Weekly Lesson Materials for 1st and 2nd year students

<aside> 💡 Lesson progress will be recorded on checksheets kept by students and teachers, and reviewed weekly with Dr. Compitello.

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<aside> 💡 Although students should prepare this material, they might not play all of it each week. Students should continue learning material, and be prepared with a backlog of repertoire as the semester advances, to allow for weeks with less time for learning later in the semester. Consistency is key.

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Each week, students will be prepared with:

• 2 mallet etude
  • Goldenberg or Bona
• 4 mallet etude, chosen from
  • Image
  • Zeltsman
• 4 mallet repertoire as possible
  • chosen in consort with teacher
• Snare drum
  • 1 Cirone or concert snare etude and/or 1 Wilcoxen, Pratt, or other rudimental etude
• Timpani
  • 1 Hochrainer etude
• Benchmarks
  • ½ through the semester: see Dr. Compitello for check in
• If possible:
  • 4 mallet repertoire, chosen in consort with teacher

<aside> 💡 Teachers will mark repertoire performed in weekly lesson progress reports. If a piece is not heard in a lesson, the student should continue learning new notes, creating a backlog of learned material.

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Jury Information: fall 2024

Teacher/Student Assignments Fall 2024

Course Materials

🏒 Required Materials for ALL Undergraduate students

Sticks

• See this document for a list of required implements for ASU percussionists.  Within the document, distinctions are made between graduate students, undergraduate performance majors, and undergraduate Teaching/Learning and Therapy Majors
• These items will ensure your musical development through generating quality sounds. If you have a comparable choice in your selection already, please contact the faculty for approval before substituting.

Music:

• In addition to implements, students should also plan and budget to purchase solo music required for applied lessons. If the acquisition of these implements is not feasible, contact Dr. Compitello

• Technology

  Students are expected to use the following technologies:

  • Slack:
    • Students are expected to be a member of the Percussion Studio Slack channel (http://asupercussion.slack.com) and to monitor conversations every day. Slack will be used for assignments, discussion, and studio-wide communication. Having trouble accessing Slack? Click here
  • Recording technology to record lessons
  • Notebook for recording lesson assignments as well as practice activities

• The following clothing is recommended, though not required, for participation in world percussion events:

  • White pants
    • Recommendation: Chef Design White Pants
  • White shoes
    • Recommendation: Kapsen non-slip shoes

Solo Materials

Technique Class Materials

Timpani Packet

Scales Class Materials

Other resources

🤩 Tips for Success:

Summer 2024 Practice Guide for 1st and 2nd year students

Lesson Checklist

Progress Checksheet