The Director's Wildcard

Stop Teaching Notes.

Start Making Music.

Get your percussion ensemble concert-ready in record time with the Director's Wildcard. Pick any piece from our library with performance acceleration packs and get the full suite of practice tools for just $27 instead of $65.95.

"Are you tired of spending half your rehearsal correcting basic rhythms?"

Every minute you spend teaching notes is a minute you aren't teaching musicality. You have a vision for your ensemble, but if your students don't know their parts, you're just a metronome in a baton.

I can totally imagine that if you spend half the rehearsal correcting mistakes (which, by the way, is backed up by research), it feels more like “babysitting notes” than actually making music.

You've already tried sheet music from other publishers, but often it's just great pieces that doesn't help to simplify the preparation process for you and your students. Since you're already so busy, you need a different solution that offers more support.

We help you fix that with our:

✅ Instant Digital Access: Download scores and parts immediately—no waiting, just rehearsing.

✅ Solo Accuracy Tracks: Students master their parts individually, so they don't make mistakes in your rehearsal.

✅ Ensemble Context Tracks: These "Karaoke" tracks show students exactly how they fit into the group, building instant confidence.

✅ Director's Tech Guide: We show you the exact apps for students to loop and slow down their audio tracks.

✅ Premium Printed Score: A professional, bound edition shipped straight to your school.

Use your Wildcard for any of our top-sellers:

🎻 Barber's In Tha House

Style: Classical Mash-up / High-Energy
Level: Easy/Medium
The Vibe: A massive hit in Europe. It turns classical themes into a modern groove that students (and audiences) absolutely adore.

🎷 Take Five

Style: Jazz Classic
Level: Medium
The Vibe: Last year's runner-up for a reason. It's the ultimate cool, sophisticated feature that showcases your ensemble's musicality and "ensemble ears."

🕺 Boogie Wonderland

Style: Pop/Disco Classic
Level: Medium/Advanced
The Vibe: Our all-time best-seller in the USA. If you want to end your spring concert with a standing ovation, this high-octane disco hit is the answer.

...and dozens more in our library! From beginner groups to advanced ensembles, we’ve got you covered. You can use your Wildcard for ANY "Performance Acceleration Pack" in our catalog.

Thinking "Outside The Box"

As you can see in the video below, we'd love to think outside the box and offer great “Karaoke Tracks” to make individual practice easier and more fun for your students.

Why is this the right solution for me?

"If you don't start using our Performance Acceleration Packs, you're essentially choosing to remain a 'babysitter.' If you do start using the tracks and practice apps, you'll find that your students come to rehearsal well-prepared and confident, and you'll have more time to polish the details and enjoy making music together."

Why only $27?

"I'm offering this because I've seen these tools transform ensembles. I want you to experience how much easier your life becomes when your students show up actually knowing their parts. Once you see the results, you'll never want to go back to the 'old way' of rehearsing."

Do I have to choose my piece right now?

"No. Grab the Wildcard withing 48 hours at this exclusive price. You can browse the library and 'cash it in' for any piece whenever your next concert cycle begins."

What do other directors say?

"The resource is fantastic. Such a time saver for the director to have a practice track available for each and every individual part!"

— Hiroshi Fukuoka, Band Director, Jerome School District, ID

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The Risk-Free Guarantee

"If these tools don't save you time and make your rehearsals more productive, I'll refund every penny. No questions asked. You keep the music; I'll take the risk."

— Dirkjan van Groningen, Band Music Center

Let customers speak for us

from 14 reviews

A well-thought-out and cleverly structured collection of grooves and fills!

In the first chapter 'Basics', you test if you're ready for the rest. What follows is a well-thought-out and cleverly structured collection of grooves and fills. You learn not only to play many different grooves but also to color them in various ways with hi-hat and cymbal patterns. The target audience Martijn aims for - the intermediate drummer - can thus make significant progress with this.

Mark Eeftens [Dutch Drum Magazine Slagwerkkrant]

02/27/2025

Drummers Of The Future - Intermediate

This deserves your attention!

The best book for (somewhat and far) advanced players. This deserves your attention.

As a drum teacher, I've been looking for this for a long time, and it's more than I expected based on the free download. My students are also very enthusiastic. Perfect extensive challenging deepening based on tasty grooves. The exercises in rudiments are immediately applicable in practice, a breath of fresh air.

Bart van der Schalm

A good work for a high school level group

Highly recommended. This is a good work for a high school level group with developing mallet players (esp. cross training for battery players). The music is interesting and cross curricular as it incorporates Turkish folk rhythms into a Western context.

Joe Perea

11/21/2024

The Peaks of Ararat

This Snare Drum Basics Starter Kit not only has super fun beats to play, but also features very eye-catchy music notation and images as well. Highly recommended for all newbies and folks getting back into drumming gear as well!

Armando

07/16/2024

Snare Drum Basics Starter Kit

Great Percussion Writing!

We recently programmed "Dvorak's Bossa" and it was a hit with the students as well as the audience! Dirkjan has taken a familiar melody and created a very playable arrangement that came together in a hurry with our ensemble. There are parts in this arrangement for students of different levels of playing ability (within the stated grade level) which was definitely a plus for my group. The additional technology resources were also very beneficial to the learning process. I'm looking forward to programming additional music from Dirkjan in the future.

Shawn Sandersfeld

05/21/2024

Dvorak's Bossa

Every 8th note and 16th note combination that I want my students to know.

Dirkjan's new guides are well done and I appreciate the fact that they are "quick". In a matter of minutes, students can work on their technique and sight-reading by playing through these simple exercises. If they have time, they can play along with the background tracks to make them a little more enjoyable than just playing along with a metronome. The Sight-Reading Skills present every 8th note and 16th note combination that I want my students to know. I appreciate that the stickings are written in to continue to reinforce best practices. Well Done!

05/18/2024

Quick Guide To Develop Essential Technical Skills.

Fun to practice to!

Digging the book. It's nice to practice to something more than a metronome when working on rudiments. Thanks!

Daria

06/21/2023

Practicing Rudiments & Technique is Fun!

Interesting

A fun new way to practice rudiments. I recommend it!

John Krantz

04/29/2023

Your book is like a treasure chest!

I have been taking percussion lessons for about 5 years. So, my rudiments are still developing. Before discovering your book, I would practice paradiddles while listening to music ( like Vivaldi's Gloria or The Wellerman) and had almost figured out their mm settings. So, your book is like a treasure chest!

Jenny White

04/28/2023

This was the book I ever wanted to write myself.

When I saw your book, I realized that this was the book I ever wanted to write myself. I am teaching for a couple of years know, but I always had to manage with the existing methods. There was always something; right left indications, counting, structure and always without play-along tracks. But in your book contains everything the way I like it! Thanks a lot for that. In the new season I'm going to use it for all new students.

Paul van der Heijden

08/31/2022

It's organized and structured well

It is organized and structured well and presents the beginning rudimental snare drummer with all the techniques required for developing into more advanced playing. The play-along CD contains high quality accompaniment tracks that are fun to listen to and play with. I highly recommend this book to teachers and students alike.

Jeff Moore

Outstanding tool for the young percussionist!

Dirkjan has used his experience developing solid percussionists to create an outstanding tool for the young percussionist. The pace and sequence of the book is perfect for developing necessary reading skills and rudiment techniques and the play-along cd is a fun way for students to build a solid sense of time. Make sure you check out the book of Recital Pieces which give students an opportunity to perform the skills learned in the Method book in a fun and educational setting. I give Snare Drum Basics my highest endorsement!

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