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• Glockenspiel
• Xylophone*
• 4 timpani
• Drums (snare drum, bass drum, 4 toms)
• Cymbals (hi-hat, sus cymbal, splash cymbal)
• Accessories (triangle, ratchet, police whistle, siren, wind chimes, flex atone, brake drum, cabs, slide whistle, bike horn, temple blocks, 3 cowbells, vibraslap, tambourine)
*Shared
Described by the composer as modeled after ragtime and march music, this 3.5-minute piece for a young percussion ensemble quickly settles into a moderate tempo 4/4 groove with a jaunty melody. While two percussionists share the responsibility of executing the melodies and counter melodies on the xylophone and glockenspiel, the rest of the ensemble plays on a wide variety of auxiliary percussion instruments, as well as cymbals, concert toms, timpani, and a concert bass drum.
In addition to being a fun piece to play and program on a concert, it is also a great way to introduce young students to multiple-percussion score reading and basic extended playing techniques and notation. Some of these techniques include open and closed hi-hat, dampening or muting of instruments, striking various playing areas on a single instrument, and utilizing striking implements in a variety of ways. There are no tuning changes for the four timpani, but the part requires staccato and legato strokes, dampening, and playing on the bowls with the back of the mallets.
Printable parts and an audio recording are available on a CD-ROM that accompanies the score.
—Julie Licata
Percussive Notes
Vol. 56, No. 3, July 2018
• Glockenspiel
• Xylophone*
• 4 timpani
• Drums (snare drum, bass drum, 4 toms)
• Cymbals (hi-hat, sus cymbal, splash cymbal)
• Accessories (triangle, ratchet, police whistle, siren, wind chimes, flex atone, brake drum, cabs, slide whistle, bike horn, temple blocks, 3 cowbells, vibraslap, tambourine)
*Shared
Described by the composer as modeled after ragtime and march music, this 3.5-minute piece for a young percussion ensemble quickly settles into a moderate tempo 4/4 groove with a jaunty melody. While two percussionists share the responsibility of executing the melodies and counter melodies on the xylophone and glockenspiel, the rest of the ensemble plays on a wide variety of auxiliary percussion instruments, as well as cymbals, concert toms, timpani, and a concert bass drum.
In addition to being a fun piece to play and program on a concert, it is also a great way to introduce young students to multiple-percussion score reading and basic extended playing techniques and notation. Some of these techniques include open and closed hi-hat, dampening or muting of instruments, striking various playing areas on a single instrument, and utilizing striking implements in a variety of ways. There are no tuning changes for the four timpani, but the part requires staccato and legato strokes, dampening, and playing on the bowls with the back of the mallets.
Printable parts and an audio recording are available on a CD-ROM that accompanies the score.
—Julie Licata
Percussive Notes
Vol. 56, No. 3, July 2018
