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UNIVERSAL PERCUSSION SKILLS
Universal Percussion Skills are applicable to all percussion performance. Whether you play Marching Snare, Marimba, or Timpani, these are the essential skills all percussionists should know.
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READING MUSIC
STICKINGS
STROKES
DYNAMICS
TIMING
ROLLS
Full Strokes
Down Strokes
Up Strokes
Prep Stokes
Mixed Strokes
8th Note Timing
12th Note Timing (Triplet)
16th Note Timing
Time Signatures In 4
Counting In 4
Clefs
Partials
Rhythms & Tuplets
Singles → Doubles
Doubles → Triples
Taps & Accents
Crescendos
Decrescendos
Single Stroke Roll
Double Stroke Roll
Buzz Rolls
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UNIVERSAL
PERCUSSION
MARCHING
PERCUSSION
Universal Percussion
Reading Music
Time Signatures In 4
Counting In 4
Clefs
Partials
Rhythms & Tuplets
Stickings
Singles To Doubles
Doubles To Triples
Strokes
Full Strokes
Down Strokes
Up Strokes
Prep Strokes
Mixed Strokes
Dynamics
Taps & Accents
Crescendos
Decrescendo
Timing
8th Note Timing
12th Note Timing
16th Note Timing
Rolls
Single Stroke Roll
Double Stroke Roll
Buzz Rolls
Rudimental Percussion
Gridbook's Essential Rudiments
Double Stroke Roll
Paradiddle
Flam Accent
Inverted Flam Tap
Triple Stroke Roll
Gridbook's Essential Hybrid Rudiments
Book Report
Nuttchada
Shirley Murphy
Cheese
Flam Drag
Flam Five
Tachada
Tachada Cheese
Choo-Choo
Invert Cheese
Egg Beater
Puhgada
Gridding
Beginner
What Is Partial Gridding
Accents Down & Accents Around
2 Partial Grid Primer
2 Partial Buzz Grids
Intermediate
3 Partial Buzz Grids
3 Partial Diddle Grids
3 Partial Flam Grids
Advanced
Diddle Interp. Gridding
Perpetual Independence Gridding
Overlay Gridding
Marching Percussion
Snare Technique
Traditional Grip
Matched Grip
Muscle Groups
Finger Mechanics
Snare/Drumline Skills
Rebound Control
Stroke Control
Single Strokes
Double Beat
Rolls
Triple Beat
Stick Control
Flam Sprees
Tenor Technique
Matched Grip
X & Y Axis
Playing Zones
Tenor Specific Skills
Basic Arounds
Scrapes
Side To Side Arounds
Diddle Interp.
Flam Sprees
Bass Technique
The Grip
Muscle Groups
Vertical Performance
Bass Specific Skills
Basic 8th Note Splits
Split Singles
Split Rolls
16th Note Gauntlet
8th Note Triplet Gauntlet
Marching Technique
Set Position
Foot Positions
Marching Techniques
Ski Lines
Relative Directions
Oblique Directions
READING MUSIC
STICKINGS
STROKES
DYNAMICS
TIMING
ROLLS
Full Strokes
Down Strokes
Up Strokes
Prep Stokes
Mixed Strokes
8th Note Timing
12th Note Timing (Triplet)
16th Note Timing
Time Signatures In 4
Counting In 4
Clefs
Partials
Rhythms & Tuplets
Singles → Doubles
Doubles → Triples
Taps & Accents
Crescendos
Decrescendos
Single Stroke Roll
Double Stroke Roll
Buzz Rolls
RUDIMENTS
GRIDDING
SNARE
TENOR
BASS
MARCHING
TECHNIQUE
SKILLS
Traditional Grip
Matched Grip
Muscle Groups
Finger Mechanics
Instrument Basics
Playing Zones
Implement Details
How To Play More Relaxed
Rebound Control
Stroke Control
Stick Control
Single Strokes
Double Beat
Triple Beat
Rolls
Flam Sprees
Shot Development
GRIDBOOK'S ESSENTIAL RUDIMENTS
PAS 40 RUDIMENTS
HYBRID RUDIMENTS
Double Stroke Roll
Paradiddle
Flam Accent
Inverted Flam Tap
Triple Stroke Roll
Book Report
Nuttchada
Shirley Murphy
Cheese
Flam Drag
Flam Five
Tachada
Tachada Cheese
Choo-Choo
Invert Cheese
Egg Beater
Puhgada
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TECHNIQUE
SKILLS
Matched Grip
X & Y Axis
Crossovers
Instrument Basics
Playing Zones
Implement Details
Tenor Arounds
Scrape Builder
Slow Fast Patterns
Flam Spree
Diddle Interp.
TECHNIQUE
SKILLS
Matched Grip
The Grip
Muscle Groups
Instrument Basics
Playing Zones
Implement Details