Additional Reading
- Percussionist’s Dictionary, Joseph Adato and George Judy (Belwin)
- Early Percussion Instruments from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, James Blades & Jeremy Montagu
- Percussion Instruments and Their History, James Blades (Faber & Faber)
- Handel’s Kettledrums and Other Papers on Military Music, Henry George Farmer (Hinrichsen Edition, Ltd.)
- Drums in the Americas, Joseph H. Howard (Oak Publishing)
- The Kettledrums, Percival R. Kirby (Oxford University Press, Inc.)
- Dictionary of Percussion Terms, Morris Lang and Larry Spivack (Lang Percussion Co.)
- Handbook of Percussion Instruments, Karl Peinkofer and Fritz Tannigel (Schott/Belwin)
- Percussion Education: Source Book of Concepts and Information (Percussive Arts Society)
- The Drummer: Man, A Treatise on Percussion, Gordon B. Peters (Kemper-Peters)
- Percussion Ensemble and Solo Literature, Thomas Siwe, ed. (Media Press, Inc.)
- Contemporary Percussion, Reginald Smith Brindle (Oxford University Press)
- The History of Musical Instruments, Curt Sachs (Norton)
- The Art and Science of the Timpani, Henry W. Taylor (Dufour Editions, Inc.)
- The Kettledrums in Western Europe, Caldwell Titcomb (Harvard U. Press)
- Drums Through the Ages, Charles L. White (Sterling Press)
- Basic Timpani Technique, Thomas McMillan (Belwin)
- Fundamental Studies for Timpani, Garwood Whaley (JR Publications)
- Primary Handbook for Timpani, Garwood Whaley (Meredith Music Publications)
- Musical Studies for the Intermediate Timpanist, Garwood Whaley (JR Publications)
- Technique for the Virtuoso Timpanist, Fred D. Hinger (Jerona Music Corporation)
- General Reference Texts for Timpani
- (Oxford University Press)
- Specialized Technical Studies (developmental level)
Complete Methods (fundamental through advanced studies)
- Timpani Method, Alfred Friese and Alexander Lepak (Belwin)
- Modern Method for Tympani, Saul Goodman (Belwin)
- The Ludwig Timpani Instructor, William F. Ludwig (Ludwig Music Publishing)
- Fundamental Method for Timpani, Mitchell Peters (Alfred)
Supplemental Studies
- Timpani Tuning, Mervin Britton (Belwin)
- Orchestral Techniques of the Standard Percussion Instruments, Anthony Cirone (Belwin)
- Thirty Etudes, Books I, II, III, Jacques Delecluse (Alphonse-Leduc)
- Percussion Symposium, Vic Firth (Carl Fischer)
- The Solo Timpanist, Vic Firth (Carl Fischer)
- Etuden für Timpani, Volumes I, II, III, Richard Hochrainer (Verlag Doblinger)
- Timpani Tuning Exercises, Bob Tilles (GIA Publications)
College Percussion Pedagogy/Techniques Class Methods
- Guide to Teaching Percussion, 3rd edition, Harry Bartlett & Ronald Holloway (William C. Brown Co.
- The Complete Percussionist, Robert B. Breithaupt (C.L. Barnhouse)
- Percussion Manual, F. Michael Combs (Wadsworth Publishing Co., Inc.)
- Teaching Percussion, Gary Cook (Schirmer Books)
- Percussion for Musicians, Robert McCormick/Anthony J. Cirone, ed. (Belwin)
- Percussion in the School Music Program, Al Payson and Jack McKenzie (Payson Percussion Products)
Instrument/Mallet Repair Texts
- Percussion Repair and Maintenance, Mark P. Bonfoey/A. Cirone, ed. (Belwin)
- Mallet Repair, Arthur Press (Belwin)
- Maintenance and Repair of Wind and Percussion Instruments, George H. Springer (Allyn and Bacon, Inc.)