This tap/timing exercise from the Drummers’ Guide to the Universe will help your percussionists of all levels build consistent flow when executing sixteenth note passages while adhering to the standard right hand lead sticking.  It also helps build reading strength when encountering sixteenth note rests.  Lock this one in with a metronome and make it groove!

2 Many Notes is a dangerously exciting rudimental bass drum quintet written for the very advanced marching bass drum line.  This one will make a great I&E or Solo & Ensemble Festival competitive piece that will raise some eyebrows for sure and challenge your players to develop some skills maybe not yet in place!  It can also be a show stopper at a percussion concert or maybe a great resource for excerpts for your marching show!  Enjoy it and let your players throw down with 2 Many Notes!

These exercises from the Drummers’ Guide are designed to be an intro to playing on multiple surfaces for young drummers.  A variety of instruments can be used on these as long as each instrument produces either a different sound or has different pitches.  These are also great prep works for a later introduction to the drumset.  There are two mp3’s available, one at metronome marking 112 and one at 126.  Enjoy!