Advanced Etudes for Snare Drum
$22.95           

Keith Aleo           
Collection of 25 etudes that can serve as study, contest, audition and/or recital pieces. This collection could be used effectively as an advanced method or be utilized in conjunction with other method books serving as supplemental reading/recital material.  adv. high school/college.
 

Richard K. LeVan       
Challenging solo in a rudimental style - great for contest, audition or recital. Compositionally influenced by West African rhythmic procedures.  high school/college.

Eckhard Kopetzki       
An accessible five movement suite for the concert hall!  Each movement retains a unique character, and the piece calls for various contemporary techniques to achieve a variety of sonic nuances.  adv. high school/college.  

Matthew Beck        Sound sample
This challenging etude provides a unique approach to practicing the standard classical snare drum repertoire. More than thirty works are referenced in the Etude, and there are often multiple quotations of the same work. In fact, only one note in the entire Etude cannot be attributed to previously composed orchestral literature. This Etude is much more than a “stringing together” of excerpts. Through juxtaposition and metric modulations, the Etude demonstrates that seemingly dissimilar motives are in fact related. In addition to providing an endurance challenge, the Etude is stimulating rhythmically and musically. The pulse remains the same for large sections of the Etude, although the subdivisions are ever changing; forcing the performer to develop a solid internal pulse. Sudden dynamic changes present additional technical challenges, while perhaps the most difficult aspect of the Etude is the challenge to preserve the character of each excerpt. A unique piece for study, contest or the recital hall.  adv. high school/college.  [Recorded on Tympanum Ubïquitäs - HRCD005]

Da Jeong Choi        Video sample
Three movement suite for the advanced performer: I. Shine like the Light of Dawn, II. Prosper like a Tree by Streams of Water III. Soar Like an Eagle.  The first movement starts with rolled figures and involves interplay between "head" and "rim" sounds.  The second movement utilizes rhythmic interplay between drum head, shell, and the rim and uses sticks, fingers, the palm of the hand and the fist to strike the drum. The third movement is the most rhythmically involved with a variety of challenging rhythmic sub-divisions that rarely place emphasis on metric downbeats.  adv. high school/college.

Jim Hubbard       
A challenging solo - written in a contemporary drum corps rudimental style that encompasses both the old and the new! Players can add “visuals” and the piece includes a traditional style drum cadence sequence in the last half of the piece. Particularly suitable for contest performances.  high school/college.

Ragtime Drummer (The)
Score, solo & band parts:  $55.00

James Lent - Arr. William L. Cahn   
Lively snare drum solo with concert band accompaniment. Lent was the percussionist/trap drummer at the Hippodrome Theater (NY), circa 1911-16. Solos such as The Ragtime Drummer were regularly featured in the theater programs of the early 1900’s as they were an ideal vehicle for allowing the theater orchestra musicians of the era to "show their stuff" and were popular with audiences as well.  high school/college.

Robert C. Constable        Sound sample          
Unique piece for solo snare drum and tape. Rodeo contemplates the different pronunciations of the title [ro-dee-o and ro-day-o] in both a very abstract sense and an absurd theatrical sense. The simple change in the accent of the two pronunciations from the first syllable to the second, and the rhythmic changes involved are the motivating force behind the tape and the snare drum part. Recorded accompaniment included.  adv. high school/college.  [Recorded on Tympanum Ubïquitäs - HRCD005] 

Stuart's System for Success
$4.00

John R. Beck        Sound sample
Lively solo that makes use of both rudimental and orchestral style techniques.  Creative use of contrasting styles, dynamics and rhythms, makes this an ideal piece for contest or recital.  adv. high school/college.  [Recorded on Tympanum Ubïquitäs - HRCD005] 

Symphonic Dances for Solo Snare Drum   
$12.95

James Campbell        Sound samples:  1    2    3        
Great three movement recital suite for snare drum based on excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire - Lt. Kijè Suite/Prokofiev, Concerto for Orchestra/Bartok and Scheherazade/Rimsky-Korsakov.  adv. high school/college.  [Recorded on Tympanum Ubïquitäs - HRCD005] 

Michael R. Leu         
Three movement suite - each in a contrasting style: Classical, Contemporary and Rudimental.  Well suited for contest, audition or recital.  high school/college. 

Brian Tychinski       
As a basic snare drum “primer,“ this very accessible and versatile method book is designed to help introduce young students to the “Total Percussion” concept of music-making. After some initial studies to develop good grip and stroke technique on snare drum, keyboard percussion study is introduced. At all stages of this book, the keyboard pages are rhythmically a few pages behind the snare drum, allowing the student to concentrate on note accuracy. There is much room for flexibility on the part of the teacher - more information can be added where and when it is deemed necessary to meet each individual student’s interests. [45 pages.]