Percussion Resources

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Useful Music Books














Published by Southern Percussion


Dedicated to Pete Handley and Jan Faulkner


Music Conservatoire Websites

Royal College of Music https://www.rcm.ac.uk

Royal Academy of Music https://www.ram.ac.uk

Guildhall School of Music https://www.gsmd.ac.uk

Trinity College London https://www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/music

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire

Royal Northern College of Music https://www.rncm.ac.uk

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk

Leeds Conservatoire https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/

Royal conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow. https://www.rcs.ac.uk





Specialist Music School Websites

Chetham's School of Music https://chethamsschoolofmusic.com/

The Purcell School https://www.purcell-school.org/

Wells Cathedral School https://wells.cathedral.school/

RCM Junior Department https://www.rcm.ac.uk/junior/

RWCMD Junior Department https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/

Junior RNCM https://www.rncm.ac.uk/study-here/junior-rncm/

National Youth Ensembles Websites

National Youth Percussion Orchestra https://www.nypo.org.uk

National Children's Orchestra www.nco.org.uk

National Youth Orchestra 0f Great Britian www.nyo.org.uk



BBC Young Musician Website

Percussion Examination Boards, Graded Syllabuses Websites

Music/Instrument Suppliers Websites

Southern Percussion https://southernpercussion.com

JAM Percussion www.jampercussion.com

Free Percussion and Drumline Scores website

Free music scores https://drumlinecadences.weebly.com/cadences.html

Drumline exercises, pieces, etc http://freedrumlinemusic.com/


Prominent Drummers Website with Videos and Guides

Index of prominent drummers with videos and guides https://www.drummerworld.com/

Percussion Training Websites and Apps

Rhythm Training App (only available on Apple) https://londonsinfonietta.org.uk/clapping-music-app

Jazz improvisation training https://irealpro.com/

Free live drumline workshops and live percussion

masterclasses from celebrity percussionists.. www.PercWorks.co.uk

Great Metronome App http://www.frozenape.com/tempo-metronome.html

App for slowing down music (great for practicing!) https://musicspeedchanger.com/

Record yourself and collaborate with others to make songs! https://www.bandlab.com -