Welcome to the Percussion Suite
From Deborah Bracken
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The Moore Building hosts a unique suite of 12 acoustically-isolated practice rooms exclusively designed for the needs of the percussion department, as well as ample storage for personal items (drums/cymbals/mallets). The rooms are available to students enrolled in percussion and jazz percussion, and can also double as teaching studios or rehearsal spaces.
Room 1426 – Multi A – dedicated multi percussion space (enough space for 2-4 set ups) Room 1422 – Multi B – dedicated multi percussion space (enough space for 2-4 set ups) Room 1412 – LEO – Timpani practice and chamber music (enough space for a small chamber ensemble) Room 1409 – Orchestral Room #1 – Xylophone/Glockenspiel/ Snare Drum Room Room 1407 – Orchestral Room #2- Xylophone/Glockenspiel/ Snare Drum Room Room 1410 – Marimba/Xylophone Room #1 Room 1403 – Marimba/Xylophone Room #2 Room 1408 – Marimba/ Vibraphone Room #1 Room 1405 – Marimba/Vibraphone Room #2 Room 1411 -“Flex” Room – space for small/ med multi percussion set ups (space for one Thirteen Drums-sized set up) Room 1406 – Drumset/Vibraphone/Congas Room 1401 – Timpani/Multi Room (space for one Rebonds-sized set up)
The University of Michigan Percussion Program enjoys the use of one of the largest and finest inventories of percussion instruments in the country. We are fortunate to have an incredible diversity of impeccably maintained professional instruments.
Percussion Inventory at a glance (large instruments):
Marimbas (11) – Marimba One, Yamaha, Adams, Kori
Xylophones (8) – Musser, Deagan, Leedy, including vintage instruments
Vibraphones (7) – Yamaha, Musser, Adams
Glockenspiels (7) – Fall Creek (wide bar- extended range), Deagan (vintage) , Malletech, Adams
Timpani (8 sets) – Hinger Touch-Tone, Walter Light, Yamaha, Adams, Ludwig, as well as custom-built cable drums in 20″ and 34″ sizes
Snare Drums/Field Drums – numerous instruments including drums made by Pearl, Yamaha, Ludwig, Leedy, Hinger, Slingerland, Black Swamp
Drumsets (5) – Pearl & Yamaha Kits
Concert Bass Drums (10) – Reamer, Ludwig, Yamaha as well as smaller suspended “Abel” chamber bass drums
Concert Toms – numerous complete full sets including: Pearl, Yamaha, Slingerland, Ludwig
Hardware – a wide assortment of including: Pearl, Yamaha, Ludwig, Slingerland,
Gibralter rack system, speed rail, custom gong racks
Cymbals – a wide assortment of Sabian, Zildjian
Additional Specialized Inventory (abbreviated listing)
Various Taiko/Odaiko Drums, Chinese Toms
4.5 Octave rage of Paiste tuned gongs
Collection of various Thai gongs, cloud gongs
4.0 Octave range of chromatic tuned almglocken
A complete collection of Brazilian Instruments – various surdos, tambourims, shekeres, repeniques, pandieros, agogo bells
Full set of Equilibrium Chromatic Log Drums
Mannette Steel Drums (lead, double seconds, cello pans)
Dominican Tamboras and Palo drums
Room 1426 – Multi A – dedicated multi percussion space (enough space for 2-4 set ups) Room 1422 – Multi B – dedicated multi percussion space (enough space for 2-4 set ups) Room 1412 – LEO – Timpani practice and chamber music (enough space for a small chamber ensemble) Room 1409 – Orchestral Room #1 – Xylophone/Glockenspiel/ Snare Drum Room Room 1407 – Orchestral Room #2- Xylophone/Glockenspiel/ Snare Drum Room Room 1410 – Marimba/Xylophone Room #1 Room 1403 – Marimba/Xylophone Room #2 Room 1408 – Marimba/ Vibraphone Room #1 Room 1405 – Marimba/Vibraphone Room #2 Room 1411 -“Flex” Room – space for small/ med multi percussion set ups (space for one Thirteen Drums-sized set up) Room 1406 – Drumset/Vibraphone/Congas Room 1401 – Timpani/Multi Room (space for one Rebonds-sized set up)
The University of Michigan Percussion Program enjoys the use of one of the largest and finest inventories of percussion instruments in the country. We are fortunate to have an incredible diversity of impeccably maintained professional instruments.
Percussion Inventory at a glance (large instruments):
Marimbas (11) – Marimba One, Yamaha, Adams, Kori
Xylophones (8) – Musser, Deagan, Leedy, including vintage instruments
Vibraphones (7) – Yamaha, Musser, Adams
Glockenspiels (7) – Fall Creek (wide bar- extended range), Deagan (vintage) , Malletech, Adams
Timpani (8 sets) – Hinger Touch-Tone, Walter Light, Yamaha, Adams, Ludwig, as well as custom-built cable drums in 20″ and 34″ sizes
Snare Drums/Field Drums – numerous instruments including drums made by Pearl, Yamaha, Ludwig, Leedy, Hinger, Slingerland, Black Swamp
Drumsets (5) – Pearl & Yamaha Kits
Concert Bass Drums (10) – Reamer, Ludwig, Yamaha as well as smaller suspended “Abel” chamber bass drums
Concert Toms – numerous complete full sets including: Pearl, Yamaha, Slingerland, Ludwig
Hardware – a wide assortment of including: Pearl, Yamaha, Ludwig, Slingerland,
Gibralter rack system, speed rail, custom gong racks
Cymbals – a wide assortment of Sabian, Zildjian
Additional Specialized Inventory (abbreviated listing)
Various Taiko/Odaiko Drums, Chinese Toms
4.5 Octave rage of Paiste tuned gongs
Collection of various Thai gongs, cloud gongs
4.0 Octave range of chromatic tuned almglocken
A complete collection of Brazilian Instruments – various surdos, tambourims, shekeres, repeniques, pandieros, agogo bells
Full set of Equilibrium Chromatic Log Drums
Mannette Steel Drums (lead, double seconds, cello pans)
Dominican Tamboras and Palo drums
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