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Blue Book: A Test Guide for the Modern Percussionist - Snare, Tenor, or Bass Drum
Catalog: TSPB-20
Price: $27.00
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Description
A “blue book” is a booklet used by college students to answer test questions or write essays. The Blue Book is designed to provide music suitable for contest, audition, technique development, and just plain drumming fun! In a sense, these solos may serve as a test of your rudimental drumming skills. The Blue Book includes over 40 solos in a wide variety of rudimental styles ranging from beginning to extremely advanced. This collection contains rudimental snare solos, tenor solos, and bass drum ensemble pieces that will provide musically enriching material while developing technical proficiency. Two dozen of the nation’s finest performers, teachers, and music industry professionals have come together to create this compilation. Collectively, these guys have:
Table of Contents:
- The Best in Your Price Range | Rob Parks | (medium, 0:50)
- The Tenor Wall | Gary Rudolph | (med-easy, 0:40) | Texas (grade 2)
- Check Your Sticks | Eric Willie | (medium, 0:30) | Texas (grade 3)
- Midnight Barking (Tenor Version) | Andy Salmon | (med-easy, 1:00) | Texas (grade 3)
- Sca-Fa | Ian Murphy | (med-advanced, 1:20) | Indiana (group 1)
- Moose Tash | John Willmarth | (medium, 1:10) | Texas (grade 2)
- Slug Guts | Joshua Dekaney | (med-advanced, 2:00) | Indiana (group 1), Texas (grade 1)
- Gadd's Groove | Andy Salmon | (advanced, 1:40) | Texas (grade 1)
- Bus Bowl | Brian Flack | (advanced, 1:20) | Indiana (group 1), Texas (grade 1)
- Floatmeal | Mark Hunter | (advanced, 2:00) | Indiana (group 1)
- Bass Drum Ensembles:
- Singletary Strut | Rob Parks | (med-easy, 1:25)
- The Inner Sanctum | John Willmarth | (medium, 1:05)
- That's One in a Row | David Ratliff | (medium, 0:55)
- Full Court Press | Doug Steinmetz | (med-advanced, 0:35)
- Holmes Slice | Aaron Dale | (med-advanced, 1:05)
- Enough About Me, Let's Talk More About Me | Eric Willie | (medium, 1:00)
- Common Wealth | Doug Steinmetz | (medium, 1:00)
- Tolly-Ho | Aaron Dale | (med-advanced, 0:50)
- Gunga La Gunga | Rob Parks | (med-advanced, 1:05)
- Boulden | Brad Meyer | (med-easy, 0:30)
- Tenor Drum Solos:
- Casey Claw | Mark Casey | (advanced, 2:50) | Indiana (group 1)
- Shockwave | Scott Kretzer | (advanced, 3:00) |
- Snare con Queso | John Willmarth | (advanced, 2:50) | Indiana (group 1)
- Guido's Birthday | Scott McCoy | (advanced, 2:30) | Indiana (group 1)
- Flamenco Dances | Glenn Kotche | (advanced, 3:00) | Texas (grade 1)
- 7 Days & 7 Nights | James R. Corcoran Jr. | (advanced, 3:05) | Indiana (group 1)
- Penmoken | Brian S. Mason | (med-advanced, 2:55) | Florida (grade 5), Indiana (group 1), T
- Engine | Mark Hunter | (advanced, 1:30) | Flordia (grade 6)
- Funkhouser | Joshua D. Smith | (med-advanced, 1:45) | Florida (grade 5), Texas (grade 1)
- Sound Off | Eric Willie (med-easy, 0:55) | Florida (grade 4), Texas (grade 3)
- Aylesford Tonight! | Ellis Hampton | (advanced, 2:15) | Florida (grade 6), Indiana (group
- Wizard Sticks | Jon McMahan | (med-advanced, 1:40) | Florida (grade 5), Ohio (class A), Te
- Fear | David Ratliff | (advanced, 2:35) | Florida (grade 6), Indiana (groupd 1)
- Boogie Down | James Campbell | (medium, 1:30) | Florida (grade 4), Missouri (class B), Ohi
- 'Sget some Scoops | Rob Parks | (medium, 2:12) | Texas (grade 2)
- Blue Blood | Ian Murphy | (medium, 1:00) | Texas (grade 2)
- Diddle Dimensions | James Campbell | (med-easy, 0:50) | Texas (grade 3)
- Flampickin' | Ralph Hicks | (med-easy, 1:35) | Missouri (class B), Ohio (class C), Texas (g
- Midnight Barking (Snare Version) | Andy Salmon | (med-easy, 1:00)
- The Parliamentarian | Gary Rudolph | (easy, 1:05) | Florida (grade 3), Texas (grade 3)
- Hot Sticks | Brad Meyer | (easy, 0:45) | Texas (grade 3)
- Snare Drum Solos:
- Metzo Matzo | Mark Hunter | (advanced, 1:00)
| Publisher: | Tapspace |
| Composer/Author: | Various |
| Arranger/Editor: | Parks et al. |
| Catalog Number: | TSPB-20 |
| Pages: | 93 |