Classic festival solos offers the advancing instrumentalist an array of materials graded from easy to more challenging. Unaccompanied solos for snare drum 1955 and warren bensons three dances for solo snare drum 1961. Included here on youtube are all of the selections from three of his books including 14 modern contest solos for snare drum, the new pratt. With a guide book for the artist percussionist covering all of the instruments of the percussion family morris goldenberg. It is a fundamental element to many classical pieces of music, including even our own national anthem. Snare drum one concert solo and one rudimental solo recommended literature level. Contest features latin features indoor drum line cadences. Snare drum unaccompanied modern school for snare drum. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. Classic festival solos snare drum, volume 2 solo book. This unique take on a snare solo with audio soundscape won first place in the 40th annual pas composition contest. All 26 of the standard american drum rudiments, their variations and a number of compound rudiments.
Military academy band and member of the allamerican association of contest judges 1959 renewes ai fights assigned 10 and contoted by ware all fights reserved ine preface modern contest solos. For simple parts for example, a kick and snare pattern a 1 or 2 lineline staff may be used. Snare drum solo drum corps on parade john pratt, 14. All 26 of the standard american drum rudiments, their variations and a number of compound rudiments are used here to establish the countless possibilities which present themselves within the bounds of the drumming rudiments. This was followed by much activity in the following decades, with pieces by composers such as bob becker and askell masson. For less than 50 cents per solo, you can choose the snare drum solo package that is right for your current playing level. The modern snare drum competition, hosted by the cleveland institute of music cim and sponsored by pearl, is open to ages 26 and under, and aims to promote snare drum literature.
Challenging, musical yes all caps, and fun to play. There are different titles for each instrument, and an assortment of musical styles has been included in each book for variety. The first number stands for trumpet, the second for horn, the third for trombone, the fourth separated from the first three by a dot for euphonium and the fifth for tuba. Snare drum, volume i contains different solos for snare drum and piano accompaniment, many of. Eleven elementary to advanced solos from feldstein, hoey, harr, and buggert. A collection of beginning snare drum solos, duets, and a trio building solid foundations for early success. Advanced solos for snare drum by john beck is a special set of 4 snare drum solos. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Houllif more contest solos for the intermediate snare. Shee wu is on the judging panel for the 2020 modern snare drum competition. There must be thousands of published snare drum solos, and it is refreshing to find one that is unique in form, content, and expression. Pratt is one of the ogs of rudimental snare drum texts, providing 14 solos of varying difficulty that cover all 26 of the standard american drum rudiments, as well as other variations and compound rudiments the solos contained in 14 modern contest solos are classic examples of early rudimental style, featuring combinations of stickings, rolls, and flams.
This book is a challengeing book for even the advanced percussionist. Here is her performance at the 2017 percussive arts society international conference. Contest solos for the intermediate drum set player sheet. This piece is not really designed to work as an etude to develop technical skills it focuses purely on sound production. This interesting library contains titles such as stomping through the bar line, gingersnap, ruffing up a. Nice material that provides a good introduction to perfo. Classic festival solos, volume ii continues to afford the advancing student the opportunity to find performance materials graded from easy to more challenging, including exposure to a variety of musical styles. The bracketed numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. Baker, jason colby, the snare drum as a solo concert. Buy contest solos for the young snare drummer snare at. Single surface snare solos aaron blands drum lessons. You dont really play much on the drum until the last 25% of the piece instead, casey has you.
Extreme drumset solos for recitals, contests and fun, by rob leytham, is a musthave for all drummers wanting to take their drumming to that extreme level of performance. For snare drum buddy richs modern interpretation of snare. Wahlund,ben% the%whimsical%nature%of%small%particle%physics,%2007,% snare%drum%and%recording,%honeyrock. Pratts 14 modern contest solos for snare drum represents a large portion of the advanced rudimental drum material which has been written by. From alfred, 14 modern contest solos for snare drum, utilizes all 26 of the standard american drum rudiments, their variations, and a number of compound rudiments to establish the countless possibilities available within their bounds. Buddy richs modern interpretation of snare drum rudiments contains a systematic course for the beginner, and is a great value to the teacher and professional who wishes. Download article as pdfby mike telin there are competitions for everything, so why not one for snare drummers. Event 500 concert snare drum solo 2008 2009 wsma music festival list. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. By ted atkatz former principal percussionist with the chicago symphony 30 concert snare drum.
Portraits in rhythm, by anthony cirone advanced snare drum studies, by mitchell peters sight reading and audition etudes for snare drum, by. Contest solos for the intermediate drum set player for percussions, intermediate sheet music. Snare drum, volume i contains different solos for snare drum and piano accompaniment, many of which are contest standards. Rowloff productions percussion literature solos and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This makes it possible for students to perform solos during. It bases each solo over one main rudiment and puts others in throughout each solo. Progressive steps to syncopation for the modern drummer snare drums alfred. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Portrait faces, pencil portraits, draw in pencil a fresh approach to the snare drum 14 modern contest solos. Garwood whaley musical studies for the intermediate snare drummer anthony cirone portraits in rhythm jay wanamaker championship corps style contest solos charlie wilcoxin allamerican drummer john pratt 14 modern contest solos timpani. A major advance in this medium occurred with the publication of four volumes of solos, entitled the noble snare 1988.
Essentially everyone, musicians and nonmusicians alike, has heard a snare drum roll. Easy to difficult arrangements of snare drum solos that have long been standard items on contest lists. Event 500 concert snare drum solo music festival list. Rudimental contest solos snare drums try publishing. More contest solos for the intermediate snare drummer for percussions, intermediate sheet music. Snare drum solos of varying degrees of difficulty are for sale on this page. Jeff queen weaves together a groovy solo for snare and kick drum to help students with the concept of pulse.
Buddy richs modern interpretation of snare drum rudiments pdf music sales america. Shop and buy 40 intermediate snare drum solos sheet music. Pratts 14 modern contest solos for snare drum represents a large portion of the advanced rudimental drum material which has been written by the author since 1949. In 14 modern contest solos for snare drum, all 26 of the standard american drum rudiments, their variations and a number of compound rudiments are used here to establish the countless possibilities which present themselves within the bounds of the drumming rudiments. Pratt rudimental drum instructor of field music, u. Any additional instruments tympani in this example are indicated by a w meaning with or by using a plus sign. Nonkit percussion instruments can be notated on any of these. Excerpt from sight reading complete for drummers, volume 3 by mike prestwood. Here are five drumset solos and three playalongs that are fun and challenging to play.
All 26 of the standard american drum rudiments, their va. Modern snare drum competition makes its cleveland debut. Video demonstrations are available for most of these solos on youtube so you can refer to the videos as you are learning the specific solo. Under the new direction of marc damoulakis, cim faculty member and clevela. Instructors will love having new and dynamic material for recitals and contest. Find great deals on ebay for 14 inch snare drum head. Buddy richs modern interpretation of snare drum rudiments pdf. Each solo contains many rudiments which are listed at the bottom of each piece. With a guide book for the artist percussionist covering all of the instruments of the percussion family morris goldenberg classics modern school for snare drum 14 modern contest solos. Mediumadvanced snare drum solo can be performed as a duet with the phancy phantom tenor phantom. Alfred 14 modern contest solos for snare drum book. In most drum notation systems, the lines and spaces of a standard 5line music staff are used to define the various drums of a kit. Shop and buy 14 modern contest solos for snare drum sheet music.
Eighth note drum fills are one of the most common drum fills found in music so learning them is essential. The ten solos in this book correspond to the evennumbered solos in a sequential approach to rudimental snare drum, and are ideal for music festivals and recitals. Buy 14 modern contest solos for snare drum snare dru at. Contest duets for young snare drummers for percussions. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Evelyn glennie, the scottish percussionist, closed the third season of the free for all series. As a clinician for our contributing sponsor, innovative percussion, inc.
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