LudwigMasters Percussion Series

Snare Drum Methods, Studies

Important Avenues for Today's Jazz Drummer by Sperie Karas deals with the bossa nova, the samba, the 4/4 Afro-Cuban Rhythm, as well as the hi-hat, ride rhythm exercises, the shuffle, 5/4 rhythm, and b...

The pieces in Bruce Corrigan's Solos for the Developing Timpanist were written to provide solos for solo and ensemble contest, to provide solo material for the young timpanist to have fun practicing a...

This advanced solo for snare drum emphasizes dynamic control and precise sticking. Grade 4, Duration ca. 3'

Medium-level percussion quartet filled with deep toms and primal metal sounds.

TINMAN is a flashy, fun percussive tour de force, with three of the six performers playing on aluminum trash cans. Appealing to players of all ages and skill levels, the work eschews the dry concert h...

An intricate work inspired by the famous ride of Paul Revere, this composition teaches a myriad of skills and techniques important to percussion students and is also ideal for contest or festival perf...

Suppose your students went to a yard sale, bought all kinds of interesting items, and returned to school to play a concert with those items? Yeah, we think it would be really cool, too. Such is the pr...

Nuance abounds in this superlative work for young percussionists. Musicality will take precedence over bombast and reward the players with increased musical skills. A quartet of percussionists using f...

Two-mallet playing is all that is required from mallet players in this jubilant work. The single non-pitched percussionist must carry a triangle beater in one hand along with a snare drum stick, creat...

The ever-moving, pulsating drive gives this exciting work its quite apt title. Only two timpani are needed, there is sufficient repetition to make learning parts easy, and the work sparkles with excit...

An exciting work for younger performers, BATTLE SCENE uses three mallet players and three non-pitched percussionists to weave a description of an imaginary battle. Two-mallet playing is required. Ther...

A melodic excursion for percussion, the work's primary difficulty is in a mallet switch in the percussion part. The tempo is bright to keep all players on their toes. Solidly and pedagogically written...

Eight players salute the street around which many of our communities began. This work is a celebration of the indomitable spirit with which our communities were built.

The perfect tool for teaching percussionists balance and blend, SECONDS IN TIME is melodic, not "drummy" and bombastic. The work is not overly reliant upon technique, focusing instead on acquiring mus...

Created with the developing percussion ensemble in mind, Snowfall Dances is a work with few technical difficulties. The focus should remain on balance and blend. All must be treated in such a manner t...

The Mad Hatter is one of Lewis Carroll's most unusual characters from ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. At a tea party with the March Hare, the Hatter, and a Cheshire Cat, Alice is bombarded with ridd...

Written to expose young percussionists to ABA form, easy mallet parts, and delicacy of approach, WINTER WARMTH is scored for ten players. The work will be a remarkable change of pace for programming a...

Imagine a tasty Latin groove--in 3/4 time!There's enough repetition to make learning the work easy and that infectious groove will have everyone enthralled. A wonderful first published work from a you...

Based on Debussy's original work of the same title from the Children's Corner, this piece captures the different perspectives of falling snow. A balanced blend of sonorities, the piece combines elemen...

Based on Debussy's original work of the same title from the Children's Corner, this piece captures the different perspectives of falling snow. A balanced blend of sonorities, the piece combines elemen...

A work for percussion ensemble of eight or more players (11 is ideal), this work may be utilized indoors or outside. It is visually and musically appealing, and just downright fun!

You can handle a host of performance options with this versatile and engaging work. Standard drum line instrumentations, Winter Guard groups, or indoor percussion ensembles will find this a treat to p...