This drum score was also for a tune composed by Michael Grey. It’s named after two german pipers both of the name Lisa. One with dark hair and one with blonde hair.
The level of the drum score for this hornpipe was meant to fit the level of experienced drummers and includes a lot of basic pipe band drumming rudiments, such as Continue reading
This drum score was written for a tune composed by Michael Grey called Conrads Hat. It’s named after the hat of a german piper. The tune has a very distinct ending frase which is also noticed in the drum score.
The level of the drum score is meant to fit intermediate level drummers with some knowledge of playing jigs yet it leaves a fed challenging bits such as Continue reading
This weeks drum score was written for an experienced drum corp to be played in an MSR. The drum score was written very recently and with the arranging of B&T’s in mind. Notice, when you play along, that it’s written like the piping music – with one line to be repeated in the 1st and in the 3rd part to two lines non-repeated in the 2nd and in the 4th part. To me the highlight of the tune and the drum score is the first bar of the 4th part, because Continue reading
This drum fanfare was put together for the Copenhagen Caledonia Pipe Band back in 2005. The intention of the difficulty level was that everyone could join in and play it – experienced as well as beginner drummers. The level the drum score can easily be adjusted as well, to the level of the drummers. The fanfare is inspired by so many different drummers and artists – I will explain underneath whom are when in the fanfare. In the afterthought, it’s been easy for me pick-up where I must have gotten the inspiration for the theme piece that begins the fanfare as well as ends it. The pattern of the beat is heavily inspired and sounds a lot like the drum introduction of the Continue reading
This drum score is another one for the tune Sweet Maid of Glendaruel and was written a few years back for a grade 4B to compete at the World Pipe Band Championships. This one is written directly to fit the tune all the way through, but it’s also a bit more daring in the sense of being a little jazzy on the endings. In the first line of the drum score, it’s very much following the beat of the tune – suitable for marching in. Again – like in the other shared drum score for this tune – there’s loads of space to Continue reading
This drum score was written last week in preparation for teaching at a summer school. The tune is written by Michael Grey and is a strong march written in 7/4. The idea of the drum score was to underline the tune with a strong beat1 of each bar and at the same time have enough variations to make it exciting for the players and for the listeners to play and listen to. The dynamics in the drum score is mainly made from Continue reading
This drum score was written a few days ago for a group of students, suggested by one of the students, who had heard the tune played by Balagan in the end of the medley. Since the drum score played in Balagan was too much of a challenge, I wrote another drum score, who better fit the level of the experienced students, yet not on the advanced level. The drum score is made much to support the rhythmic feel in the tune as well as being very rudimental in the way it’s written with for example the Continue reading
This drum score was written back in 2001 for a Danish grade 4 band with a strong drum corp. The piping tune, The Wellington Police Pipers In Australia, is very nice and uplifting, so the idea with the drum score was to bring out the same feeling. The volume should be gentle throughout when playing the drum score – this will also allow some dynamic range to bring out the accents. Notice that there’s no Continue reading
This drum score was written for a grade 4 drum corp and for a very nice tune – Lochanside. The idea was to make the drum score very ensemble secure. For example the first two bars are very much on the beat and in sync with the piping tune. My favourite part of the tune is the transition from line 1 to 2 in the last part, so of course I had to highlight that somehow in the drum score. I decided to make Continue reading
This drum score was written a few years ago for a grade band with a drum corp of experienced players. The march was the last in the march – therefore the fancy ending. In the 7th bar of the drum score (in both parts) I was looking for something to Continue reading
Score of the week this time, was written back in 2013 for a Danish grade 4 band with experienced drummers. The march was part of a march set – being the second last one in the set. The first bar was written to create Continue reading
The score of the week this time around was written last week for a Danish grade 4 band. This would be the reel in their MAP A MSR set. The technical challenges in the drum score is to control the Continue reading
This weeks drum score was written for Holbæk Pipe Band back in 2001 for their medley selection – and a recording of the band competing with this drum score can be found out there in cyberspace on youtube. It was written for a competing grade 3 band and the drum score has some technical challenges which includes the Continue reading
This weeks drum score was written for a two-parted version of the tune Gaelforce Wind. It was written for an experienced grade 4 drum corp to be played in their medley selection. The key to succes with this drum score is, as with many other drum scores, to keep the Continue reading
This drum score was written in 2008 for a grade 4 band who wanted to give it a go with a different 6/8 than the standard 6/8 drum score for the tune Steamboat. The score was written for experienced drummers already knowing about accented rolls and drag movements. The key to succes with the drum score is Continue reading
The drum score of the week shared this time is for a Danish folk tune called “En yndig og frydefuld sommertid”, which means something like “A lovely and joyful summer time”. It’s fitting the weather these days, which is approaching summer like weather.
The drum score was written last year for a Danish grade 4 band who plays this tune as part of their Danish set of different Danish folk tunes. The level of the score was supposed to be for the lightly experienced drummer with most of the technique Continue reading
This drum score was written back in 2006 for a grade 3A band in Scotland to be part of their medley. It’s written for the tune The Crooked Bawbee – a 6/8 slow air. The level of the drum score would fit the experienced drummer. The tricky movement in there, would be the Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score of the week was written back in 1999 in some of my first years of writing drum scores. It was written when I was leading the drum corp of Holbæk Pipe Band and is featured on the “Debut” CD of the band. One very important dynamic volume thing to point out, in order to make the drum score work nicely, is the Continue reading
The drum score of the week this time around is for a 6/8 march for the experienced drummer. It was written back in 2009 for the Balagan concert band to be part of a 6/8 march set. I find the 3rd and 4th part to be really swinging when adding dynamics to the first to bars of the parts. Notice the change of the Continue reading
This drum score for the reel version of The Keel Row was written back in 2008 for a grade 4 band to be the ending of their medley – see the fancy ending of the drum score. The level of the drum score was meant to be challenging for the medley drummers of the grade 4 band without being unachievable. The level of the drum score could be made more difficult by Continue reading