Percussion Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.999568 By Elton John. By Bernie Taupin and Elton John. Arranged by Russell Ward. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 1 pages. Russell Ward #6056917. Published by Russell Ward (A0.999568). Supplimentary Bass edition of the Mix n' Match trio arrangement of Elton John's I'm Still Standing. This tune makes a great statement about resilience in these COVID19 times. An Ideal selection for your School Music program in these times when full band rehearsals are not possible due to various social distancing guidelines. Mix n' Match trio arrangements are designed for use by school ensembles and are fully interchangeable with other editions of the same arrangement, so long as 3 parts are covered. Can be played by virtually any three instruments of your music program.   Other editions available at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/russell-ward/17598 include: ·       Flute ·       Bb Clarinet ·       Eb Saxophones (Alto/Bari) ·       Bb Saxophones (Ten/Sop) ·       Bb Trumpet ·       Trombone (B.C) ·       Tuned percussion   ·       Bass (optional/additional part 3) ·       Tuba (optional/additional part 3) ·       Drumkit (optional)  

Percussion Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.999566 By Elton John. By Bernie Taupin and Elton John. Arranged by Russell Ward. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 2 pages. Russell Ward #6056913. Published by Russell Ward (A0.999566). Tuned percussion edition of the Mix n' Match trio arrangement of Elton John's I'm Still Standing. This tune makes a great statement about resilience in these COVID19 times. An Ideal selection for your School Music program in these times when full band rehearsals are not possible due to various social distancing guidelines. Mix n' Match trio arrangements are designed for use by school ensembles and are fully interchangeable with other editions of the same arrangement, so long as 3 parts are covered. Can be played by virtually any three instruments of your music program.   Other editions available at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/russell-ward/17598 include: ·       Flute ·       Bb Clarinet ·       Eb Saxophones (Alto/Bari) ·       Bb Saxophones (Ten/Sop) ·       Bb Trumpet ·       Trombone (B.C) ·       Tuned percussion   ·       Bass (optional/additional part 3) ·       Tuba (optional/additional part 3) ·       Drumkit (optional)  

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.968568 Composed by Lawrence H. Underwood. Concert,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 36 pages. Lawrence H Underwood #6666543. Published by Lawrence H Underwood (A0.968568). 8 original duets – now collected in one volume – at a terrific price! This book contains the score and individual parts for all 8 compositions. All pieces in the Mix & Match Ensemble Series were written so that not only like instruments may perform together, but virtually any combination of dissimilar instruments can join together successfully in chamber groups. All of these original compositions are of sufficient length to meet the requirements of solo & ensemble contests and festivals. Each piece in the series has been arranged for and can be performed by any combination of flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, French horn, trumpet (baritone – treble clef), trombone, euphonium/baritone – bass clef, tuba, mallet percussion, violin, viola, cello, and bass. Check out all of the volumes in this series:  Volume I – Duets, Volume II – Duets, Volume III – Trios, and Volume IV – Quartets!

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.999569 By Elton John. By Bernie Taupin and Elton John. Arranged by Russell Ward. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 1 pages. Russell Ward #6056919. Published by Russell Ward (A0.999569). Supplimentary drumkit edition of the Mix n' Match trio arrangement of Elton John's I'm Still Standing. This tune makes a great statement about resilience in these COVID19 times. An Ideal selection for your School Music program in these times when full band rehearsals are not possible due to various social distancing guidelines. Mix n' Match trio arrangements are designed for use by school ensembles and are fully interchangeable with other editions of the same arrangement, so long as 3 parts are covered. Can be played by virtually any three instruments of your music program.   Other editions available at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/russell-ward/17598 include: ·       Flute ·       Bb Clarinet ·       Eb Saxophones (Alto/Bari) ·       Bb Saxophones (Ten/Sop) ·       Bb Trumpet ·       Trombone (B.C) ·       Tuned percussion   ·       Bass (optional/additional part 3) ·       Tuba (optional/additional part 3) ·       Drumkit (optional)  

Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939365 Composed by Adam Grim. Rock,World. Score and parts. 30 pages. Adam B. Grim #4780705. Published by Adam B. Grim (A0.939365). Steel Jam is a hard rockin' steel band chart that brings metal to the ensemble! I listen to metal and hard rock, and love steel band, so I figured the best way to combine them is to do this kind of piece. It involves a solo section (with a short written solo for a lead player if they do not want to improvise), and a soli bass section that really lays down the bass!I hope you enjoy!This is for a more experienced steel band!

Percussion Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1013927 Composed by Tsoof Baras. Contemporary,Instructional,Standards,World. Score and parts. 15 pages. Tsoof Baras #6663539. Published by Tsoof Baras (A0.1013927). Players - 4Instrumentation - Snare drum, Concert toms, Kick drum.I wrote this piece for one of my school percussion ensembles trying to fill a gap in percussion ensemble drumming pieces. In my search for great pieces, some were too hard, others too easy. So, I decided to write my own.The piece also draws inspiration from funk and Taiko drumming. It also pays homage to the great percussion composer Kevin Tuck and his piece Summon the Spirits, who has created drumming pieces that are the staple of percussion music all around the world.As always, the aim is that the ensemble has fun and enjoys the groove. Coming from a long background of Latin and African drumming styles, my compositions place a heavy emphasis on feeling the rhythm and hearing all the parts lock in, rather than being accurate.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1024882 Composed by Mykola Leontovich. Arranged by Aedan McBride. 20th Century,Christmas,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 38 pages. Aedan McBride #4110919. Published by Aedan McBride (A0.1024882). Everyone knows and loves the Christmas tune known as the Ukrainian Bell Carol. Countless times, it's been arranged for various instrumentations, yet I have not seen string orchestra with percussion ensemble together for this particular tune. So I decided to make my own such arrangement, and now we have this piece: a classic tune with plenty of contemporary twists.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1013925 Composed by Tsoof Baras. Contemporary,Hip-Hop,Jazz,R & B,Standards. Score and parts. 18 pages. Tsoof Baras #6662685. Published by Tsoof Baras (A0.1013925). Players - 4Instrumentation - Snare Drum, Concert Toms, Kick Drum.I wrote this piece for one of my school percussion ensembles trying to fill a gap in percussion ensemble drumming pieces. In my search for great pieces, some were too hard, others too easy. So, I decided to write my own.The piece draws inspiration from funk and R&B drumming and as always, the aim is that the ensemble has fun and enjoys the groove. Coming from a long background of Latin and African drumming styles, my compositions place a heavy emphasis on feeling the rhythm and hearing all the parts lock in, rather than being accurate.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.784338 Composed by Joshua Hauser. Instructional. Score and parts. 38 pages. Slide Ride #5288673. Published by Slide Ride (A0.784338). 1 Octave Scale Studies in 15+ keys for 4-part ensembles of like or mixed instruments If this is your first exposure to these scale studies, you are in for a treat! Donuts, if you make a mistake!The initial incarnation of these studies were written for trombone quartet and we would play them in the Tennessee Tech Trombone Choir with the challenge that whomever made the first mistake had to buy donuts for the rest of the ensemble. Since then I have brought that version to several clinics and warm up sessions. One time before I got to explain the title, a fellow trombone professor said, Oh, I get it! Don’t step in the holes!I only wish I had thought of that myself... Since we have one of the best donut shops in TN here in Cookeville, treating the studio to sugar coated goodies was always my intent.As with those initial exercises, you can vary these as much as you’d like.·     Choose a tempo.·     Choose a dynamic.·     Choose an articulation/style.One way I like to play these is to have one person be the model, playing the entire scale over and over while everyone else plays the fragmented versions. That helps everyone to keep on track and stay in time. Double or triple up the parts for ensemble cohesion with a larger group.Practice one key, gradually speeding it up to improve fluidity, or choose a variation and take it through all keys, playing version A, B, C, or D then skipping to play the same set in a new key.If you want an additional challenge, play them in different octaves or change the key. Play the F Major set in f minor (all forms), different modes, etc. Players really have to be on their toes to remember if they are playing melodic minor in the ascending or descending form! For jazz players, try swinging them in dorian or mixolydian modes.The variations are endless!If you are using these with transposing instruments, 1) is F Major in Concert Pitch, 2) is Bb Major in Concert pitch, and so on. When you reach a scale that is enharmonic for another key (Db/C#, Gb/F#, or Cb/B), they are presented in both keys for each instrument so Trumpets can play in Eb while the Flutes are playing in C# with similar examples for all keys.All Donut Etudes with the same volume number are compatible so you can play them in mixed quartets or large ensembles with one or more instruments/people on part 1 and a different instrument on part 2, etc. Since the quartets are all identical, conductors/coaches can use any of the scores to tell which part should be playing at what time. Once you have played a scale with one set of parts, everyone can rotate to a different part and play the same scales again!Enjoy!

Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.811252 Composed by Antonio J. Garcia. Contemporary,Jazz,Latin,World. Score and parts. 119 pages. Gordon Cherry #6549777. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.811252). Two Dreams for Trombone and Percussion EnsembleDr. Justin Alexander (Director, VCU Percussion Ensemble) invited me to create a piece for trombone and percussion ensemble that had roles for more- and less-experienced players so that they could mix within the performance. I so enjoyed composing and performing this work. He estimates the overall difficulty grade of Movement I to be a three on a five-point scale and Movement II to be a four, with a grade four for the overall piece; but some players’ parts (within the eight total in the percussion ensemble) are indeed easier.The two Movements are approximately five minutes each.The first Movement  Bilita Mpash (An Amazing Dream) calls for (1) shekeré/guiro; (2) 5-octave marimba (shared with...); (3) 5-octave marimba (shared with previous); (4) claves/drum set with mounted cowbell; (5) bell/mounted cowbell/congas; (6) hi-hat/suspended cymbal; (7) bass drum; and (8) four toms/maracas.The Second Movement (Running with the Tigers) calls for (1) xylophone; (2) vibraphone/glockenspiel; (3) 5-octave marimba; (4) drum set; (5) shaker/samba whistle/congas (opt. voice); (6) triangle/bell tree/hanging bells/agogo bells (opt. voice); (7) bass drum (opt. voice); and (8) Timpani (opt. voice). Pending difficulty levels, the conga and drum set parts can optionally be split among additional percussionists. The score notes offer a stage plot and many rehearsal tips.Bilita Mpash (An Amazing Dream)The 3-2 Rumba Clave anchors this movement, launched by the shekeré. Rhythmic vamps of multiple bars form the landscape over which the trombone’s melody emerges, followed by a move to double-time 2-3 Rumba Clave (with montuno) and back. The trombone soloist improvises without chordal accompaniment for a while so could reflect on the preceding harmonies or instead freely improvise with no concern as to chord changes, while a later section requires improv over chord changes. After the recap, a surprise tag of the ending phrase in Cha Cha sets up the rubato finish. Bilita Mpash (BILL-it-uh m-POSH) is a Bantu term for an amazing dream, a dream so good that it is the polar opposite of a nightmare-a dream in a blissful state where all is forgiven and forgotten2. Running with the TigersThe opening, written-out marimba solo is somewhat of a nod to vibist Gary Burton’s influence in bringing mallets towards the expression of modern jazz. A 9/8 samba-groove (5+4) transforms to 4/4. None of the percussionists have to have a jazz background, though the drum set player would be more challenged if not already exposed to Latin drumming. The improvised solo section could be all solo trombone or could be divided among various performers, including trading. The recap of the tune begins over 5/8 samba (3+2, later 2+3). The closing arrhythmic drum-set solo crescendos as the optional surprise of percussionists’ (or additional) voices sing at the end. The title of this movement refers to a recurring dream my dad would have, as well as to the active movements of my grandson when sleeping in his earliest years.-Antonio J. GarcíaInstrumentation is for:Solo Trombone and 8-part Percussion Ensemble:shekeré/guiro, 2 5-octave marimbas, claves/drumset with cowbell, bell, congas, hi-hat, suspended cymbal, bass drum, toms, maracas, xylophone, vibraphone, glockenspiel, shaker, samba whistle, congas, triangle, bell tree, hanging bells, agogo bells, bass drum and timpani.This rhythmic and dramatic work includes improvisation by the Trombonist. Listen to the brilliant live performance featuring Mr. Garcia and the Virginia Commonwealth University Percussion Ensemble directed by Dr. Justin Alexander.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899162 By Bobby McFerrin. By Bobby McFerrin. Arranged by Ricardo Matosinhos. Jazz. Score and parts. 32 pages. Ricardo Matosinhos #5723941. Published by Ricardo Matosinhos (A0.899162). This is a well known piece by Bobby McFerrin. Here presented on a music arrangement for unconventional music instruments. The arrangement allows flexibility, so this piece can be performed using tuned bottles (25cl, 33cl and 75cl), lip whistle, finger snaps, complemented with xylophones and optionally with voices to sing the lyrics too. This arrangement was made during the 2020 quarantine, when the world was shutdown due to a world virus pandemic. Some of the music students didn’t have their music instruments at home, so this arrangement came up to fill that gap and it is perfect to keep doing music with the available option of instruments.On each rehearsal letter, you can play optional improvisations, while keeping the voices 5-8. These improvisations can be easily done using the C major pentatonic scale or the note ranges presented on the right, that even include E♭ and B♭. If played using lip whistle, bendings will be possible too. This arrangement presents 8 voices and an alternative solution for voice 8, that makes it easier to be performed as it is the place where bottles are divided between the players. There is also an optional bass line to complement voice eight one octave bellow. In order to keep it simple, neither dynamics or articulations were included and the notes were represented always in the middle octave in G clef. The correct pitch ranges are presented in the performance notes.The amount of water will change the pitch differently depending if you are blowing or doing percussion on a bottle. When blowing, the more water you use, the higher the pitch will be, but while doing percussions more water means lower pitch. A good option, in order to save time during rehearsals, is to fill the bottles with water, marking the level with a pen, and then filling the bottle with the desired amount of hot wax instead of water. This way, when the wax cools down you can have a tuned bottle without requiring to tune it again every single rehearsal. Please note that the bottles should be made of glass and that different aspects change the performance. For percussion, straight bottles are better to tune as the curves in the bottles tend to produce unstable pitches. The extreme notes of the range might not be available in every single bottle, so you might need to try some alternatives. For example the high A is available in some beer bottles, while the low G is available in larger 75cl bottles of champaign. Last but not least, this piece should always be played according to Bobby’s motto: dont worry, be happy!I had lots of fun while doing this arrangement, now it’s your time to have fun while performing it!Ricardo Matosinhoshttp://www.ricardomatosinhos.com

Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1027778 Composed by MohammadHadi Ayanbod. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 25 pages. Rimorarte Edition #5996957. Published by Rimorarte Edition (A0.1027778). In GRAVITY I explored different gravities as forces we not only feel them in every moments of our lives, but also thinking of living without or escaping from them seems impossible. Likewise, those gravities exist in the music, make us feel the music continuous, desirable, logical and an integrated language of art. The exploration of the path from chaos to unity, and from unity to multiplicity, is where the title came from. GRAVITY consists of two main sections. The first section, which shows the fully-grown and flourished musical ecosystem, and the second part; a flashback to just after big-bang, which tries to musicalize the creation of the gravity! In the first section, I’ve used the concept of horizontal and vertical minimalism. At the very beginning of the piece we have a structure that bring the idea of the vertical minimalism out. In every moment, each instrument plays the same note as others. However, the narrative line is divided into different octaves, so, the melody is not the same in spite of the fact that each instrument plays the same tone. This structure also reminds the paradoxical ladder or optical staircase illusion. The narration is built up until it reaches temporal climax. At the same time, this melody starts again from the beginning with some microscopic differences visible vividly to musicians. This semi reciprocating musical narration, could be observed as a musical example of the staircase illusion. After this part, but still in the first section of the music, I’ve used the horizontal (traditional) minimalism idioms to explore the bounding forces present in the music. Although, what interesting here is the creation of synthetic voices which is the result of different amounts of the nuances and different combinations of the sound. For keen ears, it seems like shades of neon lights, penetrate into one another in the scale of time and create a big picture of micro fluctuating objects. In the second section or just after big-bang, I’ve observed and recreate musically, the very moment of creation of the gravity just after the big-bang. Here, we don’t have melody, rhythm, structure, narration and other aspects of the music in the traditional way, although all of them are present in the music. very single sound or noise is meaningful and showing the assemblage process of the forces in the music to create a melody line. I’ve occupied idioms of contemporary Sonorism genre to create the atmosphere. This highly complex texture shows the virtuosity of interpreters and the capability of the instruments in avant-garde literature and extended techniques. The music is concluded by a fast-tempo finale, with the instruction of fortissimo possiblile (as loud as possible). The piece, in fact, will not be finished as a morendo, but, it opens a space for hypothetically living structure; constantly grows, flourishes, shines and decays.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1005334 Composed by Marc Rene Loy. Arranged by Stephane ELSINY. Contemporary. Score and parts. 2 pages. Stephane Elsiny #5748815. Published by Stephane Elsiny (A0.1005334). I am not a singer. When I love a pop rock song, I would like to play it with my instrument. And you ? The original tone is respected. So add karaoke online and go ! Example for this title: https://youtu.be/YdEK-ogIsNw Professors, these titles are ideal for motivating your students. Students, bring these titles to your teacher and have fun. Soon other French songs, pop, variety and also international songs… Do you have a question about your purchase? You can contact me by: E-mail: musicaccess.se@gmail.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/musicaccessse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopPartElsTef

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1005298 Composed by Jean-Christophe Urbain, Jean-Philippe Nataf, Michael Rushton, and Richard Ganivet. Arranged by Stephane ELSINY. Contemporary. Score and parts. 2 pages. Stephane Elsiny #5720103. Published by Stephane Elsiny (A0.1005298). I am not a singer. When I love a pop rock song, I would like to play it with my instrument. And you ? The original tone is respected. So add karaoke online and go ! Example for this title: https://youtu.be/7eYdwuD7hTM Professors, these titles are ideal for motivating your students. Students, bring these titles to your teacher and have fun. Soon other French songs, pop, variety and also international songs… Do you have a question about your purchase? You can contact me by e-mail: musicaccess.se@gmail.com Be informed of new products by subscribing to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/musicaccessse

Percussion Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.951714 Composed by Michael Arell. Arranged by Michael Arell. Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 3 pages. Michael Arell #6273955. Published by Michael Arell (A0.951714). Thank you for your interest in learning this music! I have designed the piece so that it will be approachable to musicians after about a year of playing, while still enjoyable for more advanced players. Included is a version in traditional Western notation and a second version with letter names to support learning. Please visit my website www.MichaelArell.com to access a sample recording. Great fit for schools, students, and churches.Learn more about me on my website: www.MichaelArell.com