Snap! A Snare Drum Quartet Best Seller (Digital Copy) FambroughThis is an ideal first percussion ensemble. It was written to provide four or more snare drummers their initial performance piece. This work contains flams, flam taps, drags, 5 and 9 stroke rolls, quarters, 8ths, 16th notes, rim shots, stick beats, playing on the rim and with the snares on and off. Although this is an exciting ensemble for beginning students, advanced students enjoy this work as well. Listen to Snap!
One is the skauhachi (flute)
may be repeated for open improvisation for more advanced students
The instrumentation for this work written for 6 to 8 players
This effect is achieved by snare 1 performing the “tick” and snare 2 performing the “tock
with the suspended cymbal evoking a feeling of exotic mystery
Listen to Celebrated Chop Waltz in 6
and "Dance of the Harvest" is for seven players
followed by a duple time allegro
TIPS: Instead of tapping on their thighs
especially during a rehearsal
limited rehearsal time for the director and the performer
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