FAC Instrumental Students Go to the Woodshed

Current projects of FAC percussion and brass students should be keeping participating students very busy both during studio time at school and, especially, during practice hours at home. Due to their study of multiple instruments, an ideal total of practice time for percussion students would be three hours daily. (Realistically, these students must strive to do the best they can from one day to the next.) Brass players have a more "focused" course of study. In any event, if FAC percussion or brass families do not hear plenty of practice in late afternoon or evening, it means that the student is, more than likely, going to show up for class the next day less than prepared. Following is a list of projects that are already or will soon be underway:

ADAM MAALOUF
Tympani
• French grip and full stroke exercises
• Roll and cross-sticking studies from the Friese-Lepak book
• Etudes from the Goodman book
Mallets
• Exercises & melodies from the Goldenberg book
• Repertoire & studies from the Whaley book
• FAC Basic Mallet Proficiency & Scale Routines
Drum Set
• Sandu (Clifford Brown &Max Roach) transcription project
• Brazilian work (following visit by Jeff Holland)

JOSH CAPRELL
Tympani
• Etudes from Vic Firth’s “The Solo Tympanist” (when this book arrives)
Snare Drum
• Solos from Wilcoxon “All-American Drummer”
• Etude #7 from Cirone “Portraits in Rhythm”
Mallets
• All major scales
• Progressive studies from Green’s “New Elementary Studies for the Xylophone”
• Selected solos from Whaley’s “Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player”
Drum Set
• Exercises from Pickering’s “Drummers Cookbook”
• Exercises from Reed’s “Syncopation” book, played with jazz recordings

BEN TOMLINSON
Tympani
• French grip and full stroke exercises
Snare Drum
• Solos from Wilcoxon “All-American Drummer”
• Etude #7 from Cirone “Portraits in Rhythm”
Mallets
• All major scales
• Progressive studies from Green’s “New Elementary Studies for the Xylophone”
• Selected solos from Whaley’s “Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player”
Drum Set
• Exercises from Pickering’s “Drummers Cookbook”
• Exercises from Reed’s “Syncopation” book, played with jazz recordings
Special Project
• Preparation of orchestral excerpts for Oberlin Conservatory percussion clinic

REBECCA SCHILIZZI and ELI ACKERMANN
Snare Drum
• Solos from Wilcoxon “All-American Drummer”
• Etudes from Whaley’s “Fundamental Studies for the Snare Drum”
• “Flam torture #2” from class anthology
• “Rudiment Combos I” by Pat Pertillo (for general technique)
Drum Set
• Exercises from Pickering’s “Drummers Cookbook”
• Exercises from Reed’s “Syncopation” book, played with jazz recordings

ERIC SCHNEIDER and ALEX FORREST
• All major scales and arpeggios
• Rhythmic Training etudes from classroom anthology
• Solos from “Concert and Contest Collection” or other anthologies
• Jazz standards from Abersold’s “Maiden Voyage” (currently “Doxy” played as a study and as a transcription project from Sonny Rollins recording)

MASIN DECKER
Tympani
• French grip and full stroke exercises
Snare Drum
• Solos from Wilcoxon “All-American Drummer”
• Etude #7 from Cirone “Portraits in Rhythm”
Mallets
• All major scales
• Progressive studies from Green’s “New Elementary Studies for the Xylophone”
• Selected solos from Whaley’s “Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player”
Drum Set
• Exercises from Pickering’s “Drummers Cookbook”
• Exercises from Reed’s “Syncopation” book, played with jazz recordings

JUSTIN PASQUALE
Tympani
• French grip and full stroke exercises
• Roll and cross-sticking studies from the Friese-Lepak book
• Etudes from the Goodman book
Snare Drum
• Solos from Pratt’s “14 Modern Contest Solos”
• Etudes from Albright’s “Contemporary Studies for the Snare Drum”
Mallets
• All major scales
• Progressive studies from Green’s “New Elementary Studies for the Xylophone”
• Selected solos from Whaley’s “Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player”
Drum Set
• Jazz transcription projects

NATHAN WELLS
Tympani
• French grip and full stroke exercises
Snare Drum
• Solos from Pratt’s “14 Modern Contest Solos”
• Etudes from Albright’s “Contemporary Studies for the Snare Drum”
Mallets
• All major scales
• Progressive studies from Green’s “New Elementary Studies for the Xylophone”
• Selected solos from Whaley’s “Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player”
Drum Set
• Jazz transcription projects
• Brazilian work (following visit by Jeff Holland)