Several percussionists have reached out to ask "how I can practice effectively with no instrument (because you use instruments at the school)... Here are some examples of what you can do to continue learning and perfecting your percussion technique:
YOU MAY SELECT ANY OF THESE TO REHEARSE:
1 ) Look up the percussion rudiment webpage (provided to your right) and work these rudiments (open-Closed-Open... which means...Slow, Fast, to slow again)
2) Work on basic Rhythm study (find some percussion sheet music online and practice it)
3) Youtube (or just research) videos on percussion methods of rehearsal and start working these
4) Youtube DCI/DCA videos of drum corps drumlines and critique... what do you like, what do you not like, etc.
5) Research drum set basics and try them out (if you are weak at drum set)
6) Pick any "free" piece of music availble on the internet and work on sightreading!
7) Work on basic piano skills and pedagogy! (If you do not have a keyboard/piano at home, you can actually download and PRINT OFF a sample of one to use as a practice one.. (like a practice piano..made from paper)
8) Look up how to make your own mallets - (and you can even experiment with this if you would like)
9) If you have yarn, sticks, etc. materials at home, try to practice how to string a mallet... (use your imagination to see how difficult this actually is)...
10) Look up famous percussionists. Find out their history, their lifestyles, where they went to college or worked, who they learned from, who they taught, etc and use this in your practice record.
11) Research the history and uses of a percussion instrument you are not familiar with. Learn something new about another instrument.
12) Find a recording of any of the selections we play (or have played in the past) and write a critiqe on what you liked/disliked about it
