NORTHEASTERNMIDDLE/HIGH

SCHOOLPERCUSSIONHANDBOOK

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Introduction/ConcertInformation………………….Page3

CommonlyUsedBandVocabulary………………….Page4

PlayingTestInformation……………………………..…Page5

PASInternationalDrumRudiments…………………Page6

KeyboardMajorScalesandKeySignatures………Page8

ConcertPercussionIntroduction……………………..Page10

TimpaniTechnique………………………………….……..Page11

Tambourine/TriangleTechnique…………………….Page12

CrashCymbals/BassDrumTechnique……………..Page13

Solo/EnsembleInformation…………………………….Page14

**PortionsofthishandbookusedwithpermissionfromJoshTorres,CenterGroveHighSchool**

INTRODUCTION

NortheasternPercussionhasbecomeastrongcomponentof

NortheasternHighSchoolinrecentyearswiththeadditionofIndoor

Percussion,strongStateFairperformances,andperformancesatband

concerts.Thishandbookismeanttorefineandimprovethepercussion

atNortheasterntoanevenhigherlevelandultimatelyleadtoastrong

program.

CONCERTINFORMATION

BandConcertDates:

M.S./H.S.BandandPercussionEnsemble:October27,2016

M.S./H.S.BandandPercussionEnsemble:December13,2016

M.S./H.S.BandandPercussionEnsemble:March17,2017

M.S./H.S.BandandPercussionEnsemble:May19,2017

PercussionClass-SpecificConcerts:

NHSandEarlhamCollegePercussionConcert:April8,2017

NORTHEASTERNCOMMONLYUSEDBANDVOCABULARY

alfine totheendarpeggio chordplayedonenoteatatimecesura stop(“traintracks”)chromatic byhalfstepscoda thefinaladdedmeasuresdacapo(D.C.) tothebeginningdalsegno(D.S.) tothesigndivisi(div.) dividedfermata aholdorpausemolto veryostinato arepeatedmusicalpatternpiu morepocoapoco littlebylittlesempre alwayssenza withoutsoli sectionofmusicinunisonsolo oneperformersubito(sub.) suddenlytutti playtogetherArticulations,PlayingStylesacapella withoutaccompanimentaccent(>) strongemphasiscadenza asolosectioncantabile insingingstyleconfuoco withfireconmoto withmotionconbrio withspiritdolce sweetlyglissando slidingfrompitchtopitchlegato smoothandconnectedmaestoso majesticallymarcato(^) heavyandmarkedmenomosso lessmotionpesante heavysecco drysostenuto(sost.) sustainedstaccato lightanddetachedtenuto(-) sustainfullvaluevibrato vibratingthepitch

Dynamics(volumelevels)pianissimo(pp) verysoftpiano(p) softmezzo mediumforte(f) loudfortissimo(ff) veryloudcrescendo(cresc.) graduallylouderdecrescendo(decr.) graduallysofterdiminuendo(dim.) graduallysofterforepiano(fp) loud,thensoftsforzando(sfz) suddenstrongaccentTempi(speeds)grave(40-60bpm) slowandsolemnlargo(40-60bpm) slowandbroadlento(40-60bpm) slowadagio(60-78bpm) slowandante(76-108bpm) moderatelyslowmoderato(101-110bpm) moderateallegretto(100-120bpm) moderatelyfastallegro(120-160bpm) fastvivace(140-160bpm) fastandlivelypresto(160-200bpm) veryfastatempo originaltempoaccelerando graduallyfasterrallentando(rall.) slowerandbroaderritardando(rit.) graduallyslowertempoprimo firsttempoMusicFormsetude amusicalstudyfugue statedthenimitatedrondo fiveparts:A-B-A-C-Ascherzo fastpieceintripletimesonata soloinstrumentpiececoncerto pieceforsolo/ens.

CONCERTBANDPLAYINGTESTS1ST9Weeks:September5,20162nd9Weeks:TBA(sameaswinds)3rd9Weeks:TBA(sameaswinds)4th9Weeks:TBA(sameaswinds)PERCUSSIONENSEMBLEPLAYINGTESTS1ST9Weeks:September22,20162nd9Weeks:November17,20163rd9Weeks:TBA4th9Weeks:TBA

CONCERTPERCUSSIONTECHNIQUESItiscrucialthatastudenthasacomprehensiveknowledgeoftheaccessorypercussioninstruments.Thissectionofthehandbookwilldiscusstimpani,tambourine,triangle,crashcymbals,andconcertbassdrumindetail.

TIMPANITECHNIQUE

TAMBOURINE&TRIANGLETECHNIQUE

CRASHCYMBALS&BASSDRUMTECHNIQUE

SOLO&ENSEMBLE–PERCUSSION