Ensembles

Percussion Ensemble

Recordings, tutorials and technique resources for Del Valle percussionists.

Del Valle Percussion Ensemble

All Region Etude Recordings / Tutorials — Mark Ford

4-Mallet Performance 4-Mallet Tutorial 2-Mallet Performance 2-Mallet Tutorial Snare Performance (ignore his bad rolls)Snare Tutorial Timpani Performance Timpani Tutorial

Technique

Snare Technique Videos

Ted Atkatz PASIC Masterclass discussing rolls

https://youtu.be/ioqvI-D5bBQ?t=1m30s

Watch 1:30–7:11. You don’t need to roll as fast as him but listen to his quality! Watch his use of arm on rolls. Remember: the softer you roll, the more notes in each buzz and the slower the hand speed.

Rob Knopper — Delecluse 9 Performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z21CQGka-tg

Listen to his roll quality. Watch his heights and zones. Sometimes his heights are a bit higher than I go but it’s not very often and many times, it’s marked very strong in the music.

Technique

Crash Cymbal Technique Videos

Michael Burritt — Eastman School of Music

Ted Atkatz — Chicago Symphony, Lynn Conservatory of Music (Philly way)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJH6lFApaM

Matt Strauss — Houston Symphony, University of Miami / Rice University

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkyp76XpiVk