Mitchell Peters

A well balanced collection of basic studies in reading and technique, intended to provide the beginning drummer with a strong foundation in the essential fundamentals of drumming.

A collection of stick exercises to aid the snare drummer in developing a strong technical foundation. Includes exercises covering single strokes, rolls, flams, paradiddles, rebound strokes, buzz strok...

A long overdue and comprehensive collection of stick exercises for the snare drummer. All exercises are in unusual time signatures. This book is of benefit to the student or the professional.

A piece for unaccompanied marimba. Requires four mallets. Individual use of four mallets as well as chordal use of four mallets. Explores in detail the independent use of each mallet.

A collection of 43 intermediate studies for snare drum in two parts. Part one emphasizes basic techniques: Part two is a collection of studies with emphasis on dynamics, phrasing, and control.

A collection of advanced studies for snare drum, with emphasis on control, touch, phrasing and style.

A collection of advanced etudes for snare drum. Challenging and fun.

An elementary technique book for developing basic control and facility on a set of drums. Utilizes Triplet patterns around the drumset to help the drummer gain flexibility and a larger vocabulary for...

A basic technique book for developing control and facility on a set of drums through the use of sixteenth notes. Helps the drummer gain flexibility and a larger vocabulary for improvising. Sticking va...

Expertly written by timpanist/percussionist Mitchell Peters (Los Angeles Philharmonic), Fundamental Method for Timpani teaches the basics of timpani playing in a practical and musical way with numerou...

A solo for snare drum, 4 tom-toms, 2 bongos. Double headed sticks (one end snare drum stick, the other end felt) are required. Medium-difficult.

A solo for 4 tom-toms and suspended cymbal incorporating metric modulation in a transition from 4/4 to 3/4 and explores the different colors available in these traditional instruments. Medium.

A challenging solo for three timpani utilizing changing meter and double stops. Medium.

Three contrasting pieces for developing the use of two mallets in the left hand. Unaccompanied, medium.

A melodic piece for 4 tom-toms that will develop in the percussionist a sense of form and thematic development. Medium.

A collection of 43 etudes covering basic techniques and problems encountered in orchestras, bands, and other ensembles.

A collection of 18 difficult level etudes for the concert snare drummer.

A collection of solos for snare drum, written using traditional rudimental techniques, but all in unusual time signatures, such as 5/8, 7/8, 11/8 and other meters. Advanced high school or college leve...

Can be played as a concert percussion piece or on the drumset. A suggested setup and performance instructions are included. Medium.

These 15 expertly written, intermediate-level solos were written as a companion to Fundamental Method for Timpani, but can act as supplementary material to the simultaneous study of any method book. E...

These expertly written, early- to late-intermediate solos were written as a companion to Fundamental Method for Mallets, but can act as supplementary material to any method book. Each solo is suitable...

This comprehensive new method by Mitchell Peters (principal percussionist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) helps percussionists at any level develop solid skills. The method contains an abundance of e...

This comprehensive new method by Mitchell Peters (principal percussionist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) helps percussionists at any level develop solid skills. The method contains an abundance of e...

Expertly written by timpanist/percussionist Mitchell Peters (Los Angeles Philharmonic), Fundamental Method for Timpani teaches the basics of timpani playing in a practical and musical way with numerou...

A solo for four tom-toms presenting the percussionist with changing time signatures, metric modulation, polyrhythms and extreme dynamics. Medium.