Solos and Duets for Snare Drum

Alfred's Drum Method, Books 1 and 2 are the ideal teaching tools to help prepare beginning players for all styles of snare drum and percussion performance. Book 1 contains 80 pages of sequential instruction covering rudimental studies, roll studies, contest solos, and bass drum and cymbal technique. Book 1 also includes 23 solos suitable for recitals and contests. Book 2 is much more than just a snare drum method! It continues the learning process by covering additional rudimental studies, tonal properties of the snare drum, theme and variations, musical forms, solos and duets. Book 2 also covers traditional rudimental style, corps style (by Jay Wanamaker), orchestral style, accessory instruments, and multiple-percussion techniques. The DVD includes demonstrations of all the rudiments and accessory instruments, plus solo performances by the authors.

Includes 28 progressively arranged intermediate snare drum solos plus 4 duets and 1 trio. Unaccompanied. Many of these solos are included on state and regional contest and festival lists throughout the world.

Traditional Rudimental Drumming-John (Jack) S. Pratt U.S. Army retired is one of America's greatest rudimentalists and percussion composers. His published works have become standard rudimental curriculum for more than half a century.This DVD will reinvigorate your study of 'traditional' ancient rudimental drumming and provide material for your practice instruction music library and drumming pleasure.Features:classic Pratt solos (The Sons of Liberty; The All-American Emblem; The Little Toy Drum)new Pratt solos (Interstatesmen A.B.C.; Swiss Crazy Army Variant 1)four original Pratt compositions in the 'Spirit of 1776' rope tension snare and bass drum duetswith Ben Hanstraditional drumming standards (The Downfall of Paris; The General; Hell on the Wabash; The Three Camps; The Connecticut Halftime)the 26 traditional American drumming rudimentsSwiss drum rudimentsdrumming tips and stylistic commentson-screen notationprintable scores on disc