Online Timpani Studio

Timpani Excerpts

Important Considerations:

• STEADY* Tempo - generally around sixteenth-note=144.
• The beginning note sets the dynamic.
• Mallets - the best choice here is a medium-light staccato mallet.
• Stroke - staccato strokes overall should be "light" - the
  sixteenth notes can come out slightly louder than the other notes.
• Phrasing - last beat of 1st and 3rd measures should be
  long-short-long (see example below).

*Try playing a "ghost rhythm" during the second and fourth measures. This will guarantee perfect time keeping.

Previous Online Lessons:

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9