Author: Jay Larson

6 Parent Tips For Student Success

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So, your young musician is starting to bring an instrument home for practice.  Here are 6 six things you can do to guarantee their success and enjoyment!

  1.  Frequency is far more important than duration. It is better for your student to practice 15 minutes each day for 5 days than to practice once for an hour the night before their class. Technique, strength, and retention are built up in small, steady doses over time.
     
  2. Establish a regularly scheduled time for your child’s practice. First thing when they get home from school, immediately before/after dinner (make sure they brush their teeth before playing!), or as part of usual “homework time” can all work well. Having that routine increases the likelihood that practicing will happen.
     
  3. Consider setting aside a corner of your home as a “Practice Space.” Make sure it has a sturdy chair, a metronome, and leave their music stand set up with a pencil on it. Also, make sure it is free of distractions (TV, phone, siblings, etc.). The more convenient and special practicing is, the easier it is for them to be motivated to put in the work.
     
  4. If you’re hearing the same songs (that they can already play) over and over again, they might need to be reminded to work on something that they can’t play yet!
     
  5. Though your student’s playing may be a little rough on the ears, especially at the start, don’t send them out to the garage or put them in a closet to practice. It communicates a message that they don’t want to be heard. If they’re somewhere more visible, they’ll feel more supported (and you can keep an eye on their focus too!).
     
  6. Ask your child to perform for you often! They will love getting to show their work, and it communicates your investment.

Beginning Percussion Supplies!

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Here is the list of supplies for beginning Percussionists at DSMS!

Instruments:Practice Pad (required)– Offworld Percussion- 12″ Pad with rim. Steve Weiss Musichttps://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/offworld-percussion-outlander-practice-pad-large/drum-practice-pads

Practice Pad Stand (required)- YamahaSS-665https://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/1126836/concert-percussion-hardware

*We will provide snare drums and other drums for the students to perform on at school. They will use their practice pad to build technique and hone their drumming skills in preparation for in class playing exams and performances. 

Practice Marimba (highly encouraged)- 
-DeMorrow M1 3 Octave Padouk Practice MarimbaSteve Weiss Musichttps://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/demorrow-practice-marimba-3-octave-padouk/marimba

-Marimba One 3.0 Octave Educational Series Padouk Marimba with X Standhttps://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/marimba-one-educational-marimba-3-padouk-e8101/marimba

*If students do not have a practice marimba at home to practice on they will need to find time before/after school to come into the band hall and practice on the school instruments. We will have many playing exams that students will need to prepare for throughout the year. 
SuppliesBook (Required)– Simple Steps to Successful Beginning Percussion by Kennan Wyliehttps://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/simple-steps-to-successful-beginning-percussion-wylie/general-percussion-books

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Stick/Mallet Bag (Required)- Humes and Berg Galaxy Mallet Baghttps://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/humes-berg-mallet-bag/drum-stick-mallet-bag GL8005

Snare Sticks (Required) – Innovative Percussion Lalo Davila Hickory Concert Snare Sticks (1 pair)https://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/innovative-lalo-davila-ipld/concert-snare-drum-sticks#reviews

Marimba Mallets (Required) – Innovative Percussion IP240 Soloist Series Medium Birch Mallets (1 pair)https://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/innovative-ip240/innovative-percussion#reviews

Xylophone/Bell Mallets (Required)- Innovative Percussion IP902 James Ross Medium Soft Xylo/Bell Mallets (1 pair)https://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/innovative-james-ross-ip902/innovative-percussion

Timpani Mallets (Required)- Innovative Percussion CT4 Medium Hard Timpani Malletshttps://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/innovative-timpani-mallets-ct4/timpani-mallets

*The school will provide marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones, bells, and timpani for the students to practice and perform on. The students will need to provide the sticks and mallets for those instruments.