Suggested mallets for the High School band

About this list:

Mallets best suited for the high school band have been selected for mature performers with developed skills. Sound quality, opportunity for musical expressiveness, and colors appropriate to the full ensemble setting are of primary importance, while durability is a consideration in the scholastic setting.

  • The “Required” list covers the essential sounds for any mature ensemble.

  • The “Nice to Have” list expands on the initial sound palette to offer a wider variety of options for more specialized repertoire.

  • The “Student supplies” list covers the basics that every responsible older percussionist should have on a daily basis, and builds on the initial equipment listed in Suggested Mallets for the Middle School Band.

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Required:

- Bass Drum 

  • CB-3 hard bass drum mallet 

  • CB-5 bass drum rollers

- Gong

  • CG-2 small gong mallet x 2

- Timpani

  • BT-4 general mallets

- Keyboard:

  • Bell: IP904 hard 

  • Xylo: IP902 medium soft

  • Vibraphone: RS30C medium hard (cord wrap)

  • Marimba: IP2004 hard 

  • Chimes: CC-1 chime mallet

 

Nice to have: 

- Bass Drum 

  • Second CB-3 hard bass drum mallet

  • CB-2 soft bass drum mallet

- Timpani

  • BT-1 soft/legato (roller) mallets

  • BT-6 hard/staccato mallets

- Keyboard:

- BR-1 brushes (snare/drumset)

- MB-1 Stick/Mallet bag

 

Student supplies: 

- IP FP-3 College Primer pack 

      OR

- Snare: IP-1 or IP-LD

- Keyboard: IP902 (xylo), IP904 (bell), IP240 (marimba) (set of four), AA25 or RS30 (vibraphone) (set of four)

- Timpani: GT-3 general, GT-4 staccato

- MB-1 stick bag