Xylophone Duet Xylophone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.845079 Composed by Phil Beaman. 20th Century,Folk,Instructional,Jazz,Multicultural,World. 7 pages. Phil Beaman #6134609. Published by Phil Beaman (A0.845079). Pure fun! I took the stereotypical Russian folk dance theme, and then I jam on it! There are nine 8-bar sections in this theme and variations. I categorize it as Contemporary Classical because it fuses Classical, Baroque, Romantic, chromaticism, and lots of early jazz, all with a strong and vigorous Russian folk dance beat. Practicing your technique has never been so much fun; from mordents to syncopation with lots of varying articulation including staccato, slur, accents, and tenutos.  

Xylophone Duet Xylophone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1041219 Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Arranged by Lindsey James. Children,Classical. 1 pages. Lindsey James #645952. Published by Lindsey James (A0.1041219). Ideal for the KS3 classroom, this tuned percussion arrangement of the lively twelfth movement from Carnival of the Animals, complete with letter names, can be played by pairs of students, small groups, or by a whole class split into two 'teams'. The repetitive rhythms are easy for students to learn and to play in unison, and the accented notes in the second part add an extra difficulty level and challenge for the ensemble. This piece would suit topics on instruments of the orchestra (percussion), or it could help to embed more general concepts such as rhythm, tonality and structure.