Percussion Repertoire

Suggested Repertoire - Percussion

Must show proficiency in these areas.

Snare Drum

1 Concert Etude/Solo 

Examples: 

Portraits in Rhythm, Cirone

Douze Etudes, Delecluse

Intermediate Snare Drum Studies, Peters

1 Rudimental Etude/Solo 

Examples: 

The All-American Drummer or Modern Rudimental Swing Solos, C.H. Wilcoxon 

14 Modern Contest Solos, Pratt (Choose a solo similar to “Drum Corps on Parade”)

Nine French-American Rudimental Solos, Tompkins 

Timpani

(preferably for 4 drums)

Examples: 

Sonata for Timpani, John Beck

Etudes from Modern Method for Timpani, Goodman

Etudes from Etuden fur Timpani Volume 1, Hochrainer

Peddle to the Kettle, Kirk Gay

Mallets

Examples: 

Any Solos/etudes by Green, Goldenberg, Peters, Hatch, McMillan, Gottlieb 

Modern School for Xylophone by Goldenberg 

Fundamental Method for Mallets, Peters 

Funny Mallets, Zivkovic 

Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green

Examples: 

Rain Dance, Mbira Song- Alice Gomez

Yellow After the Rain- Mitchell Peters

Frogs, Michi, Dream of the Cherry Blossoms, Wind in the Bamboo Grove- Keiko Abe

Etudes/Solos from “Image- 20 Children’s Songs for Marimba”, Bart Quartier

Rhythm Song, Virginia Tate, Etude 1-  Smadbeck