Percussion Lessons
Click Here to download the Basic Band Percussion Book
Drum Video Lessons










Keyboard Video Lessons (Bells)












Scales Play-a-Longs















Additional Resources
Beginning Percussion Curriculum
Details, handouts, and music from a presentation given at the 2020 Massachusetts Music Educator’s All State Conference.
Vic Firth Video Libraries
Hundreds of videos showing different percussionists, drummers, and their instruments:
- Concert Performances
- Jazz Keyboard Performances
- Marching Percussion Performances
- Drum Set Performances
Percussion 101
Videos about how to play the bass drum, cymbals, gong, timpani, tambourine, triangle, wood blocks, drum set, and more.
40 Essential Rudiments
Videos about how to play the bass drum, cymbals, gong, timpani, tambourine, triangle, wood blocks, drum set, and more.
The Complete Percussionist
by the United States Army Field Band
Speed Note Reading Tutor
a fun game for learning notes on the keyboard & music staff.
NOTE: this requires Flash Player, a now out-dated and unsupported platform. You can still use it in Google Chrome (click on the circled “i” to the left of the web address, then Site Settings > Flash > Allow.
Recommended Books for Beginners
- A Fresh Approach to Snare Drum, by Mark Wessels
- A Fresh Approach to Mallet Percussion, by Mark Wessels
Famous Percussionists & Drummers
To be a great percussionist & drummer, you need to know what a great percussion sound is. Search YouTube for the names below to search for videos of them playing:
CONCERT JAZZ VIBES |
JAZZ DRUMSET |
Play-A-Long Tracks
- Lesson1 BasicBand.info 1:44
- combo1 BasicBand.info 0:24
- Lesson2 BasicBand.info 1:46
- combo2 BasicBand.info 0:24
- Lesson3 BasicBand.info 1:43
- combo3 BasicBand.info 0:24
- Lesson4 BasicBand.info 1:26
- combo4 BasicBand.info 0:19
- Lesson5 BasicBand.info 2:11
- combo5 BasicBand.info 0:19
- Lesson6 BasicBand.info 1:37
- combo6 BasicBand.info 0:22
- Lesson7 BasicBand.info 2:15
- combo7 BasicBand.info 0:30
- Lesson8 BasicBand.info 1:44
- combo8 BasicBand.info 0:24
- Lesson9 BasicBand.info 2:08
- Lesson10 BasicBand.info 2:33
- Lesson11 BasicBand.info 2:33
- Lesson12 BasicBand.info 2:06
- Lesson13 BasicBand.info 2:33
- Lesson14 BasicBand.info 2:02