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Game Day Grabbers: Grooves Good-to-Go
This collection showcases ten stadium grooves arranged with an eye toward brevity and ease of use, with special consideration for the month of October in football season: a time when it might be nice to throw something fresh into the rotation of beats, but when you don’t have all the time in the world to rehearse new music. If you’re looking to spice up your line’s repertoire, grab something off the shelf that’s ready to go!
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Fat Matt’s Street Sliders — From FatMattDrums: Six quick and tasty cadences, each arranged with beef (a more challenging arrangement) and with chicken (a more accessible arrangement) so that you can always find something that works for you!
Beats for the Street — From Marching Monk: Fifteen cadences in three volumes (or individually) whose vocabulary is broadly accessible to lines with a wide range of skill levels, so you never have to compromise creativity for playability!
$10.00 Digital Download, Individual Pieces
$30.00 Digital Download, Volumes of 5 Pieces
To The Snap — From mtn-land: Twelve high-octane stadium/arena grooves to really get your audience moving. Whether you've got time to kill, or you're trying to sneak in something quick between plays, these are sure to make a statement!
Track & Burn — From Tapspace: Eight street beats and six stadium grooves that you can chew on. This book includes the six groovy street beats I wrote for the NC State drumline, and then some! If you like fat beats, and you’ve got some hands to show off, you will love this collection from Tapspace!!
$50.00 Hardcopy
$19.00 Digital Downloads of Individual Pieces
The subtitle of this collection is Streetbeats and Stadium Grooves You Can Chew On. I agree with that description, as these pieces contain some of the most advanced rudimental rhythmic content in print today. It will take considerable individual and ensemble rehearsal time to put these pieces together with the consistency and accuracy required. The demonstration Virtual Drumline (VDL) recordings provided have been expertly mixed and are excellent representations of the compositions. All pieces are scored for snare, tenor, bass drum, and cymbals. Individual parts (pdf) and the audio recordings are included on the accompanying CD-ROM. All bass drum parts are scored for 4-9 players in order to fit any size bass line.
In spite of the high level of difficulty, these pieces really groove and create inventive, funky feels that can be used by advanced drumlines. In addition to their use as marching cadences and stand grooves (the collection includes eight cadences and six stadium grooves), they can be played as ensemble pieces at the conclusion of a warm-up session. These pieces are also worthy of study for expanding rhythmic vocabulary and for licks that are suitable for section features and individual solo composition.
If you are looking for contemporary advanced rudimental compositions that will push your technique, concentration, and rhythmic subdivision skills, this is the collection for you. I really enjoyed playing through these pieces and found them inspiring for both performing and composing. I give this collection my highest recommendation.
—Jeff Moore
Percussive Notes
Vol. 51, No. 1, January 2013
