Sheet Music Downloads by Murray Houllif

Series Mallet Solo. Grade 3-4+ Features Mallet Solo (Unaccompanied). The solos in this set may be played on bells, xylophone, vibes or marimba with equal success. Diverse styles include rock, jazz, La...

Written by one of the world's most accomplished snare drum and drum set artists, Roy Burns shows you how to develop and improve your playing by applying written snare drum solos to the drum set. This...

Based on the drum set artistry of Roy Burns, this fantastic book will improve the drummer's left hand technique, bass drum control, hand-to-hand coordination, overall speed, and rhythmic creativity in...

For contest, recital or private studio, these 10 grade 3-4 duets are playable on any mallet instrument, and mallet/roll suggestions are included. The rock, jazz, ethnic, march, waltz, and contemporary...

For general music and instrumental class use, each of the six small ensemble pieces in this collection offers a fun, exciting way to foster and encourage musical creativity and self-expression. They m...

The goal of this book is to acquaint grade 3-4 players with various beats, solo suggestions and techniques which will enable them to excel in the jazz ensemble in a solo and chart-reading capacity. St...

All the gaiety and joie de vivre of Paris in the late 19th century is depicted in this frolicking sextet for common percussion instruments. The energy and excitement of this grade 4 setting is guarant...

This colorful arrangement for common percussion instruments features all the excitement, mystery, ferocity and sweetness of the great orchestral original by Modest Moussorgsky. Changes in dynamics mus...

maestoso, the exciting allegro, and the horse-trot allegretto brillante in 6/8 time. Because of its high energy and dramatic flair, it's the perfect program opener or closer.

Selected from the lute and guitar literature by masters from the Elizabethan, Renaissance, Classical and Romantic periods, these 10 grade 3-5 transcriptions are perfect for the 4-mallet marimbist and...

These 9 grade 4-6 editions are culled from Peter Illych Tschaikowsky's symphonic and piano repertoire. All are playable on a low A marimba, and 5 are also playable on vibes.

This grade 4 sextet is an authentic mambo with an irresistible, even danceable beat! Featuring syncopated rhythms, independent and unison passages, and dynamic contrast, the instrumentation includes c...

This octet for common instruments features a serene, enchanted, harmonized Spanish melody in a beguine style. Rhythms are limited to quarter, eighth, sixteenth and simple syncopations which are perfec...

This 79-page book is the result of Roy Burns' incredible career covering more than 60 years as a first-class drummer with Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, The Merv Griffin Show, etc. and as a highly succe...

Written in a variety of musical styles -- jazz, rock, Latin, classical, ethnic, march -- these ten grade 3-4 duets for concert, recital or classroom study are playable by two or more musicians (two co...

This snappy 2/4 march for grade 2 musicians employs thigh and tummy pats, foot taps, and whispered vocal syllables emulating cymbal crashes. A wonderful vehicle for teaching interdependent quarter, ei...

What better excuse can there be for stomping feet, clapping hands, or snapping fingers than this fiery Spanish theme?! Written in 3/4 meter and marked allegro con fuoco, this number will keep everyone...

For any group of musicians in multiples of four (2 copies of each part provided), this body percussion number features trendy dance rhythms performed with foot stomps, vocal sounds, and an array of ha...

A fast paced gallop featuring hand claps, thigh and tummy pats, and foot stomps for grade 4 musicians. There's even a bit of horse- like snorting. This is a fun piece to rehearse and a guaranteed crow...

This new grade 3-4 collection of 8 body percussion quartets teaches basic musical and ensemble skills in a variety of styles - rock, jazz, Latin, flamenco, march, country, hoedown, Gaelic and funky. U...

The eight solos contained in this grade 3-5 collection are suitable for any performing venue or pedagogy. Techniques of tuning, muffling, double-stops and staccato-legato are employed. Styles include...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 5-6 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). The six solos in this collection were inspired by the nicknames of some of the greatest baseball players of all time - all inducte...

This solo collection for contest, recital, audition and lessons presents ten solo originals. 8 are written for two timpani, and 2 are written for three drums. Only the last solo requires just a few tu...

Intended as a follow-up to Murray's collection for young timpanists, the solos in this volume present developing players with a mix of technical challenges-- pitch changes, rolls, staccato and legato...

While the 9 duets in this collection are certainly suitable for recitals, they were primarily designed for studio teaching and pedagogy. Various contemporary styles of drum set playing are represented...