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Care and Tuning of Your Concert Bass Drum
By Mark Carson (July, 2008)

The bass drum is the foundation of your concert band or orchestra. In a concert band setting, the bass drum plays a very important rhythmic role in addition to adding color and depth to the sound of your ensemble. Next to the snare drum, it is the most used percussion instrument in your band. In the orchestra, the bass drum plays more of a supportive role, and is the most used instrument after timpani... Read More


Fantastic explanations, exercises, etudes, and ensembles for accessory instruments are available in Doug Wallace's method book Percussion With Class (2005). 

Testimonial

I have seen Mr. Wallace work with school-aged percussionists for many years, and I have never seen anyone consistently produce more well-rounded, fundamentally strong percussion students than he.  He has developed numerous successful percussion programs, but what is so striking about his teaching is that all of his students, regardless of their natural ability, develop the fundamental skills and security to become effective and confident players.
J.D. Anderson, American Youth Concert OrchestraView Testimonials

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