V. Battery Blitz
Here is the full performance of the fifth movement of Five Petite Movements, by Chris Roode.
To hear your individual part please scroll down!
The Full Performance
The Individual Parts
Play Along: Bass Drum
Play Along: Cymbals
Play Along: Snare Drum
Play Along: Tenor Drum
About the piece
From the publisher: Written for beginning percussion ensemble with approximately one month of experience, Five Petite Movements by Chris Roode is a great way to showcase new percussionists in performance. You have the option of choosing only a selection of movements (1–2 minutes each) or the entire suite (8 minutes). Additionally, different performers may be assigned to the movements to create a mini percussion ensemble concert.
Scored for four or more players, parts may be doubled, tripled, or otherwise multiplied to accommodate the group’s size. Available for purchase here.
From the Percussion Pal team: With each of the movements of this piece, we started by asking what kind of sounds do we want, especially in the movements that are open instrumentation and allow for flexibility. This movement offers a traditional view of a battery percussion section, which is a great opportunity to show young students the role of each instrument in this setting.
As with the other movements, we want to get the best possible sound out of each instrument. This presents the opportunity of demonstrating bass drum and crash cymbal technique for the first time, and the challenge of making consistently good sounds to your students. We have found that crash cymbals can present some difficulty to young students, especially if they are using 18’’ cymbals. If you find that the performer is struggling with endurance, don’t hesitate to have them use 16’’ cymbals. The lighter pair of cymbals will allow them to work on the crash and muffling technique without the added weight of the 18’’ pair. As your students get comfortable with the movement, start to show them the different chamber music skills that can be instilled in music like this - for example, have them discover the relationship of the crash cymbal and bass drum part (where they play consistently together, who leads and who follows, where do their parts differ or play off of each other), and start to balance the voices in the ensemble (how loud is the snare drum related to the tenor drum, should the bass drum be felt more than heard, or should it really drive the ensemble).
If you have any questions or comments about this, please don’t hesitate to contact us so we can talk more about this awesome piece!