| 2 BITS: Drumset Solo Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. This Grade 1-2 drumset solo introduces the player to common patterns that one needs for playing drumset in an ensemble, be it a school jazz, pep, or concert band, or a garage band or praise band. All solos in this series include a “mini lesson” page. |
$4.00 |
| 4 BITS: Drumset Solo Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. This Grade 2 drumset solo will be enjoyable to play and helpful in developing the skills of the drumset player, including techniques for correct playing of the hi-hat cymbals. |
$4.00 |
| 4s + 3i =1p -- Multiple percussion Solo - Grade
1-2 Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. One of he fun things about being a percussionist is being able to play a number of instruments at the same time. The musical equation 4s + 3i = 1p is the formula for having an enormous amount of fun playing a multiple percussion setup such as this solo foe 2 tom-toms and snare drum. |
$4.00 |
| 6 BITS: Drumset Solo Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. This Grade 3 drumset solo will aid the player in developing a good triplet or “swing” feel as used in many contemporary hit rock, jazz, and Latin tunes. This solo, as all of the drumset solos in the series, is written for a standard 4 piece drumset (snare, bass, attached tom, floor tom, hi-hat pedal cymbals, and ride and/or crash cymbal). |
$4.00 |
| AT ODDS: SUITE FOR SOLO SNARE DRUM Jack D. Jenny A prize winning PAS Composition Contest snare drum solo. |
$8.00 |
| THE BIG THREE - Snare Drum Solo - Grade 1-2 Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. This solo presents the "big three" rudimental types: rolls, flams, and paradiddles. Solo uses rolls of various lengths, flams, flam accents, and flam taps, and single and double paradiddles that occur in different places in the measure and between head and rim notes. |
$4.00 |
| CELEBRATION FOR FOUR CONCERT TOM-TOMS
(or Quad Toms) David Mancini An excellent moderately difficult contest or recital solo for multiple toms. |
$7.00 |
| CONQUERING LEGIONS OF ROME John S. Pratt One of Pratt’s best from The New Pratt Book, now available as a single. |
$4.00 |
Control Freak for Snare Drum |
$5.00 |
| DON QUE: Snare Drum Solo James L. Moore Don Que (originally published in The Solo Snare Drummer Vol.1), is now available as a high quality single publication ideal for contest performance and study. This Grade 4 solo features challenging interplay between 6/8 & 3/4 meters with interesting quasi-rudimental rhythmic development. |
$4.00 |
| FOR A PERCUSSIONIST Murray Houllif A multiple percussion solo using vibraphone, marimba, and several other percussion instruments. Challenging and effective writing. |
$6.00 |
| FOUR PORTRAITS OF JIM - Snare Drum Suite
in 4 Movements Murray Houllif Dedicated to well known percussion educator Jim Petercsak, this work is a Grade 6 “tour de force” of styles & sounds for solo snare drum written by Murray Houllif, a prolific composer of outstanding percussion music. The 4 movements – “Paradiddle Jim” – “Jazzy Jim” – “Senor Jim” – Contemporary Jim” – exploit differing aspects of snare drum technique and sonorities. In its entirety, this work is an excellent mature recital choice, or selected individual movements can be used for contest or study. |
$10.00 |
| GOT FLEAS! Shane Hoose & Andrew Klein A challenging and innovative corps style snare drum solo. Winner of the 2005 Indiana Percussion Association Collegiate Snare Drum Competition. |
$4.00 |
| HELLO, MR. BUZZBEE - Snare Drum Solo - Grade 1-2 Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. This solo is designed to give the player practice in the skills needed to develop an excellent snare drum roll. The piece stresses the importance of developing a good buzz roll and the need to play with a steady rhythm. All the rolls in this solo use 8th note pulses. Flams and interesting dynamic changes also spice up the piece. |
$4.00 |
| HOMAGE TO A BE-BOP DRUMMER Murray Houllif Written for a standard drum set in the style of Philly Jo Jones & Max Roach. |
$3.50 |
| A JAZZY WALTZ: Snare Drum Solo David Mancini Both the jazz idiom and rudimental drum figures are very well presented in this solo. |
$6.00 |
| JENNIFER’S JOG Alan Abel This rudimental snare drum solo, in the style of the composer’s “2040’s Sortie”, emphasizes technical control, sticking, and dynamics. |
$4.00 |
| MOORE’S SIX SOLOS FOR SNARE DRUM James L. Moore This collection of six “semi-rudimental” snare drum solos offers the intermediate to moderately advanced player interesting material for study, contest, and recital performances. |
$8.00 |
| PERMUCUSSION James L. Moore This proven contest favorite is an excellent solo for contest performance or study. |
$4.00 |
| PHANTASTIK PHIL - Snare Drum Solo - Grade 1-2 Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. A beginning level solo that is designed to make the connection between the way a roll is notated and the underlying rhythm of the roll (skeletal pulse). The solo works equally well using buzz rolls or open (rudimental rolls. Rim notes and stick clicks add a bit of flair to this very educational piece. |
$4.00 |
| PUNCTUALITY Michael Varner An excellent contest solo, in 6/8 meter. |
$4.00 |
| RAMPY ONE: Snare Drum Solo James L. Moore Rampy One is a solo of only moderate difficulty (Grade 2-3) that uses rhythmic material derived from a cadence used by the Ohio State University Marching Band percussion section. An excellent short solo for the developing snare drummer. |
$4.00 |
| RUDIMENTAL HEIGHTS George Barrett Excellent competition solo, technically and musically rewarding. |
$4.00 |
| SEVEN EIGHT STOMP David P. Eyler Well written odd meter solo of only moderate difficulty. |
$3.00 |
| SPEED TRAP Mark Spede A rudimental solo demanding technical skill & stamina, great for developing rolls and accents. |
$4.00 |
| TAM-BAS FOR UNACCOMPANIED SOLO TAMBOURINE James L. Moore Great for learning basic tambourine techniques in a slightly humorous setting. |
$3.00 |
| TERNARIO James L. Moore Only moderately difficult, fine contest choice. |
$4.00 |
| Three Nuevo Dances for Snare Drum James L. Moore This suite of 3 contrasting movements is ideally suited for the developing snare drum player. An excellent solo (Grade 3-4) for easy contest use or study purposes. |
$5.00 |
| TWENTY FOUR SWING STREET Steven R. Machamer A fine solo for contest or study. |
$4.50 |
| UN POCO PACO: Multiple Percussion Solo Jeffrey Parthun, Sr. This Grade 1-2 piece is a great introduction to the skills needed to play multiple percussion solos. The “mini lesson” included describes how the one player should set up and execute the playing of the snare drum, tom-tom, suspended cymbal, and maraca, all with smooth movements. |
$4.00 |
| WATCHING THE TIMES GO BY David P. Eyler A fine changing meter rudimental solo of only moderate difficulty. |
$3.00 |