i plan on auditioning for rhythm x and auditioning for jacobs school of music during my senior year. im trying to find solos i can work on now (im a rising junior) so i can have them perfected and learn more skills! any suggestions?
Me and my friend are looking for duets to do for one of our schools programs. Is there any duets yall would recommend, difficulty doesn’t matter we’re just looking for something that would sound awesome to an audience.
I am currently using Burton and am considering learning traditional cross. I know it’s all based on personal preference and comfortability, but what are people’s general pros and cons of each grip? As well as what your preference is?
Hi everyone!
I'm looking for repertoire suggestions for my graduate recital (Master's Degree in Percussion Performance at an Italian Conservatory).
The ideal instrumentation is:
We could also perform:
I'm looking for an original concert work (no transcriptions), written in a contemporary/classical language, with a medium to advanced level of difficulty. I'm not looking for pop arrangements, crossover pieces, movie music, or anything in that direction.
For reference, I've already performed:
Among these, Ambient Resonances was probably our favorite because of its musical depth, atmosphere, and color. I'd love to discover something with a similarly engaging artistic approach, although it doesn't necessarily have to sound the same.
I've been searching for quite a while, but repertoire for this instrumentation seems surprisingly limited. I'd really appreciate any recommendations, including lesser-known composers, hidden gems, university repertoire, recently published works, or pieces that deserve to be performed more often.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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Ciao a tutti!
Sto cercando consigli per un duetto da eseguire per la mia laurea del Diploma Accademico di II livello in Strumenti a Percussione (Conservatorio).
L'organico ideale è:
In alternativa possiamo utilizzare:
Cerco un brano originale (non trascrizioni), di linguaggio contemporaneo, con difficoltà medio/alta. Non sto cercando arrangiamenti pop, colonne sonore o crossover: mi interessa repertorio da concerto.
Per darvi un'idea del tipo di musica che apprezziamo, abbiamo già eseguito:
Tra questi, Ambient Resonances è probabilmente il brano che ci ha convinti di più per scrittura, atmosfera e profondità musicale. Mi piacerebbe trovare qualcosa con una ricerca timbrica e un linguaggio simili, anche se non necessariamente nello stesso stile.
Sto facendo davvero fatica a trovare repertorio per questa formazione, quindi qualsiasi suggerimento è ben accetto, anche se si tratta di compositori poco conosciuti, brani raramente eseguiti o pubblicazioni difficili da trovare.
Grazie mille a chiunque possa darmi una mano!
Hi! How do you deal with sweaty hands? It's not a common problem, but it does happen sometimes. The sticks start to slip when this happens. I carry open gloves with me—I put them on sometimes when my hands start to sweat. What other options are there?
I play Steven’s grip and I found that curling my middle finger around my inner mallet helps me get more control of my mallet, but should I continue? The reason I started to do this was because my inner mallet kept slipping out from my middle finger. I want to march drum corps like MCDC and Bluecoats in the future, so which is better for all of the choppy stuff they play and the long term health of my hands?