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28 Auxiliary Percussion Lessons

This document provides 28 percussion lessons for auxiliary percussion instruments. It includes lessons for concert bass drum, tam-tam, suspended cymbal, handheld crash cymbals, triangles, tambourines, shakers, guiro, toms, temple blocks, bongos, congas, timbales, and more. For each lesson, it provides a brief description and notation for traditional patterns and techniques for these instruments.

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28 Auxiliary Percussion Lessons

This document provides 28 percussion lessons for auxiliary percussion instruments. It includes lessons for concert bass drum, tam-tam, suspended cymbal, handheld crash cymbals, triangles, tambourines, shakers, guiro, toms, temple blocks, bongos, congas, timbales, and more. For each lesson, it provides a brief description and notation for traditional patterns and techniques for these instruments.

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Percussion Solutions for Band Directors

28 Auxiliary Percussion Lessons


Written & Compiled by Michael Huestis

1 Legato Concert Bass Drum

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2 Staccato Concert Bass Drum

3 Concert Bass Drum Roll


(No Release)

Concert Bass Drum Roll


4 (Strike Release)

5 Tam-Tam / Gong Strike

(Prep the T.T./Gong before striking) Strike (off-center)

6 Tam-Tam or Gong Roll


(Lifted Release)

Tam-Tam or Gong Roll


7 (Strike Release)
28 Auxiliary Percussion Lessons
Tam-Tam or Gong Roll
8 (Muffled Release)

9 Suspended Cymbal Roll


(Lifted Release)

Suspended Cymbal Roll


10 (Strike Release)

Suspended Cymbal Roll


11 (Muffled Release)

12 Hand Held Crash Cymbals

13 Hand Held Crash Choke

14 Repeated Hand Held Crashes


28 Auxiliary Percussion Lessons

15 Triangle & Tambourine Etude #1

16 Triangle & Tambourine Etude #2

17 Triangle & Tambourine Etude #3

18 Triangle & Tambourine Etude #4

19 Shakers, Maracas, Cabasa, Sleigh Bells

20 Traditional Guiro Pattern

21 Concert Toms & Temple Blocks Etude


28 Auxiliary Percussion Lessons

22 Traditional Bongo Pattern

S F O P S F O P S F O P S F O P
R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L

23 Traditional Bongo Bell Pattern (2:3 clave)

24 Traditional Conga Pattern (Single Drum Pattern)

P F S F P F O O P F S F P F O O
L L R L L L R R L L R L L L R R

25 Traditional Conga Pattern (Two Drum Pattern in 2:3 clave)

P F S F P F O O P F S O O P O O
L L R L L L R R L L R R R L R R

26 Traditional Timbale Pattern ('Cascara' in 2:3 clave)

RH on shell of high drum


LH on jam-block

27 Traditional Timbale Mambo Pattern (2:3 clave)

RH on large 'Mambo" cowbell


LH on jam-block

28 Traditional Timbale "Cha-cha-cha" Pattern

RH on small 'Cha-cha" cowbell


LH plays low drum with fingertips

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