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Part 1: Welcome to the World of Percussion |
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1 | (26) |
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A Quick Tour of the Percussion Family |
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3 | (16) |
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Getting Friendly with the Percussion Family |
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3 | (3) |
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A Brief History of Percussion |
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4 | (2) |
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Types of Percussion Instruments |
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6 | (1) |
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Classifying by How Sounds are Produced |
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6 | (2) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Classifying by How They're Played |
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8 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Classifying by Pitch (or Lack of Pitch) |
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10 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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Indefinite Pitched Percussion |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (5) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Middle Eastern Percussion |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (3) |
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A Quick Guide to Percussion Notation |
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19 | (8) |
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Notation for Pitched Instruments |
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19 | (1) |
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Notation for Non-Pitched Instruments |
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20 | (3) |
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Using the Traditional Staff |
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20 | (1) |
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Using the Percussion Staff |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (3) |
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Part 2: The World of Concert Percussion |
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27 | (82) |
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29 | (22) |
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How Concert Drums are Made |
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29 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Introducing the Snare Drum |
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32 | (1) |
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Deconstructing a Snare Drum |
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32 | (13) |
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Different Types of Snare Drums |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Gripping the Sticks: Matched Grip |
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36 | (2) |
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Gripping the Sticks: Traditional Grip |
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38 | (1) |
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Positioning the Snare Drum |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (1) |
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Advanced Snare Drum Technique |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Understanding Concert Toms |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (2) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (1) |
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Introducing the Concert Bass Drum |
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48 | (3) |
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Understanding Concert Bass Drums |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (12) |
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Getting to Know the Timpani |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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Deconstructing the Modern Timpani |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Choosing the Right Mallets |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (6) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Different Techniques for Different Sounds |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (12) |
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The History of the Cymbal |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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Rolling and Riding: Suspended Cymbals |
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66 | (2) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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The Big Crash: Hand Cymbals |
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68 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Antique Cymbals: Crotales |
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73 | (2) |
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Mallets, Bells, and Chimes |
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75 | (20) |
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Understanding Melodic Percussion |
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75 | (2) |
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Choosing the Right Mallets |
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77 | (2) |
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Playing Melodic Percussion |
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79 | (5) |
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79 | (1) |
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Playing with Four Mallets |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Dark and Resonant: The Marimba |
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84 | (2) |
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Deconstructing the Marimba |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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Bright and Sunny: The Xylophone |
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86 | (1) |
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Deconstructing the Xylophone |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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Plug It in---or Not: The Vibraphone |
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87 | (2) |
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Deconstructing the Vibraphone |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Bells, Bells, Bells: The Glockensiel |
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89 | (2) |
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Deconstructing the Glockenspiel |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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Deconstructing the Chimes |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (14) |
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Ding, Ding, Ding Goes the Triangle |
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95 | (2) |
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Understanding the Triangle |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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A Little Shake, a Little Roll: The Tambourine |
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97 | (2) |
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Understanding the Tambourine |
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97 | (1) |
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Playing a Headless Tambourine |
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98 | (1) |
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Playing a Headed Tambourine |
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98 | (1) |
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Playing a Tambourine Roll |
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99 | (1) |
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Knock on Wood: Woodblocks and Temple Blocks |
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99 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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Whip it Good: The Slapstick |
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101 | (1) |
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Scraping it Together: Sandpaper Blocks |
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102 | (1) |
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Special Effects: The Ratchet |
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102 | (1) |
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A Sustained Rattle: The Vibraslap |
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103 | (1) |
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Boing Boing: The Flexatone |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Happy Holidays: Sleigh Bells |
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104 | (1) |
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Pretty Sounds: Wind Chimes |
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105 | (1) |
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Not a Plant: The Bell Tree |
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105 | (1) |
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The Sound of Thor: The Thundersheet |
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106 | (1) |
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Ethinc Percussion Instruments for Orchestral Use |
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107 | (1) |
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Putting it All Together: The Percussion Ensemble |
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107 | (2) |
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Part 3: The World of Marching Percussion |
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109 | (20) |
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Marching Drums and Cymbals |
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111 | (14) |
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Understanding Marching Percussion |
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111 | (2) |
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Getting to Know the Marching Snare Drum |
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113 | (5) |
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Deconstructing the Marching Snare |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (3) |
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Introducing the Tenor Drums |
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118 | (2) |
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Deconstructing the Tenor Drums |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Working with Marching Bass Drums |
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120 | (1) |
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Deconstructing the Marching Bass Drum |
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120 | (1) |
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Playing the Marching Bass Drum |
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121 | (1) |
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Crashing the Marching Cymbals |
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121 | (4) |
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Deconstructing the Marching Cymbal |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (3) |
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Marching Bells and Mallets |
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125 | (4) |
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Introducting the Front Ensemble |
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125 | (1) |
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Horizontal Bells: The Marching Glockenspiel |
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126 | (1) |
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Horizontal Mallets: Xylophones, Marimbas, and Vibraphones |
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127 | (2) |
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Part 4: The World of Popular Percussion |
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129 | (22) |
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131 | (14) |
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Getting to Know the Drum Set |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (3) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Hitting the Drums---and Cymbals |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Using the Drum Sticks in Different Ways |
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141 | (2) |
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A Softer Backbeat with Rimclicks |
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141 | (1) |
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A Louder Backbeat with Rimshots |
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142 | (1) |
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Beyond Sticks: Playing with Brushes |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Drum Circle Drums and Percussion |
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145 | (6) |
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Understanding the Drum Circle |
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145 | (3) |
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We Don't Need No Stinking Rules! |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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Hand Percussion of the Drum Circle |
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149 | (1) |
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Rhythms of the Drum Circle |
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149 | (2) |
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Part 5: The World of Ethnic Percussion |
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151 | (80) |
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153 | (18) |
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Understanding Latin and Caribbean Music |
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153 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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Central and South American Music |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (9) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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Playing Auxiliary Latin Percussion Instruments |
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164 | (5) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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One Last Thing: Steel Drums |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (12) |
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Understanding African Music |
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171 | (1) |
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Discovering African Drums |
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172 | (7) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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Playing Other African Percussion Instruments |
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179 | (4) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (3) |
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Middle Eastern Percussion |
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183 | (8) |
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Understanding the Music of the Middle East |
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183 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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Understanding Middle Eastern Rhythms |
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184 | (1) |
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Playing Middle Eastern Drums |
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185 | (3) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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Discovering Other Middle Eastern Percussion |
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188 | (3) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (10) |
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Discovering the Music of India |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (4) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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Playing Other Indian Percussion Instruments |
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196 | (5) |
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Asian and Indonesian Percussion |
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201 | (30) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (1) |
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Playing Korean Percussion |
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205 | (1) |
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Playing Indonesian Percussion |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (14) |
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Into the West: A Short Piece for Percussion Ensemble |
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223 | (6) |
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229 | (2) |
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