Percussion

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists, an ensemble founded and directed by Diane Downs, has been wowing audiences at national and regional PAS and MENC conventions for several years. Using music arranged by Diane, these youngsters perform with a degree of enthusiasm and skill that is truly amazing. For the first time, these distinctive arrangements are available in print - carefully edited by well-known educator/author Rick Mattingly. Each arrangement comes with a full performance CD and is written with a flexible instrumentation based around mallet instruments, drum set, and a variety of Latin instruments. If you are looking to start up a percussion ensemble, or need some entertaining program pieces for your existing group, this series is definitely for you!

A collection of Broadway songs arranged to be played by either full band or by individual soloists with optional accompaniment CD or tape. Each arrangement is correlated with a specific page in the Essential Elements Band Method Books. Includes: Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Circle of Life, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Edelweiss, Get Me to the Church on Time, Go Go Go Joseph, I Dreamed a Dream, Memory, The Phantom of the Opera, and Seventy Six Trombones.

A collection of Broadway songs arranged to be played by either full band or by individual soloists with optional accompaniment CD or tape. Each arrangement is correlated with a specific page in the Essential Elements Band Method Books. Includes: Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Circle of Life, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Edelweiss, Get Me to the Church on Time, Go Go Go Joseph, I Dreamed a Dream, Memory, The Phantom of the Opera, and Seventy Six Trombones.

Created under the editorial supervision of the Canadian Brass, this supplemental method book offers 16 full length band arrangements accompanied by practical teaching exercises and techniques. These arrangements may be played with small ensembles as well as with the full band. Includes: Music From The Royal Fireworks, Ode To Joy, Sanctus, Saint Anthony, Amazing Grace, Westminster Abbey, Steal Away, Echo Carol, A la Claire Fontaine, Processional, Crimond, Chorale, Tudor Motett, Kelligrew's Soiree, Fanfare For A Maple Leaf, and Battle Hymn Of The Republic.

Founded and directed by award-winning educator Diane Downs, The Louisville Leopard Percussionists have been wowing audiences at national and regional conventions for years. In addition, they were featured recently in the HBO Family documentary The Music in Me in a segment entitled, The Leopards Take Manhattan: The Little Band That Roared. Here are the authentic arrangements by Diane carefully edited by well-known educator/author Rick Mattingly. Each arrangement comes with a full performance CD and is written with a flexible instrumentation based around mallet instruments, drum set, and a variety of Latin instruments.

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists, an ensemble founded and directed by Diane Downs, has been wowing audiences at national and regional PAS and MENC conventions for several years. Using music arranged by Diane, these youngsters perform with a degree of enthusiasm and skill that is truly amazing. For the first time, these distinctive arrangements are available in print - carefully edited by well-known educator/author Rick Mattingly. Each arrangement comes with a full performance CD and is written with a flexible instrumentation based around mallet instruments, drum set, and a variety of Latin instruments. If you are looking to start up a percussion ensemble, or need some entertaining program pieces for your existing group, this series is definitely for you!

Includes: Let's Rock, Majestic March, When The Saints Go Marching In, Mickey Mouse March, Power Rock, Farandole, Jus' Plain Blues, My Heart Will Go On, Rainbow Connection, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Drums of Corona, Laredo (Concert March), Pomp and Circumstance, Stratford March and Do-Re-Mi.

The Cymbal Book is the first book of its kind. It details the 5000-year history and development of these fascinating instruments. Based on visits to all the major cymbal manufacturing companies and interviews with the world's leading drummers, journalist and drummer Hugo Pinksterboer has created a well-documented and readable book, featuring over 200 photos and a 16-page color photo section. It covers topics such as selection and testing, acoustics, ideas for set-ups, cleaning, and repair, and much, much more. Whether read for enjoyment or used as a specific reference guide, The Cymbal Book will answer every question on this subject.

Frank Epstein, cymbalist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, shares a host of musical and magical moments in his experience as a member of this great orchestra. This book/2-CD package discusses the concepts of sound, musicianship, precision, articulation, color, balance, and response in orchestral cymbal playing as it relates to the some of the greatest works in the orchestral repertoire. Cymbal players will gain valuable insight on developing a good sound through the many personally developed and formulated strokes contained within. The accompanying CDs feature over 100 excerpts from orchestral literature (performed by the Boston Symphony) to help demonstrate the vast array of cymbal techniques and artistry required in the music from the greatest composers of the genre.

Contents: Concert Warm-Ups And Chorales; American Spirit Overture; Prelude To A Festival; Honor Roll March; Dixieland Dazzle; Bartok - Three Folk Songs; Breakdance Brass; Razzamajazz; Grandfather's Clock; Discovery March; Superflutes; Percussion Patrol; A Festive Christmas Overture; Jingle-Bell Rock; Frosty The Snow Man.