Eric Rath's and Ralph Hick's collaborative project Beyond Basic Percussion is meant to fill the giant gap that can happen in beginning percussion education: all the stuff about being a percussionist they need to know about in a concert band setting besides playing snare drum and bells.
Kids can be thrown into unfamiliar percussive situations as soon as they get into a concert band - how often do your beginners actually work on accessory instrument technique, or where/how to set up the percussion section? This book covers all of that stuff by creating lesson plans hidden as percussion ensemble pieces:
- Batterie focuses on accessory percussion instruments.
- Trap Door introduces students to trap tables.
- Multitasker is all about handling a multi-percussion setup.
- Low Tide helps develop control at a slow tempo.
- Follow Suit brings up non-standard techniques.
- Traumatic Chromatic helps students deal with fast chromatic scales.
- Mi Milagro forces students to actually make music instead of notes.
- Rechargeable Batterie further instructs kids on accessory instruments.
- Clave & Sons brings up traditional Afro-Cuban instruments.(more...)
