1. Competencies: a. Snare Drum: Fine control, orchestra techniques. b. Mallets: Reading, advanced techniques, tambourine, castanets, brass drum, and cymbals. c. Timpani: Kettle technique, tuning exercises and control. d. Latin-American Instruments. e. Percussion: Trap techniques, tambourine, castanets, brass drum, and cymbals. Basic skills on each. 2. Studies: Price, Techniques and Exercises for Triangle, Tambourine and Castenets; Brewer, Daily studies; Goldenberg, Mallet Instruments. Goodman, Timpani Method-Fresia, Timpani Method-Tourte, Snare Drum Technique; Gardner, Modern Method, Book II, Mallets, Chopin, Advanced Techniques for the modern drummer. 3. Solos: Mckenzie, Graded Timpeni solos; Britton, Timpani Solo-Hart, Timpani solos; Price, Unaccompanied Timpani solos; Brewer, 3 and 4 Mallet solos, quick 3 and 4 Mallet solos; Stone Rudimental drum solos; duets and quintets.