Rollin' Together (Digital Copy)

Performance Notes

 Rollin’ Together is a slower-tempo duet for two snare drums.  It is best suited for high school level percussionists.  While the tempo is slow, rhythmically, it is rife with 16^th notes and 16^th triplets. Rhythms in Meter Made range from ½ notes to 16^th note triplets.  Most rolls should be played with a 1/16^th note triplet feel.  Therefore, a roll for an 1/8^th note will be a 7-stroke, a roll for a ¼ note will be a 13-stroke.  In the 5^th and 6^th measures after letter B, rolls should be felt as 16ths, making them all 5-stroke rolls.

 Meter Made is introduced in unison, in f.  Letter A alternates between unison and trade-offs.  Trade-offs are in full effect at letter B.  Letter C returns to unison as a segue to letter D.  Letter D introduces an interplay among the 2 snare drums, in p, with heavily accented flams.  Letter E is reminiscent of the introduction and is primarily in unison.  Careful attention should be paid to the dynamic changes here.

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