Marching Percussion 101: Ex 4 "ACCENT TAP" (Battery Only Audio)

Vic Firth Marching Percussion 101:
11 Essential Drumline Warmup Exercises
Recorded with the VF All-Star SoCal Drum Line

00:12 LEVEL 1 Bronze
01:51 LEVEL 2 Silver
03:19 LEVEL 3 Gold
04:37 LEVEL 4: Platinum
05:47 LEVEL 5: Diamond

ABOUT EXERCISE #4: "ACCENT TAP"
This exercise works on two height control. Here are a few things to look for during your daily rehearsal:

• Each accent stroke should be played at a full height (12”). While the velocity - or stroke speed - will increase, there should be no extra tension in the hand, wrist or forearm. Avoid trying to “hit the drum harder” on accented strokes.

• After the accent stroke hits the drum, “freeze” the stick in the down position (3”) by using a slight squeeze of the fingers and fulcrum. Only use as much squeeze as necessary to stop the stick from rebounding up.

• Play the unaccented notes at 3” with a wrist directed stroke into the drum. Strive to relax the hand, wrist and fingers on the soft taps. The taps, while soft, should be played with a full sound (play “into the drum” at a 3” height).

• Keep the hand that’s not playing (the free hand) in the proper playing position.

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DOWNLOAD THE EXERCISE PACKET (SCORE AND PARTS):
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/r2lrxd...

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Are you or your drumline in desparate need of a great fundamental program?The exercises included in this project are specifically designed to provide the beginning to intermediate drumline with a solid foundation for building individual and ensemble technique.

We've assembled an "all-star" battery percussion section to not only demonstrate each of the exercises at 5 different tempos, but present them with video and audio tracks so that you and your percussion section can play along to help establish great tempo control and match the sound of a high quality ensemble. To make it even more fun to practice, we have added backing tracks to each of the exercises in the Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond levels so that you can test your current abilities and continue to aspire to improve!