Technical Proficiency Requirements Percussion (20 points)
Snare Drum | mallets | timpani
All required snare drum rudiments are selected from The Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments as adopted by the National Association of Rudimental Drummers (N.A.R.D.).
Snare Rudiments
Except for the single stroke roll and the long stroke roll, rudiments will be played at the listed minimum flat speed, six (6) repetitions each, within a two minute time limit. Except for the single stroke roll and the long stroke roll, rudiments will not be played in traditional rudimental style, open to close to open. The single stroke roll and the long stroke roll will be played open-close-open and will not be included within the two minute time limit.
Roll Rudiments Flam Rudiments 5 Stroke Roll (alternating) Flam (alternating) 7 Stroke Roll (non-alternating) Flam Tap (alternating) 10 Stroke Roll (non-alternating) Flam Accent (alternating) 15 Stroke Roll (non-alternating) Flamacue (non-alternating) Long Roll (open-close-open) Flam Paradiddle (alternating) Single Stroke Roll (open-close-open) Flam Paradiddle-diddle (alternating) Drag Rudiments Diddle Rudiments Ruff (alternating) Single Paradiddle (alternating) Single Drag (alternating) Double Paradiddle (alternating) Single Ratamacue (alternating) Drag Paradiddle #1 (alternating) Double Ratamacue (alternating) Drag Paradiddle #2 (alternating) Lesson 25 (non-alternating)
2004-2005 REQUIRED RUDIMENTS—Snare
| SENIOR | CLINIC | JUNIOR |
| (Quarter Note = 112) | (Quarter Note = 96) | (Quarter Note = 84) |
| 5 Stroke Roll | 5 Stroke Roll | 5 Stroke Roll |
| 7 Stroke Roll | 7 Stroke Roll | Flam |
| 10 Stroke Roll | Flamacue | Flam Accent |
| 15 Stroke Roll | Flam Paradiddle | Flam Tap |
| Flam | Flam Tap | Ruff |
| Flam Paradiddle | Ruff | Lesson 25 |
| Flam Paradiddle-diddle | Single Drag | Single Paradiddle |
| Single Drag | Single Ratamacue | ************** |
| Double Ratamacue | Single Paradiddle | Long Roll |
| Double Paradiddle | ************** | Single Stroke Roll |
| Drag Paradiddle No. 1 | Long Roll | |
| Drag Paradiddle No. 2 | Single Stroke Roll | |
| *************** | ||
| Long Roll | ||
| Single Stroke Roll |
Technical Proficiency Requirements for Mallets:
Scale requirements will be the same as for wind instruments, with the following octave requirements:
Junior Band
Major Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, G (2 octaves)
Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes, quarter note = 96.
Clinic Band
Major Scales: C, Db, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, A, Bb (2 octaves)
Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes, quarter note = 112.
Senior Band
Major Scales: C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B (2 octaves)
Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes, quarter note = 120.
Technical Proficiency Requirements Timpani:
Timpani Tuning
Timpani tuning will be judged in conjunction with the tuning of the solo and the 2 sightreading selections. If tunings are exactly duplicated in the sightreading selections and/or etude, the judges may hear other tunings to ensure three different tunings. The tuning of the timpani will be judged before the student performs the etude, and in the case of the sightreading, the pitches to be tuned will be written in musical notation on the outside of the sightreading folders. The students tuning can then be evaluated before the student opens the folder to begin studying the sightreading. This procedure is to be repeated for the second sightreading example. This will account for 15 points. The chromatic equivalent will be that the player performs a fp crescendo, diminuendo roll for 5 points.
The tunings will be timed as follows:
Junior Band = 2 minutes total
Clinic Band = 1.5 minutes total
Senior Band = 1 minute totalJunior tunings will include perfect fourths and fifths only. Clinic and Senior tunings could include all intervals.