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And with drum set methods from hal leonard publishing and alfred music, not to mention snare drum methods from joel rothman and. This solo calls upon the performer to approach the instrument with the sole purpose of exploring the drum to find all of the possible colors and timbres and that have been all but omitted in typical rudimental drumming. Bensonthree dances for solo snare drum sd product information warren bensons three dances for solo snare drum is one of the standards in concert snare drum literature. One of the best books ever written for snare drum solos. Written to serve the high school student in contest or the professional in audition, six unaccompanied solos for snare drum is a collection of solos written to help student percussionists prepare for the technical and musical demands of contemporary music composers. Tornado snare solo by mitch markovich snare drum solo. Drum solo transcriptions learning the solos of great drummers notefornote is a great way of expanding vocabulary, skill, technique, and attunement with your drumming heroes. This article originally ran in the janfeb 2014 issue of drum business by ben meyer. The file extension pdf and ranks to the documents category. Pdf mithell peters intermediate snare drum studies pdf. Tornado is a classic in the rudimental percussion genre. It introduces rhythm in a fun way using say it play. When playing a marching snare drum solo, you will probably be playing in unison with the other drummers. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips.
This piece is not really designed to work as an etude to develop technical skills it focuses purely on sound production. In order to produce a full, resonant tone from the drum, it is important that your hands maintain a relaxed grip around the stick at all times and allow the stick to resonate in your hand. Snare drum stand heavy duty griffin hardware percussion tom. Check out this intermediate snare solo entitled score board. America the beautiful march dress parade the drummer boy first parade independence kitten kaboodle poppycock rhythm of the bells thats tough three famous melodies waltz georgia waltz of the waves when the saints go marching. Percussion solo clickin is a fun piece for primary or secondary beginning students to play on snare drum. This is a great upperend beginner snare drum solo for drummers to practice and play.
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