Vic Firth

Vic Firth: The Perfect Pair--great drumsticks paired with a great website. Of the numerous website catered for drummers, Vic Firth's is one of the best. It contains a wealth of knowledge for drummers as well as marching and concert percussionists.

Education

If you're a drummer seeking to learn more and improve your drumming, Vic Firth has valuable material for you.

Video Lessons

• In Vic Firth's Education Resource Center, you'll find renown drummers teaching and sharing their knowledge in video lessons. There's so much to learn: tuning drums, effective practising, balance of sound, adapting to different genres... You'll also find snare drum video lessons, that are definitely useful for drum set playing, as well as those on concert, keyboard and marching percussion. On a side note, you'll also find videos of drummers performing in Vic Firth's video podcast.

Articles

• To supplement your drumming, you may want to have a look at the list of Educational Articles that Vic Firth has. You'll find that the articles provide fresh insight into drumming. The articles examine various aspects of drumming, percussion and music such as grip, counting out loud, use of technology, composition, sight-reading, sound quality, showmanship...

Exchange

• In Vic Firth's Exchange you'll see drummers posting 'entries', usually accompanied with videos, that are open to comment, similar to a forum. Drummers, beginner to professional, can share their views. As from any such community, there is much that a drummer can learn. As another means to improve your drumming, you may want to take a look at it and even participate in the discussion.

Products

Factory Tour

• So, how exactly does Vic Firth make 'The Perfect Pair'? In Vic Firth's Video Factory Tour, you'll be shown the steps and measures that Vic Firth takes to produce its drumsticks--the result is the production of pairs of sticks that are durable, straight and have nearly identical pitch, weight and colour.

Product Descriptions

• Drumsticks: Vic Firth offers a huge variety of drumsticks for purchase. With so many, how do you choose? Vic Firth aids you with lists of the drumsticks it produces along with descriptions of the feel, sound and use of the drumsticks. You'll be sure to find the pair of sticks that best suits your needs and playing style as a drummer.
• Brushes, Rutes and Mallets: Besides drumsticks, Vic Firth also produces quality Brushes, Rutes and Mallets that will serve drummers and percussionists well. The many different kinds of them give you plenty of options to produce sounds that you desire on your instrument.
• Other Products: You'll also see that Vic Firth offers a number of other products that are useful to drummers, such as practice pads, headphones, stick bags and mutes. Just as with their Drumsticks, Brushes, Rutes and Mallets, expect no less than good quality from these other Vic Firth products!

Summary

As you may have noticed, Vic Firth's site has two main purposes. One is educational: to help drummers and percussionists improve in their technique and musicianship. It holds a wealth of knowledge beneficial to any drummer or percussionist willing to spend the time to look at them.

The other purpose is commercial: to convince you that Vic Firth's products are of the finest quality. Well, yes, they are.