Shockwave! by Alan Keown is a short, accessible, and drummy piece for beginner-level percussion ensemble. It serves as an introduction to antiphonal performance, with the group often split into
John Herndon's Begin Transmission is an exciting work for percussion ensemble designed for students with about one year of experience. The mallet parts primarily feature step-wise motion and lay
Face off against the strongest opponent - dramatically inspired by the final levels of older video games, this piece is great for developing players to portray action and excitement!
On Thin Air depicts what it might feel like to fly. The music evokes images of gliding, breathtaking views, and soaring high above the clouds. It is meant to evoke a sense of freedom, hopefulness,
Featuring a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion, Mercury Rising is in essence a double fugue that gives all players the opportunity to shine.
An awesome collection of four easy ensembles for expandable bucket quintet. Fun stuff!
For unpitched percussion, Bombastix offers your ensemble of young players the chance to have fun and flex muscles. You may wake the neighbors with this one, but they'll be glad you did!
Composed for young or intermediate ensembles, this piece can stand alone as a percussion octet, or it has the option of being played with a full wind ensemble. While certain parts are more challenging
At the core of Escape Artist is a funky groove. From this groove, younger students will have the opportunity to hone their timing skills along with rhythmic accuracy playing the four most common
HeliX was written with the intent of focusing on the first few learned techniques of four-mallet keyboard playing. To that end, a fair amount of four-mallet playing occurs throughout the piece, but
Spice up your next concert with one or all of these legendary pop tunes! The crowd will love it! Includes: Eye of the Tiger; Venus; Wipe Out; The Pink Panther; My
Meaning "Thus always dragons" in Latin, Sic Semper Draconis was inspired by fairy tales and fantasy novels. It moves through many different moods and textures to depict an epic tale of dragon
Some of the ocean's most mysterious and elusive creatures possess the flexible appendages known as tenticles. Written for 6 to 10 beginning percussionists, Tentacles depicts these creatures. John
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Scuttlebutt utilizes fairly basic instrumentation found in most band rooms. It relies heavily on a half-time snare backbeat while exploring various syncopated rhythms and triplet figures in the
Primal rhythms, eerie effects and a driving 12/8 groove are the backbone of this large ensemble piece by Chris Crockarell. The perfect way to put some mojo on your program!
The title of this piece is taken from the famous lyric, "like a diamond in the sky" from the children's song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. The use of metallic instruments throughout conjures the
Carol of the Bells, originally written by Ukranian composer Mykola Leontovych, is one of the most famous pieces of holiday music in existence and was consequently the most famous piece he composed.
A classic percussion ensemble piece scored for eight or nine players. It is melodically driven giving it big audience appeal, and short in duration making it easy to program.
Toboggan is a magical work for young percussionists depicting a short, fast ride on a small sled. The piece starts by capturing the excitement of finding new-fallen snow. The descent swishes and
Cure the problem of bored drummers in your beginning band with this incredible set of 14 entertaining percussion ensemble arrangements for young percussionists. Playable with one person on a part or as many
This is a large percussion ensemble piece that requires a strong sense of groove. Due to the rhythmic variety within individual parts, players must be aware of how their rhythms fit into their fellow