Jr. High

Please contact Tammy Vanderpaardt with questions regarding the Jr. High literature.
vanderpaardt@comcast.net
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Middle School Repertoire

Snare Drum

REQUIRED PIECE                                                                        

Drum Corps On Parade from “Modern Contest” – John Pratt  – Med. (2 min.)

SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE                                                        

The Bomb – Marty Hurley  – Med. (2 min.)
Colonial Capers – John Beck  – Adv. (3:30 min.)
Crash Landing – Marty Hurley  – Adv. (2 min.)
Cut and Shoot – Fred Hoey  – Easy (1 min.)
Diddle Griddle from “Shazam Book” – John Pollard  – Easy
First Flight – Marty Hurley – Easy (2:20 min.)
For What Four from “Contemporary Rudimental” – Lalo Davila  – Med (1 min.)
King of the Nile – John Wooton  – Easy (1 min.)
Licorice and Molasses from “Modern Contest” – John Pratt  – Med. (2 min.)
Para Flams #7 from “Rudimental Cookbook” – Edward Freytag  – Easy (1 min.)
The Peach Grove Drummer – Alan Abel – Adv. (2 min.)
Stick Licks from “Shazam Book” – John Pollard – Easy
Stick To It – Neil Sylvia – Easy (1 min.)

Sonatino from “Masterpieces for Marimba” – Page 3 – Clementi – No Repeats

SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE         

2 Mallets

Anasazi – Alice Gomez – Medium (4:30 min.)
Chant for Marimba – Mitchell Peters – Easy (3 min.)
Dance of the Hippolollipops – Earl Hatch – Med/Easy (3 min.)
Etude 1955 – Earl Hatch – Med/Easy (2 min.)
Masterpieces for Marimba – Page 7 – Telemann – Med/Easy (3 min.)
Masterpieces for Marimba – Page 16-17 – Corelli – Med/Easy (3 min.)
Mountain Paths – Nathan Daughtrey – Med/Easy

 4 Mallets

Sea Refractions – Mitchell Peters – Advanced (5 min.)
Teardrops – Mitchell Peters – Advanced (5 min.)
Waves – Mitchell Peters – Advanced (3 min.)

Timpani

REQUIRED PIECE

Etude # 1 from “Intermediate Timpani” – Mitchell Peters – 2 Timpani – Easy (2 min.)

SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE                                                        

Big Kettles – John Beck (Kendor) – 2 Timpani – Easy    
El Gran Temblor – Lalo Davila (RowLoff) – 2 Timpani – Med. (3:25 min.)
Etude # 2 from “Intermediate Timpani” – Mitchell Peters (Mitchell Peters) – 2 Timpani – Easy (1 min.)
Grand Teton – John Beck (Kendor) – 2 Timpani – Med/Adv
Introduction and Allegro – Saul Goodman (Belwin Mills) – 3 Timpani – Med. (4 min.)
Monster Stomp from “Shazam” – John Pollard (RowLoff) – 4 Timpani – Easy (1 min.)
Rondino – Mitchell Peters (Mitchell Peters) 
Scherzo for Three Timpani – Mitchell Peters (Mitchell Peters) – 3 Timpani – Med. (3 min.)
Snake River – John Beck (Kendor) – 2 Timpani – Med/Adv 

Multiple Percussion

REQUIRED PIECE

Etude #2 from “Intermediate Multi Solos – Mitchell Peters

SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE                                                         

Accent Fever – Todd Ukena (Southern Music) – Easy
Facets – Russell (G. Schirmer) – Med/Easy
The Inverted Pyramid – John Beck (Kendor) – Adv.
Oh Well from “Shazam” – John Pollard (RowLoff) – Easy
Macros – Jared Spears (Barnhouse) – Med/Easy
Motion – Lynn Glassack (Kendor) – Medium
Multiplicities – Murray Houliff (Kendor) – Med/Easy
Nelker March – Cort McClaren (Ludwig Music) – Adv.
Nomad – Tom Gauger – Medium
Pow Wow – Morris Goldenberg – Easy
Promenade – Jared Spears (Barnhouse) – Medium
Rockin’ Rowls from “Shazam” – John Pollard (RowLoff) – Easy
Rondino – Christian (Creative Music) – Easy
Simpleblox – John Pollard (RowLoff) – Med/Easy

Percussion Ensemble

SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE
Assimilation – Anthony Cirone (Alfred) – 6 Players – Medium
Ceremonium – Jared Spears (Barnhouse) – 8 Players – Med/Adv (4:05 min.)
Drum Check – Elliot DelBorgo (Kendor) – 6 Players – Medium (3:45 min.)
Dynamo – Jared Spears (Barnhouse) – 5 Players – Medium (5:00 min.)
Encounter – Thomas O’Conner (Barnhouse) – 5 Players – Medium (3:25 min.)
Evening News – Chris Brooks (RowLoff) 10 Players – Med/Easy (2:49 min.)
Fanfare for the Common Percussionist – John Beck (Kendor) – 6 Players – Easy (2:30 min.)
Final Pursuit – Chris Brooks (RowLoff) – 12 Players – Medium (3:49 min.)
Lost Souls – Nathan Daughtrey (C. Alan Publications) – 5 Players – Med/Easy (3:30 min.)
Rhythmsicles Collections – 8 Ensembles (Row Loff) – Various Composers – Various Levels
Sketches of the Orient – Brian Mason (RowLoff) – 11-12 Players – Med/Adv (4:01 min.)
Songo Concertino – Michael Eubanks (Tapspace) – 9 Players – Easy (2:30 min.)
Synergy – Chris Crockrell (RowLoff) – 4 Players – Med/Easy (3:18 min.)
Tale of the Dragon – Brian Slawson (Tapspace Productions) – Large Ensemble – Easy (1:46 min)
Technology – Jim Casella (Tapspace) – 8 Players – Med/Easy (3:45 min.)
The Winding River – Tom O’Conner (Barnhouse) – 6 Players – Easy (3:00 min.)