A collection of foundational and modern texts for developing front ensemble performers, covering mallet technique, drum technique, orchestration, electronics, and ensemble pedagogy across DCI, WGI, and scholastic circuits.
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| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mallet Marimba Technique | Nic Farris | View Book |
| Advanced Instructor for Xylophone | Green Brothers | View Book |
| At First Sight - 2-Mallet Sight Reading | Tyler Cameron Bragg | View Book |
| Four-Mallet Marimba Playing | Nancy Zeltsman | View Book |
| Fundamental Method for Mallets Vol. 1 | Mitchell Peters | View Book |
| Ideo-Kinetics: A Workbook for Marimba Technique | Gordon Stout | View Book |
| Instruction Course for Xylophone | George Hamilton Green | View Book |
| Mallet Control | George Lawrence Stone | View Book |
| Method of Movement for Marimba | Leigh Howard Stevens | View Book |
| Permutations for the Advanced Marimbist | Kevin Bobo | View Book |
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Emma's Licks 20 Etudes + Explanations | Emma Kieselhorst | View Book |
| For Four | Josh Gottry | View Book |
| Fundamental Solos for Mallets | Mitchell Peters | View Book |
| Marimba: Technique Through Music | Mark Ford | View Book |
| Sequential Studies for Four-Mallet Marimba Level 1 | Julia Gaines | View Book |
| Up Front Etudes | Jim Ancona | View Book |
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Four Mallet Studies | Gary Burton | View Book |
| Method for Vibraphone | Jacques Delecluse | View Book |
| Vibraphone Technique: Dampening and Pedaling | David Friedman | View Book |
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Lyrical Studies for The Contemporary Vibraphonist | David Friedman | View Book |
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Percussion | John Beck | View Book |
| Scoring for Percussion | Reed, Leach, & Hudgins | View Book |
| Teaching Percussion (Third Edition) | Gary D Cook | View Book |
| The Little Book of Orchestral Percussion | Eric Millstein | View Book |
| Up Front: A Complete Resource for Today's Pit Ensemble | Jim Casella & Jim Ancona | View Book |
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| A Fresh Approach to the Drumset | Mark Wessels | View Book |
| Jai's Licks 20 Etudes + Explanations | Jai Price | View Book |
| Progressive Steps to Bass Drum Technique | Ted Reed | View Book |
| Stick Technique | Bill Bachman | View Book |
| Syncopation | Ted Reed | View Book |
| Syncopation #2 | Ted Reed | View Book |
| The Art of Drumming: An In-Depth Approach | Robert Kaufman | View Book |
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| The Blue Book | Matt Wersching, Sean Womack, David Ratliff, Bill Bachman | View Book |
| The Blue Book — Volume 2 | Matt Wersching, Sean Womack, Bill Bachman | View Book |
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|
| All About Electronic Percussion | Mike Snyder | View Book |