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. 
  READING MUSIC  
  STICKINGS  
  STROKES  
  DYNAMICS  
  TIMING  
  ROLLS  

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SKILLS
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UNIVERSAL
PERCUSSION
MARCHING
PERCUSSION
Universal Percussion
Rudimental Percussion
Gridbook's Essential Rudiments
Gridbook's Essential Hybrid Rudiments
Gridding
Marching Percussion
  READING MUSIC  
  STICKINGS  
  STROKES  
  DYNAMICS  
  TIMING  
  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

 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

Splitting Singles

Splitting Rolls

Split Checks

  BEGINNER  
  INTERMEDIATE  
  ADVANCED  
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