This weeks score of the week was used as an intro to a medley played back in 2001 by a grade 4 band of combined bands, pipers and drummers to compete at the Danish Championships same year. The drum score is based on a standard 2/4 march score, with variations to fit to the piping tune. Beneath the snare score, there’s a layout for a bass/tenor score that could be split/voiced out to multiple tenors. Arranging a drum score like this, would be a great way to Continue reading
Following last weeks 9/8 march comes another traditional 9/8 march. This weeks drum score was written to fit an intro to a medley of a grade 4 band. It was written bearing in mind that we’d have to march into a circle whilst playing it. Therefore the drum score is Continue reading
The theme of the scores for the month of May will be medley openers. Although this drum score was originally written as an intro to a march set. This 9/8 score was written to be easy to walk in to for the corps and to give a nice steady yet uplifting introduction to the march set. This tune could of course also work as an intro to a medley. Very few things has changed in the drum score since it was written back in 2006. For example we would now play Continue reading