This weeks shared drum score was written for a band in Malta. The tune was written by Bob Worrall in honour of Bob Cooper of Winnipeg – a piper from Canada, and the dad of one of my very good friends (also a piper himself) Blair Cooper. It’s very nice tune, which to me Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for the Cross Borders Pipe Band – for the MSR. We’re going to compete with this at the World Championships in Glasgow this year (2024). This past weekend we had a band rehersal weekend in Copenhagen and, we had planned to finish it off by performing in public at Kongens Nytorv right next to The Royal Theatre and famous Nyhavn. However unsteady weather meant that we thought we could spend the time better rehersing inside. Anyhow.
The drum score starts off with a Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for a MAP tunes competition march set for a local grade 4 band, and was meant to be played in the middle of the set. The difficulty level is for the drummer at the experienced level, however it could be a great challenge for a beginner drummer. The most challenging pieces in there are Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for the march The Pipers Cave, and is the opening tune of a march set to play in grade 4 competitions. Apart from the Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score is connected to the shared drum score of last week. It was to be played prior to last weeks final drum score of their march set. It’s a rather simple yet slightly updated drum score of a previously shared drum score to the very same tune. Again this drum score a very straight forward and meant to Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for a local grade 4 band to be played in their march set for competitions on the European mainland. It was meant to fit the basic level of their drummers. This was the very last march set in their competition set, which is why I thought I would add that Continue reading
This weirdly name tune is a part of a 4/4 march competition set of a local Danish pipe band, and was written for their level (beginner), as the last tune of their march set. Since it’s a one parted tune, they play it twice. Again the material in there is fairly basic – 7-stroke rolls, flams and triplets – so it’s suitable for a lot of drum corps. The space in the drum score and the relative easy difficulty level leaves a lot of room for Continue reading
This drum score was also written for a local Danish grade 4b band as part of their 4/4 competition set. It’s the second tune of their set. All the elements made to build this drum score are very basic – 7 stroke rolls, flams, triplets and a few longer rolls. Again this drum score is suitable for Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written a year ago for a local Danish grade 4b band for their 4/4 competition set. It’s the third tune in their set. The drum score itself is pretty straight forward with a lot of basic elements such as the 7 stroke roll, triplets and flams aswell as a few 13’s and 25-stroke rolls. It’s written to fit a very basic level of drumming and suitable for Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for a local grade 4b band to be played in their 4/4 competition march set. The tune itself is rather catchy I think, so the aim here was not to make the drum score too disruptive. The technique elements used in the score is rather basic, perhaps with the exception of the 19 stroke rolls in there. Since the drum score is so relatively easy, then there’s a lot of room for Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written a number of years on request by a drumming student of mine who wanted to play this tune with one of his piper friends who knew this tune The Highland Wedding already. I’ve never really been a particular fan of the tune, but I’ve played in many bands and with a lot of different drum scores. Most famous is probably the Jim Kilpatrick drum score for this tune which seems to be almost a “massed bands” drum score for grade 1 drummers.
This drum score was meant to fit the experienced beginner drummer looking for a challenge or the straight up experienced drummer. It’s got a few challenging Continue reading
This drum score was also written for a local pipe band, and was made for the lovely tune “I Skovens Dybe Stille Ro”, which is a Danish folk tune – sort of a slow march/air. The name (ironically) means “In the deep silence of the forest”. The band decided to play it twice at the end of their Danish Selection of traditional Danish tunes. First time through with only the pipers playing, and then with the drummers coming in on the 2nd time through the tune. I think this arrangement work superbly and because it’s played twice and because the drummers Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for a local pipe band, as to be the first of their new 4/4 march set. The level is for the experienced drummer. In this particular drum score I decided to go for a lot of single runs of 5. The tune has a lot of long notes which leaves a lot of space for either drumming or silence from the drummers. Here, I chose the first in most cases.
I guess the most challenging part of the drum score is in the very first bar of part 2, where there’s a lot of triplets and Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score is the last in a set of three 4/4 marches. It was written for a local grade 4 band with an aim to compete in Scotland. In Denmark, this tune is often played in a 4/4 set of Scotland The Brave, Wings & Rowan Tree, so I’ve heard this tune lots of times. However, this if the first time I’ve written a specific drum score for this tune.
The technical level of the drum score matches that of the precious 2 shared drum scores – sort of in between Continue reading
This drum score was written as the 2nd piece of a 4/4 set – and for a local grade 4 pipe band aiming towards competing. The technical level of the drum score follows the level of last weeks shared drum score, with lots of the same rhythmical patterns.
I’ve got some chips written out for this drum score as well. Get in touch with me, if you’re interested in getting those, and I will Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for a local grade 4 band. It was going to be the opener of their competition set with the aim to compete at the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland.
I’ve always enjoyed the uplifting spirit of the 4/4 march type. Let there be more 4/4 marches in pipe band! Generally. This drum score is fairly straight forward to the tune and has a lot of different movements, such as Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written as an intro to a medley for a band of experienced players. In this particular version they played the tune without repeats (I guess to make room for longer tunes later on in the selection). I decided to make a small change in the 2nd part to create a better overall flow – you can hear the change being played in the recording although it’s not written into the drum score sheet. There are some challenging Continue reading
Finally a different drum score for this famous massed bands tune typically played to with a standard massed bands drum score. This particular drum score was written for a local Danish pipe band to be played in a competition. The level of the drum score is meant to fit the beginner level drummers. However there are a few demanding patterns in there, such as Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written for the 2/4 march “Brown Haired Maiden”. It’s written for a local Danish pipe band for the somewhat experienced beginner level, to eventually be played in a competition set. Ideally it’s written to allow for a crescendo to build up during 3rd & 4th bar of both parts. It should be playable by most beginners, however there are few challenges in the drum score, such as the Continue reading
This weeks shared drum score was written in 2020 for a tiny local Danish pipe band with just one snare drummer. He wanted something specific for the tune, so I wrote this drum score for him. Notice that the form/structure of this particula score is 1, 1, 2, 1, so no repeat of the 2nd part. It’s written for the more experienced beginner level. It has some challenges build in – for example the Continue reading