Snare Drum Exercises & Resources
Recommended practice pad - Vic Firth Pad 6
Recommended snare stick. Vic Firth SD1 General
Rudiments
Rudiments are exercises and sticking patterns for drums. There are 40 total. Only some are listed on this web-page. For the full list click here. Each of the rudiments below has a button link for play-along tracks. These buttons link you to the Vic Firth website where they have provided varying speeds of play-along tracks. I recommend starting with the Bronze (easy) level, they working your way up. Most players (including me) max out around the gold level, and that's ok! Remember not to let your technique suffer as the exercises speed up. Have fun!
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Vic Firth has put together an excellent Percussion 101 online course about the concert snare drum. Click here for the website.
It contains videos about varying subjects including instrument/head selection, care & maintenance, grip, and more!
It contains videos about varying subjects including instrument/head selection, care & maintenance, grip, and more!
This page last edited 2/26/18