Drum Solo Collection (2): Two Tigers (with CD)

Author: Gao Bingdian
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Drum kits can also be played solo! This is no longer a rare occurrence today. Taking Hunan Province as an example: In 2005, more than 250 people participated in the provincial drum kit examination; while the total number of participants in the Fourth Hunan Province Jazz Drum Competition exceeded 500, showing that more and more children and teenagers in Hunan are interested in and learning to play drum kits. In 2004, the first Golden Melody Festival was initiated and organized by the Propaganda Department of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Provincial Federation of Literature and Arts, and the Provincial Music. Various instrumental and vocal competitions were held, and after the final round, eighteen contestants participated in the final grand finale. The author then quickly compiled this drum kit solo repertoire book II—The Two Tigers. This collection includes arrangements of familiar Chinese and foreign songs, as well as children's rhymes and animation music that are convenient for beginners to practice. There are also arrangements of famous orchestral works from China and abroad, as well as solo pieces adapted from electronic game network music and music from American blockbusters. As an experiment, several solo pieces were transplanted from other compositions. These pieces have different styles and moods, each with their own unique characteristics. Whether they are good or not will depend on everyone's practical performance to judge.