The Percussion Blueprint (Book 1)
General Info
Year of Published: 2025
Difficulty: Elementary
ISBN: 979-8-2838-4376-6
Cost: Student Book - $50.00 | Teachers Book - $80.00
Instrumentation
Drums: Snare Drum / Concert Tom Tom / Bass Drum
Mallets
Cymbals: Suspended Cymbal & Hi Hat
Auxiliary Percussion: Tambourine
Content
Level Two
Three Legged March
Level Three
1. The March of the Desert Nomans
2. Olive Grove
3. The Giant Draws Near
4. Minigame Blues
5. Farewell Old Friend
6. Carnival Daze
Description
Teacher Version
Your all in one plan for building skills, boosting confidence, and making percussion teaching simple! The Percussion Blueprint is full of small ensemble pieces made for beginner percussion students in their first few years of learning. It’s designed to make life easier for teachers, working as both a repertoire collection and an assessment toolkit. Each piece introduces new musical skills step-by-step, with clear explanations and tips to help any music teacher feel confident teaching percussion. The flexible parts – covering mallets, snare drum, bass drum, and auxiliary percussion – mean it works for all sorts of classroom setups, whether you’ve got a full percussion section or just the bare bones. The Percussion Blueprint was designed with group teaching in mind and for educators teaching the Education QLD Instrumental Music Curriculum. The pieces in this book are suitable assessment pieces for Levels 1-3 of the Education QLD Instrumental Music Curriculum and can be used to assess multiple students for different purposes at the same time. Teachers can use the repertoire in the book to teach percussion skills in context and with simple, achievable and fun pieces. Illustrations through the book help to connect with young players and encourage visualisation and musicality right at the beginning of their musical journey, a crucial time. Perfect for group lessons or one-on-one teaching, this resource is all about building solid percussion skills while keeping things practical and versatile. It’s designed to save teachers time, help students stay on track, and make assessments a breeze. We hope it becomes a go-to in instrumental music programs everywhere – cutting down the hunt for the right pieces and giving teachers and students everything they need in one place.
Student Version
Your all in one guide to learning percussion with confidence and fun! This book is packed with cool pieces written just for beginner percussion students like you. Whether you’re in your first year of learning or a little further along, each piece helps you build new skills step by step – with easy-to-follow instructions and tips to help you along the way. You’ll get to play music written for mallets, snare drum, bass drum, and other fun auxiliary percussion instruments. The parts are flexible, so no matter what your class looks like – a big group or just a few players – you’ll be able to jump in and make music together. Perfect for the developing percussionist, this book helps you become a stronger percussionist while keeping things simple and fun. As you go, you’ll learn more, play better, and feel more confident with every piece. We hope this becomes one of your favourite books to learn from – with everything you need to grow your percussion skills all in one place!
Books for Percussion by this Authors
The Percussion Blueprint (Book 1)
The Percussion Blueprint (Book 2)