Percussion Resources
Reviewed by Charles Priest, DMA student.
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- Internet Resources
- Selected Library Holdings - Current Periodicals
- Selected Library Holdings - Books, Scores, and Audiovisuals by Topic
internet resources
- Harmony Central: Drums & Percussion
- Equipment reviews, classified ads, online lessons, manufacturer listings, magazines, discussion groups, links to other percussion sites.
- Innovative Percussion, Inc.
- Under "Education & Events," find printable educational articles about percussion and a listing of clinics and concerts.
- Percussion Source Anthology
- Read and submit online articles and tips on various aspects of learning, playing, buying, maintaining, and experiencing percussion instruments.
- Percussive Arts Society
- News & events, membership information, and publications listing. Free downloadable resources include PAS International Drum Rudiments, "FUNdamentals" instructional sessions with handouts, and "HOTLicks" technical exercises with MIDI files. Resources section offers more educational links.
- RhythmWeb
- Web links, articles and recommended resources categorized by instrument type and cultural background. "Features" include online lessons and product reviews. Also has sections on homemade percussion instruments and kids programs.
selected library holdings - current periodicals
The American Music Teacher. [Cincinnati, OH, etc.]: Music Teachers’ National Association. Am35must
Journal of Research in Music Education. Reston, VA [etc.]: Music Educators National Conference. J826resi
selected library holdings - books, scores and audiovisuals by topic
bibliographies and discographies
Adato, Joseph and George Judy. The Percussionist’s Dictionary. Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills Pub. Corp., c1984. 789.01.Ad19p
Beck, John H., ed. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York: Garland Pub., 1995. 789.0103.En19b
Heller, George N. Ensemble Music for Wind and Percussion Instruments. Washington, D.C.: Music Educators National Conference, [1970]. 016.788.H367e
International Percussion Reference Library. Tempe, AZ: Music Department, Arizona State University. 016.78901.In8p vols.
Siwe, Thomas. Percussion Ensemble & Solo Literature. Thomas Siwe, ed. Champaign, IL: Media Press, c1993. 016.789.Si96p
Skei, Allen B. Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra: A Bibliographic Guide. New York: Garland, c1985. 016.788.Sk25w
history and performance
Blades, James. cn. Percussion Instruments and Their History. New York: F. A. Praeger, [1970]. 789.01.B562p
Brindle, Reginald Smith. Contemporary Percussion. New York: Oxford University Press, c1991. 789.01.B771c, 1991
Holland, James. Percussion. London: Macdonald and Jane’s, 1978. 789.01.H719p
Holland, James. Practical Percussion: A Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2003. 789.0103.H719p
Peinkofer, Karl and Fritz Tannigel. Handbook of Percussion Instruments. Trans. by Kurt and Else Stone. Melville, New York: [distributed by] Belwin-Mills, c1976. 789.12.P352hEs
Percussion Anthology. Evanston, IL: Instrumentalist Co., c1988. 789.01.P412a 1988
Peters, Gordon B. The Drummer, Man: A Treatise on Percussion. Wilmette, IL: Kemper-Peters Publications, c1975. 789.01.P442d
pedagogy
Bartlett, Harry R. Guide to Teaching Percussion. Dubuque, IA: W. C. Brown Co., c1978. 789.01.G941t, 1978
Blades, James. Orchestral Percussion Technique. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. 789.01.B569o, 1973
Breithaupt, Robert B. The Complete Percussionist: A Guidebook for the Music Educator. Oskaloosa, IA: C.L. Barnhouse Co., c1991. 789.01.B748c
Combs, F. Michael. Percussion Manual. New York: Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1977. 789.01.C733p
Cook, Gary. Teaching Percussion. New York: Schirmer Books, c1988. 789.0107.C771t