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Keshi
February 9th, 2008, 07:16 pm
If this isn't the right place to put this, I am so sorry!
I am looking for a snare drum solo for this competition. I really have no experience on the snare, and I'm also doing two marimba solos, a timpani solo, and three marimba duets for the same competition. Therefore it needs to be as easy as possible! Below is the list of approved solos, but I have no idea which one to pick. Please let me know if you have ever played or heard any of these and remember, I am looking for the easiest one. Any videos or recordings would also be extremely helpful! Thanks :D

Stuart's System for Success (Beck)
Three Dances for Solo Snare (Benson)
Suite for Solo Snare Drum (Frock)
Crash Landing (Hurley, Marty)
The Phancy Phantom (Hurley, Marty)
The Clave King (Hurley, Marty)
Nitaka Dawn [Yama Mama Moto] (Kastuck, Steve)
G.L.S. (Keown)
The Musical Snare Drummer (Keown)
Rudimental March (Knain/Gilgenast)
Movin' In (Kristensen)
Stick Shift (Kristensen)
Second Suite for Solo Snare Drum (LaRosa, Michael)
Contemporary Contest Solo for Snare (LaRosa, Michael)
All-State Snare Drum Solo no. 2 (Lepuk, Alexander)
Three Styles Suite (Leu)
The Meter Beater (Morey)
Coordination (Pratt)
Exhibition Snare Drum Solo no. 1 (Price, Paul)
All-State Drummer (Schinstine)
Speed Trap (Spede)
Snare Drum Solo (Tuthill, G.)
Punctuality (Varner)

Pantalaimon10
February 19th, 2008, 03:51 pm
Generally anything with 'rudimental' in the name is going to be pretty easy. But if you want jaw-dropping easy, look for Edward Freytag's collection called "The Rudimental Cookbook".