Course curriculum
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1
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Download the Course Companion Book
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2
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Setting Up the Stand and the Drum
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Lesson 3: Tuning the Drum Head
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Lesson 4: Tuning the Snares
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Lesson 5: Snare Drum Playing Position
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Lesson 6: Snare Drum Grip
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Lesson 7: Three Basic Strokes
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Lesson 8: Troubleshooting
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3
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Lesson 9: Intro
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Lesson 10: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths
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Lesson 11: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths
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Lesson 12: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths
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Lesson 13: Exercise - Timing with Accents
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Lesson 14: Exercise - Timing with Accents
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Lesson 15: Exercise - Timing with Accents
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Lesson 16: Exercise - Timing without Accents
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Lesson 17: Exercise - Timing without Accents
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Lesson 18: Exercise - Timing without Accents
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Lesson 19: Exercise - 16ths
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Lesson 20: Exercise - 16ths
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Lesson 21: Exercise - 16ths
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Lesson 22: Exercise - Triplets
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Lesson 23: Exercise - Triplets
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Lesson 24: Exercise - Triplets
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Lesson 25: Metronome and Syncopation
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Lesson 26: Etude
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Lesson 27: Etude
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Lesson 28: Troubleshooting
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4
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Lesson 29: Intro
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Lesson 30: Using Your Wrist
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Lesson 31: Clapping Exercises
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Lesson 32: Exercise - Chop Building
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Lesson 33: Exercise - Chop Building
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Lesson 34: Exercise - More Chop Building
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Lesson 35: Exercise - More Chop Building
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Lesson 36: Exercise - Doubles and Triples
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Lesson 37: Rudiment - Paradiddle
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Lesson 38: Rudiment - Paradiddle-Diddle
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Lesson 39: Rudiment - Para-Paradiddle
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Lesson 40: Etude - Paradiddles
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Lesson 41: Etude - Paradiddles
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Lesson 42: Troubleshooting
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5
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Lesson 43: Intro - Using Your Arm
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Lesson 44: Exercise - Stick Control
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Lesson 45: Exercise - Fast Singles
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Lesson 46: Exercise - Fast Singles
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Lesson 47: Exercise - Fast Singles
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Lesson 48: Exercise - Paradiddle
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Lesson 49: Exercise - Paradiddle
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Lesson 50: Rudiment - Flam
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Lesson 51: Exercise - Flams
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Lesson 52: Rudiment - Flam Tap
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Lesson 53: Rudiment - Flam Accent
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Lesson 54: Etude - Flam Pattern
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Lesson 55: Etude - Flam Pattern
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Lesson 56: Troubleshooting
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6
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Timpani Playing Position
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Lesson 3: Physics of the Drum
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Lesson 3: Parts of the Timpani
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Lesson 4: Range
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Lesson 5: Tuning
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Lesson 6: Troubleshooting - Pedal Sliding
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Lesson 7: Troubleshooting - Buzzing
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Lesson 8: Troubleshooting - Uneven Pitch
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Lesson 9: Timpani Arrangement
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7
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Lesson 10: Intro
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Lesson 11: The Timpani Grip
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Lesson 12: Basic Stroke
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Lesson 13: Wrist Exercise Without Mallets
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Lesson 14: Music Theory
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Lesson 15: Exercise
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Lesson 16: Exercise
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Lesson 17: Troubleshooting
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8
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Lesson 18: Intro
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Lesson 19: Exercise - Moving Your Hands
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Lesson 20: Exercise - Moving Your Hands
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Lesson 21: Exercise - Adding Strokes
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Lesson 22: Exercise - Adding Strokes
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Lesson 23: Exercise - Triplets
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Lesson 24: Exercise - Triplets
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Lesson 25: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes
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Lesson 26: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes
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Lesson 27: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes
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Lesson 28: Etude - Multiple Drums
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Lesson 29: Troubleshooting
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9
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Lesson 30: Intro
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Lesson 31: Kinds of Cymbals
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Lesson 32: Cymbal Playing Position
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Lesson 33: Exercise - Align
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Lesson 34: Exercise - Crunch
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Lesson 35: Exercise - Sizzle
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Lesson 36: Exercise - Pass Through
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Lesson 37: Exercise - Listen
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Lesson 38: Tying a Cymbal Knot
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Lesson 39: Troubleshooting
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10
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Lesson 40: Intro
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Lesson 41: Short Cymbal Crash
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Lesson 42: Etude
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Lesson 43: Soft Cymbal Crash
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Lesson 44: Suspended Cymbal
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Lesson 45: Etude
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Lesson 46: High Hat
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Lesson 47: Troubleshooting
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11
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Lesson 48: Intro
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Lesson 49: Bass Drum Playing Position
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Lesson 50: Bass Drum Stroke
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Lesson 51: Bass Drum Muffling
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Lesson 52: Bass Drum Muffling, pt II
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Lesson 53: Bass Drum Roll
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Lesson 54: Etude
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Lesson 55: Troubleshooting
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12
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Lesson 56: Intro
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Lesson 57: Tambourine Playing Position
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Lesson 58: Soft Tambourine Playing
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Lesson 59: Basic Tambourine Strokes
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Lesson 60: 3 Kinds of Louder - Faster Tambourine Playing
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Lesson 61: Tambourine Shake Roll
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Lesson 62: Tambourine Finger Roll
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Lesson 63: Etude - The Tambourine
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Lesson 64: Etude - The Tambourine
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Lesson 65: Triangle Playing Position
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Lesson 66: Soft Triangle Playing
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Lesson 67: Muffling the Triangle
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Lesson 68: Triangle Rolls
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Lesson 69: Etude - The Triangle
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Lesson 70: Troubleshooting
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13
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Lesson 71: Intro
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Lesson 72: Woodblock Playing Position
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Lesson 73: Etude - The Woodblock
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Lesson 74: Castanets Playing Position
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Lesson 75: Castanet Rolls
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Lesson 76: Etude - The Castanets
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Lesson 77: What's in Your Stick Bag?
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14
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Lesson 78: Intro
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Lesson 79: Meet the Marimba
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Lesson 80: A Brief History of the Marimba
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Lesson 81: Parts of the Marimba
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Lesson 82: Mallets
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Lesson 83: Mallet Grip, pt. I
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Lesson 84: Mallet Grip, pt. II
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Lesson 85: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors
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Lesson 86: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists
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Lesson 87: Review
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15
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Lesson 88: Intro
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Lesson 89: Grip Review
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Lesson 90: Mallet Technique
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Lesson 91: Marimba Playing Position
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Lesson 92: Marimba Playing Location
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Lesson 93: Music Theory
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Lesson 94: Mallet Stroke
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Lesson 95: Mallet Rebound
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Lesson 96: Sound
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Lesson 97: Introduction to Major Scales
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Lesson 98: Scale C Major
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Lesson 99: Scale F Major
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Lesson 100: Scale G Major
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Lesson 101: Common Pitfalls
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Lesson 102: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors
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Lesson 103: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists
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Lesson 104: Review
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16
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Lesson 105: Intro
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Lesson 106: Mallet Technique Review
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Lesson 107: Introduction to Scales, pt. II
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Lesson 108: Arpeggios
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Lesson 109: Marimba Rolls
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Lesson 110: Speed and Consistency
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Lesson 111: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy
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Lesson 112: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy
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Lesson 113: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy
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Lesson 114: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors
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Lesson 115: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists
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Lesson 116: Review
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Lesson 117: Intro
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Lesson 118: Technique Review
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Lesson 119: Correct Mallet Sticking
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Lesson 120: Musicality and Phrasing with Mallets
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Lesson 121: Exercise - Alternating Patterns
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Lesson 122: Exercise - Alternating Patterns Continued
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Lesson 123: Mallet Dynamics
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Lesson 124: Four Mallet Technique - Left Hand Grip
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Lesson 125: Four Mallet Technique - Right Hand Grip
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Lesson 126: Four Mallet Technique - Playing Position
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Lesson 127: Exercise - Alternating Four Mallets
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Lesson 128: The Glockenspiel
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Lesson 129: The Vibraphone
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Lesson 130: Mallet Types Explained
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Lesson 131: What's in Your Stick Bag?
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Lesson 132: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors
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Lesson 133: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists
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Lesson 134: Review
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