This medley of two of John Lennon's most popular songs has been arranged as a tribute to the holiday season. Although the selected songs' timeless message about peace and goodwill towards men is appropriate all year round, it seems especially poignant during the holidays. The ensemble parts have been arranged to capture the essence of these iconic songs, while providing plenty of teaching and learning opportunities about harmony, melody, rhythm, and feel. This arrangement is an excellent choice any time of year- however, it may just become a staple of your holiday concert repertoire. / Ensemble De Percussions

Used and endorsed by numerous college percussion programs, Reading Mallet Percussion Music by Rebecca Kite provides a solid foundation in the scales, arpeggios, and melodic patterns necessary for percussionists to get up to speed quickly in reading music in bass and treble clef. Kite has recorded each page of music which includes 30 technique exercises (more than three hours of music), that is included on the play-along CD. Students will hear what the music sounds like on the marimba and play along with Kite as they practice! There is also a special emphasis on developing speed reading techniques that gives each learner a fast track to reading fluency. The first two sections of the book contain original etudes by Rebecca Kite, written specifically for developing music reading music skills. Especially notable are the illustrations of the marimba keyboard with either a note or scale darkened so the student can identify them on the marimba on which they are playing. The music, all of which is composed for a four-octave marimba, is clearly written with large noteheads that will help the beginner in learning to read. The third section of the book contains thirty classic melodies that are presented in increasing difficulty and are arranged to use the entire four octave keyboard (including reading bass clef). The final section contains 30 technical exercises for two mallets for developing the skill to play the material in the book. For 2 mallets, 4.0 octave marimba. Here is what percussion teachers are saying about this book: 'Reading Mallet Percussion Music is an excellent book, well-written and organized for easy comprehension,' ---John Beck, Eastman School of Music (retired). 'Your two-mallet reading book is absolutely brilliant, and is now a required resource in my curriculum.' ---Kurt Gartner, Kansas State University. / Percussions

on Keyboard Percussion. Par ROULET PATRICK. This collection of exercises, melodies, and excerpts is designed to inspire the intermediate two-mallet player with music that is both musically expressive and technically challenging. Selections cover a wide range of dynamics, phrasing and articulation in a variety of tempos, styles and genres. The examples become progressively more difficult as new technical and musical concepts are introduced. The book includes additional information about each piece, the composer, and the historical time period, as well as definitions of musical terms. / Pédagogie / Etude / Vibraphone

Par NILLES ANIKA. If you don’t have access to your drums regularly, travel a lot, or have neighbors with sensitive ears, you will already have a PRACTICE PAD. But practicing without a drum kit is special! To keep your hands agile and dive deeper into EFFECTIVE METHODS that really improve your pad technique, ANIKA NILLES‘ PAD BOOK is JUST THE THING!  Anika gives plenty of options WHAT AND HOW to practice on a pad. Practice pads are particularly well suited because they reduce drumming to one basic sound source. This way you follow a process of continuous progression in terms of stickings and rudiments, phrasings and rhythm concepts. The FUNDAMENTAL WORKOUTS are allocated to four chapters: Subdivision Studies, Mixed Meters, Hand Independence, and Polyrhythms. The result is a complete system with triplets, 16th notes, quintuplets, sextuplets and septuplets, which are broken down into individual steps starting with a very basic layout before moving to more complex rhythms. The focus is on building up and consolidating fundamentals across all note values, raising awareness on a feel for time and rhythm, and presentation of many possibilities on how you can expand acquired skills. Anika also puts together a collection of WARM-UPS which suggest ideas on how you create your own rhythm patterns out of the technical features in this book. The deeper meaning underpinning Anika’s ideas is always how to be MORE CREATIVE. It is about working on your weaknesses, developing new ideas and rhythms for yourself, or simply looking at familiar things from a different perspective. Back on the DRUM KIT you will find that you can focus on more specific, musically relevant topics such as sound, orchestration, and dynamics, since the hands, body, and mind have already internalized the basics practiced on the pad. JUST FUNDAMENTAL   / Methods & Tutors / Etude / Percussions

Per Nørgård I CHING Programme Note I CHING (1982) for Percussion Solo I. Thunder Repeated: The Image of Shock (hexagram #51) II. The Taming Power of the Small - 9 sounds (hexagram #9) III. The Gentle, the Penetrating (hexagram #57) IV. Towards Completion: Fire over Water (hexagram #64) I Ching (The Book of Changes), four movements for solo percussion, was written in 1982 and dedicated to the Danish percussionist Gert Mortensen. I Ching is the thousand-year-old Chinese oracle book, whose 64 combinations of six 'Yang' or 'Yin' lines (bright or dark) represent 64 different states of being for all living things including human beings. The 64 states of being should be thought of as an eternal, hidden cycle which lies behind everything that we do: for example the supreme, the enthusiastic, initiative (combination or 'hexagram' #1, the creative) or the despair of the moment, the warm and friendly, and so on. The states of being exist on all levels - the official, the private etc. - at the same time in many speeds. From these I selected four, the sequence of which progresses from a situation from which there is apparently no solution, to a (temporary) relief. In the first movement ´Thunder repeated, the Image of Shock´, a vicious circle of claustrophobic, closed circuits is represented by the tom-tom part. This is followed by tam-tams and wood sounds, but returns full-circle to the tom-toms. The second movement ´The taming Power of the small´has its origins in the violence of the first movement, but this time lets it resolve in a long glide upwards which stars with voice sounds ´borrowed´from the Beatles´´Revolution #9´which are then transmitted to the other instruments. The third movement is ´The Gentle, The Penetrating´in which lyrical poetry dominates with gentle bell-like sounds and delicate tunes. Finally the sovereign, many-layered world of rhythm triumphs in the fourth movement: ´Towards Completion. Fire over Water´, the main movement of the work. Over a period of six years, since 1975, I have in about 10 works worked with a percussion version of my 'infinity series', which has since 1960 been the basis of my compositional method. Since it was precisely bright and dark sounds (yang and yin) that permeated these percussion pieces in a multitude of layers in tempo and texture, the concept of I Ching was a natural source of inspiration for me, when Gert Mortensen prompted me to write my second piece for solo percussion ('Waves' from 1969 being the first). Even if the composer recommends a total performance in the shown order, choice is left up to the musician in connection with performance of the four movements. Per Nørgård (1982) / Percussions Diverses

Par PETIT JEAN-LOUIS. Vibraphone, marimba 5 octaves, 5 timbales et cymbale cloutée. 'CHACONNE PLUS' pour percussion a été écrit pour le concours international de percussion de Paris-Ville d'Avray et dédié à Alain Beghin. Cette oeuvre est construite sur un matériau musical très structuré qui associe les modes mélodiques d'Olivier Messiaen aux échelles à 12 sons d'Arnold Schoenberg. La synthèse de ces deux techniques, travaillée dans la perspective d'une bonne sonorité dans la conduite rationnelle et expressive du langage (termes qui s'entendent dans leur signification traditionnelle), aboutit à une musique à l'usage des instruments utilisés sans artifices, qui pourrait représenter un nouveau classicisme savant qui ne laisse pas de place à l'approximation. Sur le plan de la technique instrumentale rappelons que Jean-Louis PETIT a été l'un des derniers élèves de Félix Passerone au Conservatoire de Paris. Il a donc vécu la période de transformation de la percussion qui, de son rôle purement rythmique ou décoratif au sein de l'orchestre est devenu un instrument soliste se suffisant à lui seul. C'est donc en connaisseur que Jean-Louis Petit a abordé la composition de 'Chaconne plus' dont les références évidentes à de nombreux passés n'excluent pas une vision optimiste de l'avenir. / Niveau : Difficile à Très Difficile / Répertoire / Percussions ou Ensemble de Percussions Solo

Framedrums sont un des instruments les plus anciens sur terre. Hakim Ludin présente les rainures et techniques ainsi que la manière d'introduire les framedrums dans vos compositions. Ce DVD offre un éventail d'exercices et de rythmes prêts pour jouer ou développer des modèles musicaux. / Percussions Diverses / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / Dvd

Eight of their Biggest Songs. Par NIRVANA. This brand new addition to the Authentic Playalong series will delight fans of 90s grunge band Nirvana. Take over from Dave Grohl and become the drummer for Nirvana! With these authentic transcriptions of the drum lines from eight of the biggest Nirvana songs and the included 'soundalike' CD, you'll be able to recreate some of their anthemic hits! Transcribed from the original recordings with Drum charts, Melody line and Chord symbols./ Recueil / Percussions Diverses

Par BOWMAN BRYAN. Syncopation Companion is a must-have book for those who seek to improve their rudimental technique, sight-reading, and four-way coordination on the drum set. This unique investigation of Ted Reed’s Syncopation seeks to recast and reinterpret familiar 8th note rhythmic figures (using half-time 4/4, 8th note triplet, 6/4, and 12/8 interpretations) to expand the possibilities hidden within this legendary sight-reading textbook. This integrated approach to rudimental drumming, involves learning specific sticking formulas and rhythmic treatments of a four-bar phrase, and then activating them by sight-reading through numerous rhythmic etudes in Syncopation. Explore the many ways Syncopation can be applied to the drum set within the context of Jazz, Afro Cuban, and Brazilian styles. Includes an extensive study of jazz comping possibilities inspired by famous drummers such as Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes, and many others.   / Methods & Tutors / Etude / Percussions

for Mallet Percussion. When kids learn to play an instrument, they want to play the songs they know and love! This collection of 50 songs alongs them to do just that! It includes 50 contemporary favorites, including: Believer · Don't Stop Believin' · Happy · High Hopes · Let's Get It Started · Ocean Eyes · Perfect · Rewrite the Stars · A Thousand Miles · You Will Be Found · and more./ Recueil / Percussion à Mailloches

Venez apprendre à connaître les gorges les plus fascinantes de l'Afrique centrale! Le nouveau volume de Christian Bourdon explique étape par étape la grande variété de rythmes du Cameroun. Les modèles d'instruments de percussion traditionnels sont transférés à la batterie, transformant ainsi les modèles et combinaisons courtes dans des rainures authentiques sur l'ensemble de tambour. Tous les rythmes et les exemples sur le CD d'accompagnement ont été jouées et enregistrées par l'auteur lui-même pour écouter et jouer le long. / Percussions

L'auteur de ce volume est un percussionniste populaire dans l'ensemble du Brésil. Les ensembles il travaille régulièrement avec une gamme de musicien invité des orchestres symphoniques via les écoles de samba de bandes de capoeira. Le manuel contient de nombreux exercices pour la coordination et l'indépendance des mains ainsi que les modes de samba, bossa nova, afoxé et beaucoup d'autres rainures. Sur le DVD qui l'accompagne, l'auteur démontre les rythmes et les rainures notées ainsi que la posture de la main et la technique battre. / Percussions