Writing for the Percussion Section

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As a beginner composer, do you struggle to write effectively for the Percussion Section? In this video I breakdown the basics of writing and orchestrating for a Percussion Section, including a brief description of the main instruments. I then take you through an orchestral piece detailing various Percussion writing and orchestration techniques, to help you get the best sound from the section, alongside my recommendations for Percussion sample libraries for beginner composers.
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00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Low Drums Overview (Timpani, Bass Drum, Taikos, Surdos)
04:12 - Mid Range Drums Overview (Toms)
04:35 - High Drums Overview (Snare Drum)
05:04 - Metals Overview (Cymbals, Tam Tam/Gong)
07:24 - Example of writing for Low Drums
09:46 - Example of writing for Mid Range Drums
11:08 - Example of writing for High Range Drums
12:38 - Example of writing for Metals
14:11 - Whole piece with Orchestra
16:23 - Recommended Percussion Sample Libraries for beginners
19:06 - Outro
Recommended Percussion Sample Libraries
Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover
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Project Sam The Free Orchestra
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Spitfire Audio Originals Cinematic Percussion
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Audio Imperia Nucleus Lite
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@41Fingers 2 года назад

I don't know how I missed this channel, but glad I found it.

@rumar4u 2 года назад

Wow Simon... without too much fanfare you have certainly made the Best Orchestral Percussion tutorial on RU-vid. You have covered Lows, Mids, best uses and certainly by your example in 1/8 you have also covered the best accents as well. If in any future video you dive deeper, I'll be more than glad to watch it. Thank you

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Hi Ruben, oh my word thank you so much for your kind message. I'm glad you found it useful - it was a lot of fun to write the percussion parts and ultimately put it together for people to learn from!

@mimix3555 Год назад

This might have been the best video I have ever seen regarding how to use the individual instruments to build up a song. I have been struggling to work with the timpani, but now I know that they are usually working in conjunction with many other instruments, including other low drums such as a gran cassa. Thank you for this information!

@nadiabirkenstock_harpsong Год назад

Great tutorial. thank you for creating this! I found it especially helpful that you displayed the sheet music along with the explanations and the audio.

@dannyherbert1420 2 года назад

really useful information here, thanks so much. i especially appreciate the inclusion of recommended sample libraries

@homeofcreation 4 месяца назад

Your newsletter, that brought me here, is GOLD! Easy to read valuable tips without unnecessary embellishments.

@ljdobles8104 2 года назад

Your videos are top notch. I learn a lot! Gracias (thank you). Greetings from Mexico.

@PapierschnitzelPapercraft 2 года назад

Great presentation as usual. I always look forward to your next video. Your way of explaining makes it so easy to learn something new! Thanks!!!

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thanks so much for watching and for your continued support!

@audiomixexpert3175 2 года назад

Another top quality video. Just what I was looking for! Thanks Simon.

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thanks so much for watching!

@musiclad290 Год назад

Best tutorial on drums for me 🤯

@ratnacomposerstudio Год назад

The percussion categories have so well been explained along with slides and examples of sound too. Thanks.

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Thanks for the comment, I am so pleased the videos are helping you!

@sfJomusic Год назад

thank you for the sharing !

@beatsbybergstrup1427 2 года назад

Great video! Thank you so much. I’ve been looking for a while on a tutorial on this. Great work, keep it up. I have learned much watching your videos

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thanks so much - I'm glad it proved useful and happy the other videos have provided some value for you!

@iluvsyphonfilter Год назад

Fantastic! Very well explained and great examples!

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Thank for your kind comments and for watching!

@chucksl21 Год назад

Thank you so much for taking the time to teach this to others. Awesome video!!!

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Thanks so much! My pleasure!

@leo-ki9ye 2 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH

@rik-keymusic160 2 года назад

Great video's ! and thank you for alle your effort you put into this !! :)

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

My pleasure - I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@Ioan_S 2 года назад

What a great tutorial! I've taken many notes and I hope I could use them for my next epic song =)

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Glad you found it useful - thanks for watching!

@nitinmistry6280 2 года назад

I've been watching your great video series into orchestral comps. I have learned a lot and wanted to thank you. I had a question... I would love to get a download for the Midi file.

@PatrickOkora 9 месяцев назад

Thank You so much, finally I know what to do with all those percussion instruments in my library. Really informative and exactly what I needed to hear

@composingacademy8270 7 месяцев назад

I am so pleased you have found it useful! Thank you so much for watching and the comment!

@user-zr5xy5pv8w Год назад

I'm so appreciate, I learn so much from your tutorial videos. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

I am so glad you find them informative, thank you so much for watching!

@kolz9387 2 года назад

this is gold I could buy for that information!

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Haha thank you!

@flavioishimaru5399 11 месяцев назад

Simon is a great teacher, always learning from you new stuff 😅glad to find you 😁 Gratitude 🙏

@composingacademy8270 11 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you so much for the kind words. Its my pleasure!

@GavinNellist 2 года назад

Brilliant, much needed quality video on this topic. I really struggle to write for percussion, it always sounds so rigid and fake, hopefully I'll use some of this information now to help me improve.

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thank you - I've also got a video called 'Epic Percussion Grooves' which breaks down the various parts, which you may find useful!

@MoodScores7538 Год назад

Very useful video. Keep it up.

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Thank you so much!

@pierresilence Год назад

Thankx, it is very nice tutorial.

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

My pleasure - glad it was helpful!

@Andmagic77 2 года назад

Super! Thanks)

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@mr88cet 4 месяца назад

Great overview, thanks! Being primarily a woodwind and strings player, it’s challenging, but way-fun, to take on a “mostly-about-rhythm” mindset. Percussion instruments strike (😂) me as, in a certain sense, the opposite of orchestral strings: they are by far the most varied and colorful timbres from instrument to instrument within the family, but each individual instrument has far less variety in melodic and articulational capability. Violins and ‘celli sound different, yes, but that timbral difference is minuscule compared to the timbral difference of, say, crash cymbals compared to bass drum. On the other hand, a ‘cello can play a huge range of pitches, even with microtonal precision, with arco, right-and left-hand pizzicato, spiccato, regular staccato, sul tasto, tremolo, natural and artificial harmonics, just name a few. Woodwinds are sorta mid-way between: Flute, oboe, and clarinet, sound more different than violin vs. viola, for example, but not nearly as wildly different as glockenspiel vs. snare drum. However woodwinds don’t have quite as much range nor as many intriguing articulational options as violin family instruments.

@MECHINEAU49 2 года назад

Hello, thank you for all these clear and precise explanations. I wanted to know, is there a mix on what you're showing? EQ? Compressor? thank you for everything

@xilvnta980 Год назад

OMG TY

@ssurt_ 2 года назад

would love a guide on the keyboards (glockenspiel, xylophone, vibes, etc.)

@peperillo 3 месяца назад

if you want a more "experimental" sound on the gong i found out you can rosin some spray can caps and just scrape them against the gong

@micahbijon_ Год назад

Great video

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

@hjfsound 2 года назад

Really helpful. Orchestral percussion can be hard to pull off well.

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Hi Hugh, I'm glad you found it useful. I'm a drummer, so the percussion section is my favourite :-)

@user-fs2us1xl2s 2 года назад

Great! Understanding dummies like me!!!!

@TastePolice378 Год назад

i would love a guide on orchestral mallets like glockenspiel and turbular bells

@raoulhere Месяц назад

Is there by chance a a possibility to listen to the track you have composed in the latter part of the video (14:11-16:22)? It sounds super amazing! Thank you!

@cjavierd86 2 года назад

Hello dear, how are you! Your channel is excellent, all its content is very good. You explain everything very well. Keep it up! Greetings from Argentina!

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thanks so much for your kind words and support! Greetings from South West England!

@ineedstuff8286 Год назад

i guess i was surprised one could layer all that and it not sound muddy and conflicted. Sounded incredible

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Hi, I really appreciate the comment, thank you!

@TheNocturna001 10 месяцев назад

Good video but I obviously need more :) I have so many questions, like how do you make that build-up before each section? Are there any drum patterns mostly used in cinematic or classical music etc.

@maplefoxx6285 Год назад

this is really good thanks! I already know how to make midi drums fairly well for a drum kit with humanizing the velocity and timing. I play drums, heavy metal and funk style both. this is a really good video, maybe the best i've seen yet. I love how you show it all layered. I have not seen this yet from anyone. I will be using True Strike from Project Sam mostly and some Taikos that this guy made for Sforzando player that sound just amazing.

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Hi, really appreciate you leaving a comment, thank you! I am also a drummer so appreciate what you are saying. I am pleased you have found it useful!

@maplefoxx6285 Год назад

@@composingacademy8270 This was really really helpfun honestly i did not understand how to layer them before properly. Do you have any lessons or tutorials we can do at home and follow along with? I think my main weak point is harmonizing the sections together or making chords across individual sections. Or when to use deep heavy bass instruments. I did a few mock ups from video games, I think i need to study a lot of scores over and over to get more of an idea.. I can come up with melodies and ostinatos fairly well from playing a lot of guitar, but Harmonizing across the sections seems difficult for now.

@zqchz3227 Год назад

Do you have a video for composing with the pitched percussion instruments?

@josiahsimmons9866 7 месяцев назад

In the orchestras I've played in and been in the audience for, there are frequently five timpani. So, at least in my opinion, you can go up to about 7 tones used, because a percussionist will generally be comfortable retuning one or two of the drums periodically, just try not to have things move too quickly.

@SamuelRoyerLegault 10 дней назад

Just like bass drum and timpani, should we avoid playing too fast or complex rhythms on taikos and surdos? Or are they more similar to toms? Thanks for the videos that you make by the way, I always come back to them every now and then.

@ashokflash 5 месяцев назад

Only one good video about percussion

@6thour592 9 месяцев назад

The percussion with the strings sounds majestic af

@composingacademy8270 9 месяцев назад

Appreciate it, thank you!

@imanifilmz6552 2 года назад

You're an amazing composer following you closely

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thanks so much for your kind words!

@ishagshafeeg 2 года назад

Awesome. Due you coach for composing drum line percussion as well? Thanks.

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thank you! I've never actually written anything for drum line percussion before, but I love to watch performances of it. Some of the ensembles are amazing!

@timjonesguitar 7 месяцев назад

HOw did you program the tympani rolls? Looks like just one note there.

@composingacademy8270 7 месяцев назад

Hi Tim, the Roll patch was from Spitfire's Percussion Library - they have 'roll' articulation, which has a pre programmed roll baked in. So a single midi note can trigger a sound that sounds like multiple hits. We can then obviously change the length, dynamic etc. I hope that helps?

@timjonesguitar 7 месяцев назад

@@composingacademy8270 ah ok, I thought maybe there was something in Cubase I could program with the MIDI. Thank you!

@Ismael.2010 2 года назад

what is the name of the instrument was played between 14:37 and 14:47 that has a metallic feeling?

@BryanWeltonIII 2 года назад

It's an anvil

@Ismael.2010 2 года назад

@@BryanWeltonIII thank you so much sir

@ytinutroppo Год назад

But whats with the speed? I dunno why but it sounds like sth missing. I playing „düm - düm düm | düm - düm düm“ and than I want to make a transition to the next part with a „düm düm düm“ but sth is wrong😅

@imanifilmz6552 2 года назад

Which version of cubase is that?

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Its Cubase Pro 11

@danielezekiel97 2 года назад

What software ,programme do you use?

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Its Cubase Pro 11

@danielezekiel97 2 года назад

@@composingacademy8270 thanks . sounds great , I use notperformer , do you think its superior in many ways to Noteperformer ?

@deveshsolanki8875 Год назад

What's use string runs? & how it write? Make video

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Hi, I have a video on Writing for Strings, check out my channel for the video. Thanks for watching"

@khalidrafi4909 2 года назад

It’s helpfull sir. Can I join your music accademy?

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! At the moment Composing Academy is just on youtube!

@entropylovesyou Год назад

please keep in mind that most middle school/high school percussion sections don’t have taiko’s and surdrom’s! so if your writing for that level of percussion, you wont want to include those instruments

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

That is a very good point - thank you! I guess I was primarily aiming the video at people who would write music that would only stay in the DAW environment with samples etc. Thank you for your feedback!

@RMS777 2 года назад

Like84🥚

@composingacademy8270 2 года назад

Thanks!

@ansemvanverte Год назад

Idk what english teacher told you that periods and commas are 3 second breaks but pls cut the silence out if you're gonna pause at the end of every phrase, my adhd ass can't focus this long

@composingacademy8270 Год назад

Hi, still working on the balance between delivering slowly vs too quickly. Clearly I am not there yet! Thank you for the feedback, will look at improving for future videos.

@ansemvanverte Год назад

@@composingacademy8270 Hey, sorry if that sounded aggressive, commenting often feels like old-man-yelling-at-clouds when no one replies lol. Just want to add that whatever hangups I have with the voiceover, these videos are super helpful and informative and I hugely appreciate you doing them