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Concert Snare Drum
SD1 - Maple, Wood Tip

Marching Percussion
DC3S Oak - Oak, Wood Tip
ATH1 - Nylon Head Tenor Mallets
AB1, AB2, AB3, AB4 - Hard Felt Bass Drum Mallets

Steel Drum
SP1 - Liam Teague Lead Pan Mallets

Mike Balter

Marimba
83B - Medium Hard Yarn, Birch Shaft (2 pair)
183B - Medium Soft Yarn, Birch Shaft (2 pair)

Vibraphone
25R - Medium-Hard Cord, Rattan Shaft (2 pair)

Xylophone
91B - Medium Hard Polyball, Birch Shaft
105B - Medium Hard Rubber, Birch Shaft

Bells
10B - Extra Hard Phenolic, Birch Shaft

Timpani
T2 - General Felt

Snare Drum Books

The Rudimental Cookbook by Edward Freytag
A collection of 25 rudimental snare drum solos and developmental exercises from easy to extremely advanced. - Row-Loff Productions

Musical Studies for the Intermediate Snare Drummer by Garwood Whaley
Thirty intermediate etudes for solo snare drum. Excellent transitional book from Whaley's Fundamental Studies to Cirone's Portraits in Rhythm - J R Publications

Portraits in Rhythm by Anthony J. Cirone
Fifty intermediate to advanced etudes for solo snare drum. - CPP Belwin Publications

Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone
The technique book for snare drum. - George B. Stone & Son, Inc.

The Snare Drum Plays the Zoo by Brian J. Harris
Outstanding book for younger percussionists.  Focuses students on rhythmic groupings by associating an animal with each pattern (i.e. 4 sixteenth notes is ca-ter-pil-lar).  CD included.  More info or purchase at www.brianjharris.com

Mallet Percussion Books

For Four by Josh Gottry
A collection of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet technique.  For each solo, there is a full page of exercises meant for technical development and piece preparation. - C. Alan Publications

Modern School for Xylophone by Morris Goldenberg
A thorough and complete method for beginning to advanced two-mallet keyboard percussion.  Includes several orchestra excerpts. - Chappell and Co. Inc.

Funny Mallets by Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic
Several outstanding etude collections including My First Book for Xylophone (easy 2 mallets) Funny Xylophone Book 1 (intermediate 2 mallets) and Funny Marimba Book 1 (4 mallets).  Enjoyable pieces at progressing difficulty levels. - Gretal Velag, Germany

Method of Movement by Leigh Howard Stevens
An extensive book of information and exercises for 4-mallet marimba performance. - Keyboard Percussion Publications

Drumset Books

Groove Essentials by Tommy Igoe
Nearly fifty different drumset styles (plus variations) along with 88 play-along tracks and "real world" charts.  All tracks are minus drums so you really are the drummer. - Hal Leonard Corporation

Essential Styles - Book 1 by Steve Houghton & Tom Warrington
Thirty drumset styles ranging from 7/4 Vamp to the Mambo.  Includes a play along CD, written charts for every track, and performance and listening suggestions.  Book 2 contains twenty more! - Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

Drum Set Etudes - Book 1 by Joe Holmquist
Thirty-seven etudes for the beginning to intermediate drumset player utilizing a variety of styles, time signatures, and technical demands.  Excellent reading material for drumset students. Book 2 & 3 also available. - Kjos Music Company

Guide to Standardized Drumset Notation by Norman Weinberg
"After much research, Norm Weinberg has carefully refined and clarified the current, most common methods of drumset notation.  If everyone who writes for drumset adopts these guidelines, the ambiguities inherent in much current drumset notation can be alleviated." - Ron Spagnardi, Modern Drummer. -  Percussive Arts Society

Other Books

Fundamental Studies for . . . by Garwood Whaley
Available for Snare Drum, Timpani, or Mallets, these method books are easy to understand, well laid out and extremely useful for beginning percussionists. - J R Publications

Modern Method for Timpani by Saul Goodman
An outstanding and classic method including fundamentals, exercises, etudes, and repertoire. - CPP Belwin, Inc.

Percussion Instruments and their History by James Blades
A complete account of the use of percussion instruments through the ages, as well as their purpose and mode of employment in the orchestra. - Bold Strummer Ltd.