Percussion ensemble method / Ronald A. Holloway, Harry R. Bartlett.

Author/creator Holloway, Ronald A.
Other author Bartlett, Harry R., author.
Format Musical Score
EditionThird edition.
Publication InfoDubuque, IA : W. C. Brown Co. Publishers, ©1979.
Descriptionxv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMusic series
College instrumental technique series
College instrumental technique series. ^A312733
Music series. ^A311581
Contents Section I. Basic concepts of percussion laying. Tone production ; Attack and release of tones ; Dynamic contrasts ; Accents ; Stickwork ; Rhythm, beat, tempo and time ; Parts of the snare drum -- Section II. udiments of snare drumming. Holding the sticks ; The right handhold ; The left handhold -- The stroke. The R stroke ; The L stroke ; Alternating the strokes -- The tap -- The flam. Right flam ; Left flam ; Alternate flams -- The flam accents #1 and #2 -- The flam tap -- The long roll. Roll notation ; Choice of stroke roll -- The short rolls -- Accented short rolls -- The drag -- The ruff -- The paradiddles -- Style and notation -- The 26 standard drum rudiments -- Section III. Techniques of the percussion instruments. The bass drum. Tuning ; Playing spot, handhold, strokes ; The bass drum roll ; Damping, accents, notation -- The cymbals. Strokes ; Damping ; The suspended cymbal ; Rolls ; Notation -- Timpani: general information, handholds, basic strokes. Size, range, heads, sticks ; Handholds ; Basic strokes -- Timpani: tuning, roll, damping, stickwork, glissandi -- The mallet-played instruments. Handholds and strokes ; Stickwork ; Single tones, double stops, roll ; Range: written and sounding ; Mallets ; Three and four mallet technique ; Chimes -- Other percussion instruments. The triangle ; Tips for good triangle playing ; The tambourine ; The woodblock ; Castanets ; The tam-tam (gong) -- The marching band percussion section. Instrumentation ; Proportion and balance ; Marching percussion techniques and special considerations ; Tuning the percussion section ; Cadences -- Set drumming. Basic 4/4 patterns for foxtrot and jazz ; Wire brushes ; Basic waltz beat ; Basic rock beat -- Latin American rhythm instruments. Claves ; Maracas ; Bongos ; Conga drum ; Cowbell -- Section IV. Percussion ensemble pieces and exceerpts from standard literature.
General noteEarlier edition entered under Bartlett.
Genre/formMethods (Music)
LCCN 79770635
ISBN0697035174

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Music Music Stacks MT655.2.H65 P4 1979 ✔ Available Place Hold