Percussion solo/ensemble compositions (instant PDF downloads):
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Ritimista
world percussion play-along CD:
Volume One
- Featured release in DOWNBEAT Magazine (November 2009)
- Drumhead Magazine Recommended Release (2009)
- DrummerCafe.com (September 2009) says that Ritimista “can be used in your practice session as a substitute for a metronome. Perfect for playing along to while working on the rhythmic patterns of other percussion instruments found in these world rhythms.”
- DrummersZone.com Release of the Month (July 2009)
- World Percussion & Rhythm magazine (Summer 2009) says “the CD is a rare gift for practicing drummers . . . a wonderful way to learn basics, for solos, jams and pure enjoyment.”
The Ritimista world percussion play-along series is intended as a practice tool for musicians of any instrument. It was created in response to several students and friends who have expressed difficulty finding suitable traditional percussion tracks to practice playing with.
Volume One consists of eleven rhythms found in a variety of African and Latin music styles. Each short rhythm is looped for approximately three minutes, and is presented at two different tempos. Every track begins with a four-beat axatse rattle count-in. The rattle remains softly in the background throughout the loop and increases in volume again for the last eight beats, signaling its ending.
Using the CD as your accompaniment, simultaneously play any and all rhythms you choose. Also, feel free to improvise and freely jam along with the tracks. In case you would like to learn these specific drum, bell and clave rhythms, a link to complete written notation (in standard and boxed formats) is also provided with the CD.
Pianists, guitarists, or indeed any non-percussionists can benefit from the CD as well, practicing montunos, comping, melodies and soloing ideas over the top of each track.
Rhythms featured on Ritimista: Volume One include . . .
(at both slow and fast tempos)
4/4 Tumbao – 6/8 Tumbao – Rumba Guaguanco
Cascara – Son Clave – Rumba Clave
Kuku – Fanga – Kpanlogo
Pa-Go-Ta – 12/8 Bell
$15 + shipping
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Grooves On-The-Go 
CD and 8.5×5.5″ book
Grooves On-The-Go is designed to be used as a practice tool, as well as a quick, portable reference library of various popular drumset rhythms. Load the example tracks into your mp3 player, tuck the book into your stickbag, and you’re set to rock!
Volume One includes: 8th-note Grooves, Funky Beats (mixed 8th’s & 16th’s), 16th-note Grooves (played with alternated R-L-R-L sticking throughout), Linear Grooves, Shuffles and Double Bass Grooves.
$15 + shipping
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Solo In Style
Drumset: Volume One
Solo In Style presents six short solos of varying styles, each accompanied by a page of exercises for the student to master before tackling the solo as a whole. The styles covered in the book include 8th-note Rock, 16th-note Funk, 12/8, Shuffle, Jazz/Swing and Latin (Bossa Nova/Cha Cha). The etudes consist of regular and half-time feels, and fills stylistically appropriate within the respective musical contexts. Extra blank measures are also included- room for a student’s instructor to notate additional exercises.
$8.95 + shipping
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The Buckets of Nantucket 
ensemble for 5 players: 4 plastic buckets & 1 rubber garbage can
[Level: INT]
The Buckets of Nantucket will excite your students and light a fire under your audience. It is written for 5 players who perform on the simplest of “instruments”. The rhythms and interplay among the 5 performers is interesting and challenging.
$25
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Djammin’ 
djembe duet
[Level: EASY/INT]
Djammin’ is a great piece to introduce your students to djembe drumming. Both parts incorporate Bass, Open, Slap and Touch tones and allow room for each player to take a short improvised solo over the other player’s rhythm.
$10
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Los Tambores Grandes 
for 5 pitched bass drums
[Level: INT]
Los Tambores Grandes is a work for 5 pitched bass drums. It makes use of rim sounds, 4/4 and 6/8 meters. This is a fun piece with a two-drum ostinato section and some quick player-to-player 16ths. This will provide a nice challenge section and some quick player-to-player 16ths. This will provide a nice challenge for young, intermediate percussionists. Interplay between the bass drums with use of dynamics and accents. This will give your marching line students something to do outside of the marching season. Great as a feature in a concert situation.
$15
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Two-rific!
for solo performer on two snare drums
[Level: INT/ADV]
Two-rific! is written for a solo percussionist playing two different pitched snare drums. The piece utilizes rim sounds, muted sounds with the hand, stick-on-stick sounds and clicking sounds in addition to the pitches of the drums with snares on and off.
$6
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West of Williston 
parade drum duet
[Level: EASY/INT]
West of Williston is a duet for Parade Drums with train whistle and suspended cymbal. It was written aboard the historic Empire Builder Amtrak train, around the border of Montana and North Dakota. The use of the train whistle, bell of the suspended cymbal and a shouted “all aboard” evokes memories of that trip. Young percussionists will create the sounds of the train starting, traveling and slowing at its destination.
$10
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Who Be You? 
Gahu ensemble for 6 players
[Level: EASY]
Who Be You? was written especially for Middle School Percussion ensembles. It is an adaptation of Gahu, a recreational dance of the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. It is written for 6 players.
Player I = 2 Cowbells; II = Maracas; III = High Conga;
IV = Low Conga; V = 2 Tom-toms; VI = Floor Tom
$15
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