Marching Percussion and Drumline Composition

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If your drumline needs a book let’s chat! Percussion compositions, drumline music, or pit music can be written for any ability level and any size ensemble. The composition will be balanced across the drumline, and not necessarily focus on the snare section as heavily as many battery books tend to be, this blends the arrangement in a much more musical way. It will also be nicely layered rather than all three sections playing the same rhythms in unison throughout, which allows for depth and also prevents the music from becoming bland. The object is to accompany the marching band or ensemble (not distract from it), hold interest, challenge the members without overwriting, and provide a steady tempo. Many drum books fail to accomplish many of these points and sacrifice drumline performance and pit performance both!

Continuity is also very important to establish between the front ensemble and the drumline. This means that listening demands are minimized front to back because of added underlining drumline technical elements that carry the tempo through the pit, or wind phrases (no matter the drumline drill or field position). This allows the entire group to rely on steady timing which sets the perfect foundation for the entire marching band or ensemble!