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SnoreDrumSolos
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by John H. Beck

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Delevan, New York 14042-0278' U.S.A
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'tOIntermediote SnoreDrumSolos iso collectiondesignedwithtwo purposesin mind.One is to
orovidethe intermediote snoredrummerwithmusicolsolos thoi con be performedfor vorious
occosionssuch os recitols,festivolevents,ond lessons,Theother purposeis to providethe inter-
mediotesnoredrummerwitho hond-to-hondstyleof ployingthot willestoblish good technique
ond eose in lt
reoding. is importontto followoll sticking
ond dynomic morkingsthroughout eoch
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Eoch solo hoso metronomemorkingot whichthe soloisto be performed.Forthosedrummers

rvitho more odvonced technique,the metronomemorkingcon be increosedto moke the solo
rnorechollenging.An odvonced drummercould olso usethesesolosos o reodingchollengeof o
veryfosttempo.

t is my hope thot thisbook willprovideenjoyoblesnoredrum solosfor not only the intermediote

drummerbut moreodvonced ployersos well,

- o h n H. B ec k

John H. Beck
John Beck wos o member of the U,S,Morine Bond for fouryeorsbefore joining
the RochesterPhi|hormonic os principo|percussioąist'łn
l959 ond becoming
principoltimponistin 1962.WithBM ond MM degrees fromthe EostmonSchool
of Music,he currentlyheods the percussiondeportmentthere ond conducts
the EostmonPercussionEnsemble

He hos mode solo oppeoronces withthe RochesferPhilhormonicOrchestro,

the EostmonWind Ensemble,the Syrocuse(NY)Wind Ensernble,the
ChoutouquoBond,MemphisStoteBond,RochesterChomber Orchestroond Filhormonio
Pomorskoin Polond.Other performingond teoching engogements hove token him to oll corners
of the worldincludingLuxembourg,Russio,Jopon, Denmork,ond Brozil.As o recordingortist,he
hos recordedforthe CRl,Turnobout, Morkond Heritogelobels.

uohn wos instrumentolin bringingthe PercussiveArtsSociety(PAS)to Rochesterfor theirfirstinter-

notionolconvention,of which he performedPhillipLombro's"TwoPictures."He is o Post President
.l999
of PAS ond in wos inducted into the prestigiousPAS Hollof Fome, Thotsome yeor he
received on oword fromthe Arts& CultureCouncil of Greoter Rochesterfor contributions to the
ońs.|n Moy l997 he o|soreceivedthe Eisenhort teoching
Aword in recognitionof distinguished
fromthe EostmonSchoolof Music.
 10 lntermediate
Snare DrumSolos
by John H. Beck

Gontents
Title Grade Page

l.SingleSticklt .....3 ....2

This solocan be usedto leam thehand-to-hand techniqueof snaredrumming.Each eighthnoteis playedwith thealtematehand.
This type of playing rcpresentsthe bestsĘle for ease of playing and reading.

2.Ffamlt .....3 .....1

The grace notesprcceding the main note in a flam will not alter the basic hand-to-handpaftem.lf the grace noteswere takenaway,
fłllśso/o wouldbe a hand-to-handstyle similarto Single Stick lt, The flam only changesthe sound.Play the grace notes softerthan
the mainnote.

3. Th e Echo . ........3
This solo representsa questionand answersĘle of playing much like an echo effect. Each loud paftemis fottowedby a softerpaftem.
Itis absolutely necessaryto obseruethe dynamicsto achieve the conect musicaleffectfrom this solo.A tom-tomcoutdbe usedfor
the softerpaftemsif desired.

4. Sp ace 3 ... ... ....8

Count carcfullyin this solo. The long silencescreated by the rests mustbe countedcarefully.lt is a good idea to alwayscount six beats
in each measurc. Sticking, accentsand dynamicshelp to give the solo a feeling of space.
5.FiveToNine .....3+ ...i0
Five stroke and nine stroke rollsare foundin mosf snare drum music.Ińis so/o will help to developcontrolof theserol/s' Keep a
steadytempoand even rolls.

6.Ruff 1t... ........3+ ...12

Like the flam, the grace notesin a ruff will not alterthe basic hand-to-handstyleof playing.lt is impoftantto pertormthe grace notes
cleanlybutnot louderthanthemainnote.

T.ParadiddleWaltz ........3+ ...11

The paradiddle representsboth singleand double sticking.To peńorm theparadiddlecorrectly,there mustbe an accenton the frrst
note followedby three softer notes.Whenthe dynamicr.ssofi, fhe accent must stillbe peiormed and followedby three sofiernofes.
Theremust be a waltz feeling throughoutfńis so/o.

S.MixingltUp. ......4 ...16

The eighthnoteremainsthe samethrcughoutthisso/o.Ihl.sconceptgivesthe solothe feelingof a marchat timesand a walŻ'at other
times. The firsttwo measutes set the feelingfor the solo.Always keep a steadytempoand play the accentscarefully.

9. Syncopated .. .....4
Syncopatedńythms are fun to play, howeverthey mustbe countedcarefully. All stickingpaftemsln fńl.sso/oare basedon a
hand-to.handstyle similarto S'ng/eSf'bk lt. lf the stickingis followed,the syncopation becomes easy to peńorm.

Slow-Fast ....4 ...20

This soloaltematesbetweena slowand fasttempo.The fastertempois doublethetempoof the slowtempo.Be carefulnot to rush.

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