Overview
Whether you're a first-time participant in marching percussion, or a seasoned player, there is something in this bundle that will help you refine and enhance your skills.
Work through each rudiment with expert instruction and multi-camera angles, so you know exactly what needs to happen to make your sound pop.
This course will teach you everything from single-stroke accuracy to creating your own advanced rudiment exercises, exactly what they do in the drum corps world.
Enroll now and get started today.
This video library is perfect for:
- First-time marching band participants ready to start learning technique from masters of marching arts
- Intermediate players looking to level-up their stick skills
- Advanced players looking for a way to challenge themselves
- Any snare drum player looking to improve their rudimental knowledge and tecnique
In this library you’ll learn:
- Single stroke, double stroke, diddle techniques and more
- All the rudiments you'll find in your marching percussion music
- How to build your own exercises to target areas you are ready to advance
- Opportunities to refine your playing through self-assessment
- Tools for improving your entire drumline
Curriculum
Marching Percussion
By Pete Sapadin- 0 Lessons
- Pete Sapadin
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Here's Where to Start.
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Course Introduction
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Matched Grip - Set Up
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Matched Grip - Troubleshooting
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Traditional Grip - Set Up
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Traditional Grip - Troubleshooting
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Matched Grip vs. Traditional Grip: How to Choose
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Stroke Types
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8 On a Hand Explanation
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Building Internal Pulse
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8-16
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Play Along - 100 bpm
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Play Along - 120 bpm
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Play Along - 140 bpm
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8-16 Play Along - 100 bpm
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8-16 Play Along - 110 bpm
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8-16 Play Along - 130 bpm
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Accent Tap 2-3-5
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Coordination Tips
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2 3 5 Play Along - 80 bpm
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2 3 5 Play Along - 100bpm
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16th Note Timing 4 2 1
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2nd Rhythm of 4 2 1
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3rd and 4th Rhythm of 4 2 1
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The 2's of 4 2 1
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The 1's of 4 2 1
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Play Along - 80 bpm
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Play Along - 100 bpm
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Play Along - 120 bpm
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16th Note Accent Timing
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16th Note Accent Timing 4 2 1
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16th Note Accent Timing Play Along - 60 bpm
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16th Note Accent Timing Play Along - 80 bpm
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16th Note Accent Timing Play Along - 120 bpm
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Double Beat Explanation
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Double Beat Play Along - 100 bpm
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Double Beat Play Along - 120 bpm
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Triplet Accent Timing 4 2 1 Explanation
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Triplet Accent Timing 4 2 1 Play Along - 80 bpm
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Triplet Accent Timing 4 2 1 Play Along - 100 bpm
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Triplet Accent Timing 4 2 1 Play Along - 120 bpm
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Triplet Timing Explanation
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Triplet Timing Play Along - 90 bpm
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Triplet Timing Play Along - 110 bpm
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Triplet Timing Play Along - 130 bpm
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ABCD Explanation
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ABCD Play Along - 60 bpm
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ABCD Play Along - 90 bpm
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ABCD Play Along - 110 bpm
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5 3 7 Explanation
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5 3 7 Play Along - 90 bpm
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5 3 7 Play Along - 110 bpm
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5 3 7 Play Along - 130 bpm
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Boston + Explanation
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Boston + Play Along - 110 bpm
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Boston + Play Along - 130 bpm
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Boston + Play Along - Sixtuplet Version
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Singles / Threes Explanation
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Singles / Threes Play Along - 100 bpm
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Singles / Threes Play Along - 120 bpm
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Paradiddle Primer
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Paradiddle Primer Play Along - 100 bpm
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16th Note 32nd Note Diddle Transition
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Diddle Interpretation
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16th Note 32nd Note Diddle Play Along - 90 bpm
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Triplet Diddle Explanation
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Triplet Diddle Play Along - 110 bpm
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Triplet Rolls Explanation
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Tips for Playing Rolls
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Triplet Rolls Play Along - 110 bpm
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Berts & Ernies Explanation
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Berts & Ernies Play Along - 100 bpm
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Berts & Ernies Play Along - 120 bpm
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Single Flams
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Single Flams Play Along - 110 bpm
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Flam Accents
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Flam Accent Primer Play Along - 110 bpm
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Accents Flams x2 Play Along - 110 bpm
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Accents Flams x2 Play Along - 120 bpm
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Flam Taps
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Flam Taps Play Along - 110 bpm
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Swiss Army Triplets
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Swiss Army Triplets Play Along - 120 bpm
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Flam Drags
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Flam Drags Play Along - 100 bpm
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Flam Drags Play Along - 120 bpm
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Tap Drags
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Tap Drags Play Along - 110 bpm
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Cheeses
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Cheeses Play Along - 110 bpm
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Flam Fives
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Flam Fives Play Along - 110 bpm
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Chuckee-Cheese
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Chuckee-Cheese Play Along - 110 bpm
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Shopping Spree
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Shopping Spree Play Along - 110 bpm
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Sapa Spree
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Sapa Spree Play Along - 120 bpm
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Jet-Eye Night
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Jet-Eye Night Play Along - 90 bpm
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Head Change and Cleaning
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Removing the Top Head
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Installing New Top Head
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Tuning the Top Head
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Removing the Bottom Head
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Installing New Bottom Head
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Tuning the Bottom Head
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Tuning the Guts
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Checking Your Work
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Drummers Tool Kit
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Taping Your Sticks
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How to use the Metronome
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Having a Growth Mindset
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Solo by Pete
Instructors
Pete Sapadin
Pete Sapadin is a marching percussion specialist based in Southern California who excels at teaching his students the skills necessary to perform at the highest levels in the marching activity. Mr. Sapadin started his marching percussion career as a snare drummer with the Velvet Knights in 1987 and 1988 under Matt Savage and then went on to play snare drum for the Concord Blue Devils in 1989 & 1990, under Tom Float, and then the Cadets of Bergen County in 1991 under Tom Aungst. Mr. Sapadin has been teaching and writing for marching percussion groups for over thirty years. Highlights include his time as head battery technician for the Velvet Knights under Tom Float, instructor for the Soka Renaissance Vanguard in Tokyo, Japan in 1998 - 2001 with Scott Johnson, Dave Glyde & Ralph Hardimon, Percussion Caption Head / Arranger for the Casper, Wyoming Troopers from 2002-2004, Caption Head / Arranger for the Yamato Drum & Bugle Corps in 2005 and snare instructor for the four-time World Champion Riverside Community College Indoor Drumline from 2004 - 2010. After moving on from his time at RCC, Pete took over caption head/writing/show design/staff coordination duties for Orange County Independent WGI indoor percussion ensemble. His team earned the Bronze Medal in Independent Open Class at the 2012 WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, and then went on to earn a Silver Medal the following year. Mr. Sapadin wrote the battery book for Pacific Crest in 2012 and 2013, and also taught and wrote for the Gold Drum & Bugle Corps from 2012-2013. Pete has been a featured clinician around the United States as well as in Taiwan, and Japan and Hong Kong. Pete Sapadin recently joined Conn-Selmer's division of education and he continues to actively teach and adjudicate percussion in Southern California. He continues to demonstrate his ability to inspire, motivate and instruct students to truly become the best in the world. Mr. Sapadin is a highly sought after clinician and proud to be a Vic Firth Education Artist, a Remo Education Artist, and a Zildjian Artist.