Description
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A comprehensive multi-year percussion curriculum for novice through advanced percussion students, ideal for percussion students in their 2nd year and beyond. Includes books, in PDF format, for the Score & all Parts. Each purchasing school will have full rights to make as many copies as needed, in perpetuity, for their students. This is a one-time purchase that can improve your instruction and the learning experience of your students, while saving your program & your students money (when compared to purchasing physical method books).
Once payment is received the purchaser will receive access to the books in PDF format, as well as access to play-along mp3s and instructional videos. This is a Purchase for Digital Goods (PDF files), not printed books. Returns, Refunds, or Exchanges are not allowed.
Why choose All Hands Percussion Curriculum?
Logical Scope, Sequence & Pace – the curriculum was originally designed for a 4-year HS band program with a separate percussion class. Years of experimentation & adjustments in the curriculum culminated with this final scope, sequence, & pace for All Hands.
Isolated Skill Development – the curriculum isolates skills & concepts by dividing a percussionist’s role into Seven Categories, thus allowing the student to focus & master one thing at a time.
7 Categories of Mastery – 8 Tasks Each:
- Snare Drum
- Timpani
- Mallets
- Auxiliary
- Drum Set
- Hand Drums
- Self (coordination, responsibility, leadership, etc)
Each category has 8 Tasks, each of which is carefully sequenced & scaffolded. For example, the second Snare Drum Etude builds on the skills mastered in the first etude, and so on. This is true for all tasks in all categories. 7 categories multiplied by 8 tasks = 56 tasks for a student to complete in the journey to percussion mastery.
Tips from a Veteran Percussion Educator – each task includes tips for success from the curriculum developer, Don Neptun. Put simply, each task includes the same tips, advice, & practical solutions that helped turn his students into award-winning percussionists.
Easily Track Growth & Learning – the curriculum includes a chart to monitor growth for each student, helping teachers & students stay organized & on track.
Emphasis on Well-Round Percussionists – the curriculum includes a plan that ensures that student skills & concepts develop in a well-rounded manner. Students tend to gravitate toward one instrument (i.e. the snare kid or the marimba kid) and that’s okay! All Hands allows students to learn and grow on their favorite instrument while simultaneously ensuring that they have the mastery to play all of the percussion instruments proficiently!
Flexibility – while the program was designed to work in a percussion class, it can also work in private lessons, small group instruction, or a mixed instrumentation band classroom. The curriculum provides the material for students to learn & grow in any setting.
Sample pages from the All Hands Percussion Curriculum:
- For the teacher
- Student Checklist (Growth Tracking)
- Curriculum Tasks with Tips
- Snare Drum Etude No. 1
- Timpani Tuning Written Test
- Timpani Etude No. 1
- Keyboard Note Name Written Test
- Four Mallet Techniques
- Mallet Interval Exercises
- Mallet Etude No. 1
- Drumline Warmups
- Drumset Grooves 1
- Hand Drumming Etude 1
What others are saying about All Hands Percussion Curriculum:
“Before finding Don Neptun’s curriculum, teaching percussion felt overwhelming. Now I have a clear roadmap that has made percussion accessible, engaging, and exciting for my students. Whether they’re beginners or experienced players, every percussionist is challenged to grow, and I’ve seen a renewed passion for music develop because of this program. “
– Rachel Lake, Band/Choir/Percussion/Mariachi Director, Ilwaco High School
(shared with permission from Ilwaco HS)
