Recommended Percussion Equipment

6th Grade

• General snare drum sticks (Vic Firth SD1)
• Hard rubber bell mallets (available with bell kit)
• Basic metronome (nothing fancy, just a basic $20 metronome)
  try www.metronomeonline.org
• Small stick bag

7th Grade

• General timpani mallets (Vic Firth T3 AND T1)
• Yarn marimba mallets (Innovative percussion IP 300 or IP 803)
  -2 pair for students interested in playing four-mallet pieces
• Gum rubber practice pad (Available from Xymox, Reel feel, etc.)

8th Grade

• Cord mallets (for vibraphone) such as Vic Firth M32
  -2 pair for students interested in playing four-mallet pieces
• Additional snare drum sticks (Cooperman #6, Michael Rosen)
• Acryllic mallets for bells/xylophone (Innovative Percussion, IP904)

9th Grade

• Additional timpani mallets (Vic Firth T2 and T4)
• Drumset sticks (Vic Firth KS model and/or Ayotte brand)

10th Grade

• Drumset jazz brushes (Vic Firth WB wire brushes)
• Brass bell mallets for bells (Innovative Percussion IP908)

11th Grade

• Marimba soloist mallets (2 pair Malletech LS15H)
• Begin considering “advanced suggestions”

12th Grade

• Professional grade timpani mallets (Black Swamp 3B or Clevelander brand)
• Consider advanced suggestions!

Advanced

• Advanced metronome (Dr. Beat, etc.)
• High quality orchestral instruments and implements, for example:
  • Alan Abel triangle
  • Grover triangle beaters
  • Grover tambourine (Beryllium copper)
  • Finger cymbals
  • Maracas
  • Other auxiliary instruments

Websites

Try www.vicfirth.com and www.innovativepercussion.com for pictures and descriptions of high quality sticks and mallets.