This weeks score of the week was written in 2007 for the Balagan concert band. It was the second reel in our medley selection. Although a reel, we repeated both parts. This score turned out to be one of the more challenging in that particular selection – especially the single run in the 2nd part. This was changed with the drum corp as we where playing it, because Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written more than eight years ago for an experienced drum corp of a grade 4 band. It was written to be the opener of a medley selection. In the first line, I focused on maintaining a good solid beat – for the walk in. The drum score is structured in the way that line 2, 3 and 4 of part 1 is also played as line 2, 3, and 4 in part 2 – as you hear it on the drumming recording attached below. The few challenges in the are more so challenging on the musical aspect than from a technical view. They way I see it, it’s all about Continue reading
The score of the week this time around is for the waltz Ass In The Graveyard. The drum score was written back in 2001 as to be the ending of a grade 4 medley of a Danish band. The it was played was 1st part, 2nd part and then 1st part once more. Level wise, this drum score was written to fit any beginner drummer aswell as to be able to express Continue reading
This weeks score was written 9 years ago for a Danish pipe band to play in their march selection. The level of the drum corp at the time was beginner – experienced, which is reflected in this score. There’s a few tricky, yet commonly used single runs and roll movements in there, that could be quite challenging for some. However this should be Continue reading
This weeks score of the week was written only one week ago. The drum score was written for a grade 4B drum corp of drummers who hasn’t played a jig drum score before as a corp and where each individual player has very little or no experience playing jigs. The drum corp consist of players of different levels, but all on a somewhat beginner level, who doesn’t always get to play all together at once.
The idea of the drum score was to make an easy score, to introduce the 6/8 jig feel and idiom without making each player worry too much about the technical aspect. However, there is a few tough Continue reading
A new month – new theme. Drum scores for beginner drummers.
This first drum score of November was written in 2007 for a grade 4 band, as to be the last march in a march set. The tune has a lot of long notes which is also reflected in the drum score. The level of the drum score is aimed towards the experienced beginner having lots of Continue reading
This last drum score of the week in the month of September, was written back in 2012 as the last march in a MAP march set of four 2-parted marches. In this drum score the idea was to create some highlights for the bas&tenors – for example in the Continue reading
This drum score was written to be part of a MAP march set – following 72nds Farewell to Aberdeen. The drum score was made a bit more interesting than for example the intro march, with the amount of triplets in there – places which would allow the tenors to add some excitement in there. Also the score has quite a few Continue reading
The drum score for this tune was written back in 2007 to follow 72nds Farewell to Aberdeen (shared last week) in a MAP tunes set. Again the aim of the score was to accompany the piping tune very close to help the overall ensemble presentation. The two most difficult rudiments in there to master is probably the Continue reading
A new month – a new theme. This month it’ll be 2 parted MAP marches suitable for grade 4 bands to play in competition.
This first drum score of the week of September was originally written back in 2007 for a grade 4 band to play at the Worlds when they had the first go of this MAP system. Back then, grade 4 bands only had to play 2 two parted marches in grade 4B. This drum score was written to be Continue reading
The last score of the week for this month is for another traditional reel Sleepy Maggie. It was made to fit into a MSR Map A set following last weeks shared drum score for The Fairy Dance. When writing this drum score, I thought of keeping it simple and with a lot of down beat to help the overall ensemble presentation. The score should be able for all drum corps to play – I think. The most difficult movement in there Continue reading
This score of the week was written 2 years ago to fit into a MAP A MSR of two 2-parted marches, two 2-parted strathspeys and two 2-parted reels. This was put in as being the first reel. As you can see in the score, we came into the reel from a Continue reading
This score was made for a 2-parted strathspey and followed last weeks shared drum score for Seonaidhs Tune in a medley for a grade 4 band. The drum score was made to follow the tune quite a lot, to create a Continue reading
The drum score for this weeks score of the week was written for a Danish grade 4 pipe band with an experienced drum corp back in 2008 to fit in a medley right after a slow air. The pipers would start the tune by them selves, and then the drummers would follow along.
This particular score has a lot of Continue reading
The theme of the shared scores of the week of August will be 2 parted drum scores suitable for both grade 4b and 4a medleys. This first one was written for grade 4 band in Denmark back in 2008. It was written to fit the level of drummers who had not play other stuff than the standard marches. The challenge here was to make a score that wasn’t too difficult yet still had some stuff in there to work on. Therefore I introduced the Continue reading
It’s reel time. This two parted reel drum score was also written for a Scottish grade 3 band to fit into a competition medley. The score has the classic repeat in the double forte of the first part, but in the Continue reading
This two parted jig followed last weeks jig in a medley of a Scottish grade 3A band. This drum score was written to make a nice flow with the melody as well as being easy to control and memorize. There’s quite a few short roll movements in there that could be opened up to spice up the drum score or to simply challenge yourself in playing swiss-ruffs instead of rolls. When arranging the drum corp with a piper from the pipe corp, he (the piper) came up with idea of Continue reading
Following last weeks 2 parted intro hornpipe – the theme for this months drum scores will be 2 parted tunes to fit in a medley. The drum score for this jig was written in 2006 for a Scottish grade 3 band for their medley. The jig was the first of two traditional jigs in that particular medley (the second one will follow next week). The drum score has quite a few challenging flam movement that could be made easier (if needed) by for example Continue reading
Here’s a 2015 version of the drum score that I wrote in 1999. I’ve changed a few of the patterns in there to make it more fluent (for example the beginning of the drum score). However the most drastic change Continue reading
This drum score was written in 1999 back around the time when I started writing drum scores. It was written to be the intro of a medley in a grade 3 band. It’s rather funny revisiting old scores, that I’d forgotten about. I found that if I would have to write it all over again today, I’d probably Continue reading