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General Concert Snare Sticks:
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No nylon tip or "drumset" sticks!
Cost = $6 to $8
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No Vic Firth T1 General unless requested.
Cost = $21 to $31
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General Mallets for Xylophone and Bells:
Vic Firth M133, Innovative Percussion IP902 or IP904, Malletech BB34 or 42R, Encore 92R, or equivalent
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No Vic Firth M6 or M7 unless requested.
Cost = $20 to $23
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General Rubber Mallets for Marimba or Auxillary Instrument:
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Good for woodblocks, temple blocks, etc.
Cost = $15 to $20
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Two Mallet Marimba and Suspended Cymbal Use:
Vic Firth M3, Innovative Percussion IP240, Mike Balter MB23B or MB24B, or equivalent
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Also used for two mallet vibraphone playing.
Cost = $23 to $28
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Bag or case to hold your equipment:
Vic Firth Basic Stick Bag (BSB), Zildjian Super Drumstick Bag (T3256), Humes & Berg Galaxy Padded
Mallet Bag (GL8005), Humes & Berg Tuxedo Stick Bag (TX8000), Liberty/Steve Weiss Basic Stick Bag (O2S), Innovative
Percussion Fundamental Stick Bag (SB3), or equivalent
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These bags are recommended because of their cost and durability.
A few larger, more professional bags are: the Mike Balter MBMB ($40) or the Innovative Percussion Cordura MB1 ($45).
Avoid the small basic Zildjian Nylon Stick Bag with white lettering found at most large music retail stores. The Zildjian
Super Stick Bag with gold lettering is okay.
Cost = $20 - $25
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Pitch Pipe or Tuning Fork used for timpani tuning:
'C' to 'C' Chromatic Pitch Pipe by Tempus, Kratt, Rhythm Band, etc. or any tuning fork tuned to an 'A'
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Found at almost all small and large music stores; usually
in the Band/Orchestra section.
Tuning Fork = $6
Pitch Pipe = $20
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A good-quality metronome:
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The metronomes mentioned here are recommended because they
also have integrated tuners and are fairly inexpensive. A few, more professional metronome/tuners include: Boss DB-60, DB-66,
or DB-88, Tama Rhythm Watch, and Yamaha CLST-100 ($100 to $150)
Cost = $25 to $30
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A small black hand-towel used for for placing mallets &
instruments on a music stand
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Any brand; go for a cheap one at a large department store
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A double-sided, hard/soft, practice pad:
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There are several types of practice pads availalbe. The ones recommended
have two sides for soft and hard surfaces. Avoid the Remo plastic tunable pads that are usually sold to beginning band students
- these are not even good for beginners!
Cost = $21 to $35
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A three-ring binder for sheet music and handouts
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Please include plastic sheet protectors to protect your
music and a materials pouch to hold items such as: a pencil, highlighter, paper-clips, clothes-pins, etc.
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Items underlined are linked to a website where you
can purchase them. These are also the preferred items we would suggest to you.
Total cost, if you purchase the most expensive
items, is only around $200. That is significantly less than even an entry-level clarinet, trumpet, etc!
For a great start, you can purchase a mallet pre-pack.
These include sticks and mallets sold with a stick bag at a discounted price. This is the best way to begin your stick/mallet
collection. To find out more, check out the links below:
For
students interested in four mallet playing, the following sets of mallets are recommended:
For students interested in basic drumset/jazz implements,
the following are recommended:
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Vic Firth 7A - wood tip, 7AN - nylon tip, or equivalent ($6 to $7)
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Vic Firth Wire Jazz Brush WB, Innovative Percussion Light Nylon Brush BR-1, or
equivalent ($13)
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Regal Tip Blasticks 530R, Innovative Percussion Nylon Bundle
BR-5, or equivalent ($12 to $15)
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