The school percussion ensemble is an excellent opportunity to get your percussionists involved and showcased.
I would like to discuss a few ideas that have helped in my school percussion ensemble program which have made our percussionists happier, better musicians and more cognizant of all that is happening in music, especially during those idle times in band rehearsals. Just percussion – melody, harmony, rhythm, color, foundation. The advent of the school percussion ensemble has been an outlet for those percussionists to have their own band, an ensemble they can call their own. But let’s face it: there is a lot of time in rehearsals where percussionists just sit around doing nothing. Those pieces that do involve a lot of percussion keep them happy and audiences enjoy watching your percussionists run around playing everything under the sun. While conductors are working on clarinet intonation, a difficult technical passage for the saxophones, balance in the low brass, etc., the percussionists are idle and often bored. But so many times, and at all levels, the percussion section is left out, so to speak. There are ways around this dilemma and it is possible to include your percussion section in these pieces. But at times, the percussion section is often neglected due to the style of music being performed (i.e., a Bach chorale, symphonic music that does not involve a lot of percussion, etc.). Certainly there is a great deal of literature that utilizes a lot of percussion, and that music should be performed both for the sake of artistic integrity and for your percussionists to be involved with playing some meaty parts. Involving your school percussionists in band and orchestra can sometimes be a difficult task. Please Click Here to Support SBO Magazine! We hope you continue to remain healthy during this most strenuous of times.
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