Vic Firth presents Dr. Brad Meyer performing the TMEA 2020 All-State Four Mallet audition etude. This piece, Etude XV is from "The Solo Timpanist" by Vic Firth Included in the video are slow and medium tempo versions as well as the etude performed with a play-along track, courtesy of Alex Tomlinson. Download the FREE play-along tracks here: https://vicfirth.zildjian.com/education/texas-all-state-audition-etudes.html | Vic Firth

As requested by one of our followers, here is the mighty timpani moment from O Fortuna. Get ready for 1:40... the key is to start with your left stick, and keep your right stick playing the top A on the high timp on the off-beats. What other timpani moments would you like to see? #TapThoseTimps | London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tap along to the epic timpani tune at the end of Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony! 🥁 Did you notice in this recording, the part is altered slightly to accommodate the modern timpani? 🤔 Come and hear it for yourself on Wednesday 22 November at Southbank Centre ✨ | London Philharmonic Orchestra

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