Meredith Music Publications

This book was designed for use in a one-semester college percussion methods class or as a quick reference for school band and orchestra directors. It provides concise descriptions and recommendations...

This colorful memoir of the great jazz drummer and witty storyteller recounts his life story and career through tributes, recollections and anecdotes - many of them his own hilarious quips - from more...

Have you ever wanted to know the secrets to success of today's top marching bands and drumlines and how they achieve excellence? This extraordinary study takes you onto the practice field, inside the...

Why does that snare drum sound like a cardboard box? Why don't the pedals on the timpani stay in position? What kind of cymbals should I buy for a drum set? Why does the bass drum rattle when struck?...

This timeless treatise on the professional secrets of percussion performance, written by two of America's most outstanding orchestral percussionists, provides the kind of information that - before thi...

A challenging duet in 5/4 time for two advanced performers. An excellent piece for recital or adjudication.

Winner of the 2004 PAS Composition Contest for percussion quartet, this exciting work is another outstanding composition by a highly regarded composer of percussion music. Suitable for advanced level...

Performers and audiences alike will love these four original works for medium-advanced high school or college-level percussion ensemble. Fun to play and exciting to listen to, each piece can be perfor...

Written specifically for young students with basic percussion training, Rondo uses standard percussion instruments found in most schools. Composed by one of today's leading percussion educators and aw...

These pieces offer this often-neglected percussion group musically satisfying and fun-to-play pieces. The techniques required are rudimentary, and the instruments are usually available to the beginnin...

This book examines every aspect of the snare drum roll and provides resources and valuable knowledge for beginners, experienced musicians, and professionals regardless of their skill level. Through wr...

Escapade is a work in four movements based on the Classical 4 - movement symphonic form. Each of the four movements can stand alone and are perfect for recital, auditions or semester exams. Besides ex...

The duets contained in this publication will aid in developing the rhythmic discipline necessary for band, orchestral and ensemble playing. The 15 duets include the use of frequent dynamic changes, al...

30 Soli für Snare Drum

A collection of fifteen advanced musical duets for performance during recitals, examinations, 'chamber music' portions of band and orchestra concerts, solo and ensemble festivals or simply as a means...

A collection of musically challenging solos and duets. Solos include idiomatic techniques that explore a variety of sound possibilities on snare drum and multiple drums for the intermediate to advance...

The first place winner of the 1989 PAS Composition Contest this five-movement work is of international contest/recital quality.

This outstanding contest solo makes extensive use of dynamics applied to rudimental rhythmic figures. Appearing on state solo lists, Essay has become a standard work for snare drum.

Challenging, demanding, musical and fun! This collection of 19 snare drum solos by world-renowned virtuoso John Pratt, author of the legendary 14 Modern Contest Solos, will set a new standard for rudi...

Inspired by Charley Wilcoxon's Modern Rudimental Swing Solos, these 22 original snare drum solos were written for developing students as well as advanced drummers. Each solo combines rudiments with rh...

This is a collection of musically challenging yet practical solos for the mature beginner through intermediate levels. Left pages contain no rolls, right pages utilize rolls - allowing students to exp...

A unique collection of snare drum solos by three of today's most outstanding rudimental composers. Each composer selected his favorite solos from their highly acclaimed publications by Meredith Music....

Anthony Cirone, a former percussionist of the San Francisco Symphony and Indiana University professor of music, provides a comprehensive performance analysis of snare drum parts for the major symphoni...

Guides to Band Masterworks - with downloadable student workbooks - provides band directors with a ready-made curriculum developed to incorporate comprehensive-musicianship training through quality ban...

This two-volume publication provides guidelines on percussion player and instrument requirements for over 2, 000 concert band and wind ensemble works. It contains helpful information for conductors, s...