Texas UIL Instrumental and Ensemble Percussion Ensemble Class 3

A quartet for mallet instruments and toms inspired by the music, chanting, and energy of the 2017 Women's March. Each member of the ensemble has the opportunity to play both a mallet instrument and toms.

Sextet for a combination of mallet instruments and multi-percussion setups. The melodies and grooves reflect the spirit of the title.

Three pieces from this classic work originally for piano, arranged for marimba quintet.

Here's a fun tune in a fast 3. It is melodically driven with light hand percussion.

Animals is a loosely programmatic suite for percussion quartet in three movements by Brian Slawson. In Small, Medium, and Large, each player is assigned a specific animal name to help define their

"Asante" is Swahili for "thank you." Written for the developing percussion ensemble, this groovy and fun piece will introduce young percussionists to syncopated melodic rhythms. Flexible mallet voicing

Avalanche Lake was inspired by views of the forest, mountains, and waterfalls that surround and lie within Glacier National Park. The piece features a standard array of percussion instruments which

Exciting and powerful medium-level piece for unpitched percussion and timpani.

Marimba quintet for contest. The title translates to English as Under the Pine.

Barnstormer is a quality percussion trio by Chris Crockarell. Attributes such as solid arrangement and playability for young players have put this

Basic Lit is an easy-difficulty percussion ensemble piece for beginning percussionists. Focusing on the technique of the most common percussion instruments, this four-part, non-melodic ensemble takes young

The referee monitors the Battle Royale between two teams. This piece requires each team to work together to create a monstrous sound and battle out their rhythms. Which team wins? You decide!

John Herndon's Begin Transmission is an exciting work for percussion ensemble designed for students with about one year of experience. The mallet parts primarily feature step-wise motion and lay

Berceuse, arranged by David Steinquest, is an elegant lyrical work for mallet ensemble. Most of the notes are rolled legato, making it a useful training tool for young players as well as

This creative book was developed with one concept in mind: Help the young percussionist become musically independent so you can spend more time making music and less time worrying about their logistics.

Bongito is a perfect introduction to salsa music for young percussionists looking to expand their musical palettes. In this piece, percussionists are exposed to a plethora of Latin percussion

Adapted from the first movement of Outback Suite for four-octave marimba, Boomerang has been expanded here for percussion ensemble. It begins with driving rhythms reminiscent of the

Medium-easy contest trio for bongos, three tom-toms and four timpani.