Writing for PERCUSSION? Do THIS for better results (10 Great Tips)

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Get percussionists on your side by following these 10 essential tips when extracting & preparing individual parts from your full score. These are 10 things you need to consider in order to make life easier for the percussion section, and help your compositions sound better.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Gear Lists
01:37 Text instructions are always better
02:58 Distribution of Instruments
04:59 Combining parts can be helpful sometimes
07:22 Players must be able to read the notes
08:23 Cues & Rehearsal marks
10:42 Switching between Instruments - things to watch out for
12:39 Organising Page Turns
13:14 Writing effectively for Timpani
14:42 Orchestrating Carefully
15:58 Conclusion

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