Snare Drum Warm-ups, Technical Routines:
Lee's 5 Minute Warm-up for Snare Drum (.pdf)
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My quick daily warm-up on snare drum. |
Lee's Stick Control (.pdf)
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Based on the first 13 lines of George Lawrence Stone's book. When I have the time, this is how I like to work on my snare drum technique.
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Soft Four Stroke Ruff Exercises (.pdf)
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Exercises to help develop soft four stroke ruffs on snare drum.
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Snare Drum Excerpt Exercises:
Morello / Scheherazade Chops Routine (.pdf)
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An aggressive technical routine which applies well to the fourth movements of both Prokofiev 5 and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. |
Snare Drum Exercises for Scheherazade - Mvt. III (.pdf)
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A 20 minute practice routine based on the 3rd movement from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
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20 Minute Kije (.pdf)
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A 20 minute routine focusing on the soft snare drum excerpt from the first movement of Prokofiev's Lt. Kije.
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Alborada Del Gracioso Exercises (.pdf)
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Technical exercises for Ravel's Alborada Del Gracioso.
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Schuman 3 Snare Drum Exercises (.pdf)
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Exercises addressing the snare drum part to William Schuman's Symphony No. 3.
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Xylophone Excerpt Exercises:
Porgy and Bess Exercises for Xylophone (.pdf)
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Exercises addressing the technical challenges in the opening xylophone excerpt from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
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Polka Exercises (.pdf)
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Exercises for the Polka from Shostakovich's Golden Age ballet.
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Colas Exercises (.pdf)
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Xylophone exercises working towards Kabalevsky's Colas Breugnon.
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Copland Exercises (.pdf)
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Technical exercises to help with the xylophone excerpt from Copland's Appalachian Spring.
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Schuman 3 Xylophone Exercises (.pdf)
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Useful exercises focusing on the technical issues presented in the xylophone part from William Schuman's Symphony No. 3.
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Glockenspiel Excerpt Exercises:
Sorcerer's Apprentice Exercises (.pdf)
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Glockenspiel exercises and practice techniques for Dukas' Sorcerer's Apprentice.
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Magic Flute Exercises (.pdf)
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Exercises for preparing the glockenspiel excerpt from Mozart's Magic Flute.
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Crash Cymbal Technical Routine:
Daily Crash Cymbal Routine (.pdf)
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My daily routine for crash cymbals when preparing for auditions.
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Snare Drum Etudes:
Audition Etude No. 1 for Snare Drum (.pdf)
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A snare drum etude for the high school division of the 2008 Massachusetts Day of Percussion Solo Snare Drum Competition.
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Boston Etudes No. 7 (.pdf)
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A snare drum etude for the college division of the 2008 Massachusetts Day of Percussion Solo Snare Drum Competition taken from Lee's not yet published Boston Etudes for Snare Drum.
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