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HS Percussion Requirements:

Snare Drum and Traps auditions are now combined to make a Battery Percussion audition. Now ALL of the Snare Drum & Traps students will be auditioning in BOTH areas. 
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Snare Drum Rudiments

Traps Percussion Audition Studies

Timpani Audition Studies

Keyboard Percussion Audition Requirements


The following percussion instruments will be available at the audition site (Mahwah HS): 

Timpani Audition  - 4 Ludwig pedal timpani with tuning gauges. -32", 29", 26", 23". 
Students are responsible for supplying all mallets.  Tuning gauges will be covered up for the Timpani Audition Study and during the initial tuning for the solo. 

Mallet Keyboard Audition  - 4 1/3 octave Adams graduated wide Zelon bar marimba. 
Students may bring and audition on their own marimba. 
All students are responsible for supplying their own mallets. 

Battery Percussion Audition  - Bass Drum, Orchestra Bells, Narrow Bar Vibraphone, 32" Gong on stand, 16" Floor Tom tom, Suspended cymbal stand (no cymbal), music stands and desk for use as a trap table. 

Students may bring and audition on their own instruments from the above list. 
Students are responsible for supplying any other required instruments (snare drum, crash and suspended cymbals, claves, wood block, triangle & tambourine), plus all sticks, mallets, beaters, and towels.