Dr. Brad Meyer (Associate Professor of Percussion @ Stephen F. Austin State University) recorded all four of the TMEA All-State Etudes for teachers and students to reference. If you would like to have Dr. Meyer do a virtual or in-person clinic, or you have any questions, please feel free to contact him at meyerbe@sfasu.edu (meyerbe@sfasu.edu)

A huge “thank you” to Robbie Green (Percussion Director @ Fulshear High School; Houston, TX) and Alex Tomlinson (Cypress Park High School; Houston, TX) who made these play-along tracks (“JamTracks”), which are available at the bottom of this webpage.

Snare etude: “24” from Peter’s “Advanced Snare Drum Studies
Sticks: Vic Firth’s Symphonic Collection – Ney Rosauro’s

2-Mallet Etude: “Allegro from Sonata V” from Gottlieb’s “Masterworks for Mallets”

Mallets: Robert Van Since: M114’s

4-Mallet Etude: “La Cancion” from Julie Davila’s “Impressions on Wood”
Mallets: Vic Firth’s Robert Van Since: M112, M113, M113, M113

Timpani Etude: “Etude #13” from Orfaly’s “Studies in Copper”
Mallets: Vic Firth’s Tim Genis “GEN8 Molto Articulates”

JamTracks: created by Robbie Green and Alex Tomlinson