Percussion+Information

Percussion Information http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Emarcz/percussioninformation/index.html
Percussion Information by Marc Zoutendijk

High School Students to Professionals

AUTHORITY

 * Internet website that offers an extensive amount of information on Classical Percussion and drums.
 * The domain of this site is a .nl which is a country code. This site was built in the Netherlands.
 * Marc Zoutendijk is a professional percussionist and drummer teaching at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in The Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Zoutendijk is also am a professional recording engineer with my own Studio and Label Ottavo Recordings. The content of this percussion website is based on 40 years of playing and teaching experience.

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT
National Standards that are embodied in this website: 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 5. Reading and notating music. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
 * This site features many different instructional strategies in various categories:
 * * Drums: Rudiment Guide and Triple Stroke exercises
 * * Timpani: Solos and exercises; including explanations for each exercise.
 * * Sticks: Choosing the right sticks, and building your own.
 * * Composers: An overview of important composers of percussion music: Stravinsky, Mahler, and Bartok.
 * * General Info and News: Site Updates
 * * Miscellaneous: How to fix problems on your drums, and how to pick the right metronome.
 * * Links: Web links to related websites on drumming styles of Classical Percussion, Pop, Jazz, and Marching.

PURPOSE, VIEWPOINT
The purpose of this page is to inform percussionists about history of percussion equipment, musical technique, problems with percussion equipment, and many other details in playing drums.

REPUTATION
This page is linked to many private drum ensembles, high school and university marching band drum lines, and professional percussionist websites.

OVERALL EVALUATION
This site has an incredible amount of information on it, and can be a great resource for any young musician or any aspiring college students and young professional to gain a new insight into their instrument. This site can also be used to find historical information on Mahler, Stravinsky, and Bartok's input in percussion repertoire. The site does include various pictures of older style timpani.

REVIEWED BY
Bryan Keith Hannaford 4/1/2008