SKU: TA.TSPB-37
ISBN 9780976434481.
Take your percussion fundamentals to the NEXT LEVEL with exercises students actually look forward to! Nine Minute Drill picks up where its predecessor, Five Minute Drill, leaves off with a series of next level exercises for practice pad and mallet keyboard. Take intermediate students through the paces with their technique, rudiments, and ultimately their musicianship. This product includes engaging play-along tracks at a variety of styles and tempos. Set up your pads or mallet instruments, press PLAY...and away you go! More fun than any metronome alone could ever be, these tracks will engage students in a way that only real musical compositions can. INCLUDED: * 22 comprehensive exercises for practice pad and mallet keyboard * Play-along tracks for each exercise at 3 different tempos * Data tracking tools so you can record your progress * Helpful tips and techniques anyone can benefit from.
SKU: TA.TSPB-40
Ralph Hicks and Eric Rath, co-authors of the popular Five Minute Drill, Nine Minute Drill, and Beyond Basic Percussion are partners in crime yet again bringing this charming collection of xylophone solos to the world of percussion. The Golden Age of Ragtime features some of the most quintessential pieces of American music like Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin and Funny Folks by W.C. Powell. These authentic ragtime xylophone solos can be played with piano accompaniment, four-part marimba ensemble, or both! Going one step further, Hicks and Rath have provided supplemental content in an effort to give an educational experience to performers. They've provided a brief history of ragtime, a full page of tips for more unique performances, suggested mallets for performance, and each solo is accompanied with a list of historical facts pertaining to the year the solo was written. This book is a must for any percussion educator! Included in this collection: 1. Funny Folks by W.C. Powell (Med-easy - 3'15) 2. The Nonpareil by Scott Joplin (Medium - 3'10) 3. Colonial Glide by Paul Pratt (Medium - 2'50) 4. Eugenia by Scott Joplin (Med-Advanced - 3'00) 5. Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin (Med-Advanced - 3'00) The Golden Age of Ragtime ships as a fully-bound book with a sleek cover design by Jaime Crowley. It also comes with recordings of each solo, practice tracks, parts for printing or tablet viewing, and assignment charts.Soloist:/ xylophone/ Accompaniment:/ 2 marimbas* -- low A/ Piano -- can be used with soloist only, or optionally in conjunction w/ marimba quartet accompaniment./ * One of the low A marimbas can be swapped with a low F marimba (4.5 octave) allowing extended range parts to be performed if a larger instrument is available.
