Description
The Total Percussion Primer is designed for a single-semester college percussion methods course covering basics in 5 critical areas of percussion pedagogy. Dr. James Moyer is an author/educator and professional percussionist with 40 years of middle school, high school and college teaching experience. The exercises and short etudes in this book have been used successfully in both public school and college over the course of his career are now compiled into one affordable resource.
The Total Percussion Primer provides a proven foundation for instrumental music students that will be future educators. And in addition, these same exercises can be applied to middle school percussionists, resulting in a comprehensive introduction to all areas of percussion they will encounter in middle and high school ensembles.
This affordable book includes basic exercises, short etudes and basic information on:
- Snare Drum
- Drum Set
- Timpani
- Accessories
- Keyboard
- 2 short ensembles for class performance
Finally, five supplemental videos are available online, with the purchase of the book, that provide playing demonstrations, discussions of basic techniques and instruments that will enhance the students’ learning.
