RISING STARS

PERCUSSION

Each participating soloist must submit by video, one of the solos listed below. There are solos listed for snare drum and mallet percussion. Students can submit from one area or both. For Levels ONE and TWO, students must be between the ages of 9-13. Levels THREE, FOUR and FIVE have an age range of 14 and up. See the following page for a copy of the scoring rubric. You will receive three separate adjudicator evaluations, your rating and a certificate after submission. 

Level ONE

(Choose one)

Level ONE Required Solo (ages 9-13):

• Snare Drum 

  • Our Song Shall Rise (Star Search) – Andrew Boynton 

    • Band Accompaniment ​

  • Solos from “Snare Drum, The Competition Collection” – Thomas Brown 

    • Turbo Tubs (pg. 8)  

    • Monkey Dance (pg. 7)  

• Mallet Percussion 

  • Solos from “Getting It, A Beginning Keyboard Percussion Method Book 1" – Bill Quick (to purchase book email: ) 

    • A Mighty Fortress (pg. 26) – Martin Luther 

    • Be Thou My Vision (pg. 35) – Trad. Irish Tune 

    • St. Agnes (pg. 35) – John B. Dykes 

Level TWO

(Choose one)

Level TWO Required Solo (ages 9-13):

• Snare Drum 

  • Crown Him Lord of All (Star Search) – Andrew Boynton 

    • Band Accompaniment ​

    • Demo

  • Solos from “Snare Drum, The Competition Collection” – Thomas Brown 

    • Rapper Upper (pg. 12) 

    • Roller Derby (pg. 13) 

• Mallet Percussion 

  • Solos from "Mallet Percussion, The Complete Collection" – Thomas Brown 

    • Roller Coaster (pg. 8) 

    • Mr. Strut (pg. 10) 

    • Skittles (pg. 11) 

Level THREE

(Choose one)

Level THREE Required Solo (ages 9+):

• Snare Drum 

  • Solid Rock (Star Search) – Andrew Boynton 

    • Band Accompaniment​

    • Demo

  • Solos from “Winning Snare Drum Solos for the Intermediate Drummer” – Thomas Brown 

    • On a Roll (pg. 8) 

    • Metroman (pg. 14) 

• Mallet Percussion 

  • Solos from "Mallet Percussion, The Complete Collection" – Thomas Brown 

    • Mexican Muchacha (pg. 13) 

    • Grand Ballroom Waltz – William J. Schinstine 

    • Mallet Magic – William J. Schinstine 

​​​​​

Level FOUR

(Choose one)

Level FOUR Required Solo (ages 9+):​

• Snare Drum 

  • Joyful! (Star Search) – Andrew Boynton 

    • Band Accompaniment​

    • Demo

  • The Colonial Drummer – John Beck 

  • Drum Corps on Parade (14 Modern Contest Solos for Snare Drum, pg. 4) – John Pratt 

• Mallet Percussion 

  • Norwegian Dance – Edvard Grieg, Trs. J. Michael Roy 

  • Hungarian Dance No. 5 – J. Brahms arr. John B. Quick 

  • Mvmt. 2 / Allegro (Third Handel Sonata in Four Movements for Marimba and Piano) – Trs. Willard Musser, Robert Campbell, Sandy Feldstein 

Level FIVE

(Choose one)

Level FIVE Required Solo (ages 9+):​​

• Snare Drum 

  • Etude 1 (Portraits In Rhythm / 50 studies for Snare Drum) – Anthony J. Cirone 

  • Drag Ons (Winning Snare Drum Solos, pg. 8) – Thomas Brown 

  • Two for Six (Advanced Solos for Snare Drum, pg. 6) – John Beck 

• Mallet Percussion 

  • Flight of the Bumblebee – N. Rimsky-Korsakov arr. John B. Quick 

  • Allegretto in G Major (Mozart for Marimba, pg. 8) – arr. Lynn Glassock 

  • Mvmt. 4 / Allegro (Third Handel Sonata in Four Movements for Marimba and Piano, pg. 4) – Trs. Willard Musser, Robert Campbell, Sandy Feldstein 

​​​​​