Lot Jams

The infamous 1992 SCV tenor line carves out a spot in history with this priceless ensemble.

Matt Ramey's wacked out tenor ensemble from the "Violent Tenor Cream" compilation.

Lasting nearly six minutes, this exercise played by SCV over many years focuses on 2 different stroke types while grooving hard.

The grand prize winner of the first-ever Virtual Drumline Parking Lot Composition Contest. Written by Fred Emory Smith, it's all about flow and groove with this piece.

This "shopping spree" style exercise is anything but normal, yet still has its own seat in the pantheon of marching battery warmups.

Doublebeat 2004, the pre-show piece played by the SCV drumline in 2004, is possibly the most popular drumline stand-alone piece of all time.

From the mind of Murray comes another vehicle of danceable battery music for the drumline consumer—…BUCKLE UP FOR SAFETY!

Originally written as a street cadence in 1990, it has become a trademark piece for the SCV battery and one of the most popular cadences of all time.

An intermediate marching drumline feature written in the driving spirit of “drum and bass” music.

Take your drumline from zero to sixty with the latest exciting jam from Brian Perez. As heard played by the 2008 Cavaliers drumline, "Fast Things" will get the blood pumping with an impressive display of chops and clever rhythmic devices.

Bug out to this energetic, sometimes chaotic 60-second extravaganza for drumline battery.

Inject a healthy serving of grace notes into your drumline warmup regimen.

One of the standards! This flam-drag vehicle will put your chops to the test!

This timing/independence exercise for advanced battery will test the mind and the ears, as well as make some folks just downright uncomfortable.

Flowus-Foo-Kee-Deehe was the on-field warmup for the Cavaliers drumline in 2002 when Michael McIntosh was serving as their percussion caption head. Flowus is a modern-day bolero for the rhythmic whiz in you.

This full battery etude by Jeff Queen will keep your drum techs plenty busy!

A short, drum-n-bass style parking lot jam for the advanced battery ensemble.

Inspired by 'Drum and Bass' style beats, this is a 60-second warmup style piece requiring chops, finesse, and a healthy dose of sack!

As heard played by the 2007 Cavaliers drumline, this is the '2007 remix' to the popular parking lot favorite. Brian Perez's extensive drumline jam is a marriage of groove and chops to highlight your drumline's versatility and get the crowd moving.

Winner of the 2013 PAS Marching Percussion Composition Contest.

An oldie but a goodie, this classic lot jam from 1990 by Murray Gusseck started a trend in full battery etudes. Get funky in 11/16!

This was the 60-second warm-up of the 1999 world-champion Santa Clara Vanguard drumline. Much more than just another "ram" warm-up, this piece explores rhythms that twist-and-turn in every measure. With extreme details in dynamics, phrasing, and various sound colors, "Mr. Adamson's Monkey" is sure to challenge you to a new way of listening to drumline battery music!

A short but challenging etude for marching battery in 23/16 time based loosely around the idea of a "rhythmic palindrome."

A collection of popular pieces by Murray Gusseck, this book contains some of the most unique drumline cadences and lot jams ever written.