Technical Proficiency Requirements Percussion (20 points)
Snare Drum | mallets | timpani
All required snare drum rudiments will be selected from the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) list of International Rudiments.
Snare Rudiments
Except for the long stroke roll, rudiments will be played at the listed minimum flat speed, six (6) repetitions each, within a two minute time limit. All rudiments, except for the long stroke roll, will not be played in traditional rudimental style, open to close to open. Only the long stroke roll will be played open-close-open and will not be included within the two minute time limit.
2008-2009 Snare Drum Rudiments
| SENIOR ------------------------------------------------- |
CLINIC ------------------------------------------------- |
JUNIOR
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| (Quarter Note = 112) | (Quarter Note = 96) | (Quarter Note = 84) |
| 7 Stroke Roll | 7 Stroke Roll | 5 Stroke Roll |
| 10 Stroke Roll | 11 Stroke Roll | 9 Stroke Roll |
| 15 Stroke Roll | Flam Tap | Flam |
| 17 Stroke Roll | Flam Accent (*) | Flam Tap |
| Flam Tap | Flam Paradiddle | Flam Accent (*) |
| Flam Accent (*) | Single Drag Tap | Single Paradiddle |
| Flamacue | Flam Paradiddle-diddle | Lesson 25 |
| Single Drag Tap | Drag Paradiddle No. 1 | ************** |
| Double Drag Tap | Single Ratamacue | Long Roll |
| Double Paradiddle | ************** | |
| Drag Paradiddle No. 2 | Long Roll | |
| Double Ratamacue | ||
| *************** | ||
| Long Roll |
| Roll Rudiments | Flam Rudiments |
| 5 Stroke Roll (alternating) | Flam (alternating) |
| 7 Stroke Roll (non-alternating) # | Flam Tap (alternating) |
| 9 Stroke Roll (alternating) | Flam Accent (alternating) |
| 10 Stroke Roll (non-alternating) | Flamacue (non-alternating) |
| 11 Stroke Roll (non-alternating) # | Flam Paradiddle (alternating) |
| 15 Stroke Roll (non-alternating) # | Flam Paradiddle-diddle (alternating) |
| 17 Stroke Roll (alternating) | |
| Long Roll (open-close-open) | Diddle Rudiments |
| Single Paradiddle (alternating) | |
| Drag Rudiments | Double Paradiddle (alternating) |
| Single Drag Tap (alternating) | Drag Paradiddle #1 (alternating) |
| Double Drag Tap (alternating) | Drag Paradiddle #2 (alternating) |
| Single Ratamacue (alternating) | |
| Double Ratamacue (alternating) | |
| Lesson 25 (non-alternating) # | # doesn't matter which hand leads |
Technical Proficiency Requirements for Mallets:
Click the links below to view the scales, then print them out for use. Scale requirements will be the same as for wind instruments, with the following octave requirements:
Junior Band
Major Scales: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb (2 octaves)
Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes, quarter note = 96.
Clinic Band
Major Scales: F, G, Ab, A, Bb, C, Db, D, Eb (2 octaves)
Chromatic: Bb-Bb, 2 octaves in eighth notes, quarter note = 112.
Senior Band
Major Scales: F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E (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.
NOTE: Reference pitches for tuning Timpani may only be obtained from a tuning fork or pitch pipe. Students are not allowed to use a mallet instrument to obtain their reference pitches.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.