Easy Sheet Music for Percussion

This confidence-building contest and recital favorite features pairs of players -- sometimes both snares, sometimes one snare with bass drum, sometimes bass drum with cymbal -- on identical or highly...

In this creative, fast-paced work (quarter note = 140-152) for young percussionists, every player steps into the solo spotlight at least once before the strong finish in the final bar.

Ensembles will love this terrific 2/4 military march for quartets comprised of snare drum, tenor drum, 2 tom-toms, and bass drum. Exciting rhythmic imitation and spicy dynamic contrast add to the appe...

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This grade 2 work is performed antiphonally with 2 teams of 3 players each. The spirit of the work can be enhanced with the use of some theatrics by the performers which will result in a fun experienc...

First published by Kendor in 1961, this perennial concert favorite casts young percussionists in a variety of solo, duo, trio and tutti roles to develop their ensemble and part-independence skills. Th...

This work was inspired by the drums used in Japanese music. It may be performed by four players or more, so long as the balance is maintained. To play it, you will need 1 conga (percussion 1), 2 bass...

The title is a play on words. At a dance invariably a couple will approach the leader of the band in between tunes and say 'Howa Bouta Cha-cha'' Latin music is an excellent choice for large percussion...

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...

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...

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...

This percussion ensemble (requiring 5 players) is an upbeat piece with the feeling reflecting a dance groove from medieval music. Although written in 6/8 time, parts of the composition use a polyrhyth...

This is an arrangement of Canada's national anthem for percussion ensemble. The two Bells parts create a nice duet while the Timpani and non pitched instruments add support. It can be performed as a B...

An ensemble for five players. Written with the Junior High School level in mind. Instruments required: 2 timpani, snare drum, 2 tom-toms, cymbals, bass drum. Easy.