (Alfred)
- Drum Atlas: Salsa - Pete Sweeney (Alfred)
- On the Beaten Path: Jazz, Metal, Progressive Rock - Rick Lackowski (Alfred)
- Tommy Igoe - Great Hands for a Lifetime - DVD/Booklet/Poster (Hudson Music)