Dedication
To my family who has endured my early morning
practice sessions for more than a quarter of a century
and
To the many students who have made
the need for this WEBook become a reality
In Search of the Missing Fundamental: by Richard K. Jones
Translate
Introduction
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Words of Wisdom
The timpanist must always, if he is not to be merely a machine, strive to fulfill the conductor’s intentions in the course of musical events and bring into harmony these intentions with his own conception of the work of the composer.
— Richard Hochrainer
Search WTT
Top Posts & Pages
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
- Alfred Friese Timpani Studies
- Carter: “Octave Harmonics”
- HIP Alternatives
- How “The Weather” Affects Timpani Pitch – Environmental Considerations
- Pleading the Fifth
- Physics of the 4th
- Stick Placement and Articulation
- Timpani “Harmonicity”
- The Duff Clearing Process
- The Degeneracy of Timpani Pitch
- Timpani Inharmonicity
- Timpani Audition Intonation
A Timpanist’s Tale: The Lessons Learned Along The Way
References
FaceBook Pages
Timpanist’s Websites