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“The Final Boss” by Andrew Smit Performed by the City View HS Percussion Ensemble Under the Direction of Mr. Christopher Ward Recorded at the Annual 2024 Percussion Ensemble/Color Guard Showcase on May May 3rd, 2024

City View Marching Percussion Ensemble performing their 2024 Marching Show "Voyage" at the 2024 Lake Country Thunder Drumline Competition at Graham High School on September 21st, 2024. The Ensemble Received the Awards of: 3A - Best Tenor Line 3A - Best Front Ensemble 3A - Best Bass Line 2nd Overall in Conference 3A

Snare Drum Solo - Roller Coaster from Alan Keown’s book “First Things First”. Here is a recording to help you as you are learning Roller Coaster”. This video includes a brief description of how to best prepare your solo with tips and tricks, as well as some practice recordings to play along with both at a slow tempo and performance tempo.

Snare Drum solo - Summer Vacation from Alan Keown’s book “First Things First”. Here is a recording to help you as you are learning “Summer Vacation”. This video includes a brief description of how to best prepare your solo with tips and tricks, as well as some practice recordings to play along with both at a slow tempo and performance tempo.

Snare Drum solo - Fun Run from Alan Keown’s book “First Things First”. Here is a recording to help you as you are learning “Fun Run”. This video includes a brief description of how to best prepare your solo with tips and tricks, as well as some practice recordings to play along with both at a slower tempo and performance tempo.

"Candlesticks" by Brian Slawson Performed by the City View 6th Grade Beginner Percussion Ensemble Under the Direction of Mr. Christopher Ward Recorded at the 2023 Percussion Ensemble/Color Guard Showcase on April 27th, 2023

"Release the Kraken" by John Willmarth Performed by the 2023 City View High School Percussion Ensemble - 8th and 9th Graders Under the Direction of Mr. Christopher Ward Recorded at the 2023 Percussion Ensemble/Color Guard Showcase on April 27th, 2023

Odd Year-Fast Timpani Etude for the 2021 Jr High District Music Etude by Byron Alsup This will be played on an F-29 and C-26 inch drums. Play with a medium-hard to hard mallet to get the correct articulation needed for this etude. Musically speaking, this timpani etude requires smooth controlled strokes with the mallets. Lift off of each stroke and try and make a fluid motion with the mallet. D...

Off Year-Fast Snare Drum Etude for the 2021 Junior High District Music Etude by Byron Alsup This etude has elements such as rolls, flams and some weird syncopated rhythms. Just remember your 8th note pulse throughout the etude. Timing and feeling will be the difference maker. Another difference maker will be dynamics and accents. Over exaggerate the dynamics and crescendos/decrescendos. The rol...

Odd Year-Fast Mallet Etude for the 2021 Junior High District Music Etude by Byron Alsup This etude will performed on a bell kit for the actual audition. The etude is in the key of Bb and does not have any accidentals so therefore, there will not be any other notes on the upper register other than Bb and Eb. This etude is a slower one that requires legato strokes off of the keyboard. Lift each s...

Sound Off by Eric Willie out of “The Blue Book” for Marching Snare Drum - Solo Play along Tracks at… 100 BPM 110 BPM 120 BPM - At tempo Performed by Christopher Ward

Even Year Andante Mallet Etude for the 2022 Junior High Band Auditions

Even Year Fast Snare Drum Etude for the 2022 Junior High District Band Auditions

Even Year Fast Timpani Etude for the 2022 Junior High Band Auditions