The percussion family consists of vast number of instruments. In a standard music room, there will be timpani, marimbas, xylophones, bells, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, tambourines, triangles and much more. 

We created the Yamaha Mallet Resource Guide to act as an effective supplement to any classroom method book. 

As an educator, I have never understood why young percussionists are not taught more about musicality. My wife is a flute teacher, and she teaches musicality to kids in sixth grade. 

As a percussionist, there are three things that we should always work on — reading, rolls and ear/listening. 

Musicians are supposed to have good timing. But do you just practice with your metronome or do you interact with it during your practice sessions?

Young percussion students who have a private instructor usually study solo on marimba, snare drum, drum set or timpani.