When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Digital Copy) When Johnny Comes Marching Home:When Johnny Comes Marching Home Digital Download

When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Digital Copy) When Johnny Comes Marching Home:When Johnny Comes Marching Home Digital DownloadThis is a popular song from the American Civil War written in two parts The Battle (an introduction) and the Return (the main melody). Written in six eight time using typical rhythms plus the eighth two sixteen eighth pattern in the mallet trumpet calls. Snare drum should be played with a side drum if possible. Written for middle and young high school. This will be a requested number by your students and audience. Listen to When Johnny Comes Marching

These Cadences are written for the instrumentation commonly found at the Middle School or Junior High Level

rhythmic precision and phrasing

the other instruments are added

Most holiday music for snare usually encompasses quarters

Letter C is where the trade-offs begin

The piece quiets down to mp at measure 33

"Slip to My Lou"

between the two snares

Letter F begins with a re-stating of the introduction

Usable year after year

TIPS: Instead of tapping on their thighs

This work for a percussion ensemble of 11+ players (the more doubling the better) contains parts designed for both the amateur (parts for triangle