Graded Music for
Snare Drum
Book Ill: ABRSM Grades
Kevin Hathway& Ian Wright
Grade
5
page
Rudiments
Sight Reading Examples
Study No. 5
Sophisticated Syncopation
Radetsky
Tarantella
Alborada
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
Allegro energico
12
Grade 6
Rudiments
Sight Reading Examples
Study No. 6
Malvern March
Con anima
Fanfare and Dance
15
16
17
18
20
21
Waltz Variations
Midsummer Dream
22
24
Con forza
25
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GRADE 5
Fifteen-Stroke Roll
a
- 100
(i)RRLLRRLL RRL.LRRL R
(ii)LLRRLLRR LLRRLLR L
b '=100
(i)R I-LRRLL RRLLRRLLR L
(ii)L RRLLRR LLRRLLRRL R
Flam Paradiddle
J = 84
L
R
L
Double-DragTap
a
t.LR
b
LLR
L
RRL
L
RRL
RRL
= 54
LLR
LL.R
Single Ratamacue
a
84
Ll.R
b
3
L
R
L
LLR
3
L
RRL
3
R
L
R
84
R
R
L
3
RRL
R
L
Sight Reading Examples
Adagio
60
fr
cresc.
dim.
Waltz J• —60
14
21
27
rall.
dim.
@ 1990by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
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Study No.5
With drive
R
L
R
dam. —
1.RLR1-RL
t.
L R
RLRLRLR
L RL
RI-RL
LRLRLRLRLR
R L
L RL
R RLRLRLRL
L. RLL
L R LL RRLLR
29
R
RI-R
LRLRLRLRRL L.L.
33
37
R
R L R RL
41
L RLR L R RL
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RLRLR
Sophisticated Syncopation
Allegro giusto
= 120
dtm.
16
21
26
31
42
•stick on stick, or RIMSHOT.
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pp
Radetsky
March tempo J = 108
14
18
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23
cresc.
30
37
43
so
56
61
69
73
• Stick on stick, or RIMSHOT.
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Tarantella
2• 84
cresc.
20
pp
29
39
dim.
subito
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10
Alborada
Allegro moderato
= 96
14
18
22
27
33
43
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48
cresc.
69
74
78
83
91
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12
Allegro energico
J -120
13
19
25
31
37
>
>
42
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13
46
50
57
61
71
росо а росо cresc.
77
83
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GRADE 6
Six-Stroke Roll
RRLLR
R
L
L
L
R
R
Flamacue
= 108
(ii)
Flam Drag
Drag Paradiddle No. 1
J. -60
R
L R R L RR
L RL L
Double Ratamacue
3
LLR LLRL R L RRL ERLR L R
J.=56
3
3
L RR
LRL
R LLR LLRL R L RR
16
Sight Reading Examples
Moderato .1=88
cresc.
11
cresc.
Marcato =168
13
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Study No.6
Steadily =92
R
R
R
R
R L R R
L
L
L
R
L
L
L
R
(throughout)
R
R
R
L
L R L L
L
R
R
9
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
L R L.
3
3
Fine RI. R
19
R
RLRLRL
R
R
RI-RL
R L RL
R LR L
L
LRLRLR L
3
RI-RL
R
3
3
I-RLR
R L RR L RI. Lia
L RLRLR
L
3
34
R L. R RL
R
RLRLRL
R RLRLRL
24
29
R
LRL R
L
RI. R L RRL
L
R
R
R
3
R
L
L RLR
3
3
39
44
R
Da Capo
R
3
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Malvern March
Alla marcia
= 100
poco a poco crescendo
11
poco a poco
18
crescendo —
22
poco a poco crescendo
25
28
rr
—rr
xrrr
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19
32
36
39
poco a poco diminuendo
43
47
poco a poco diminuendo
51
poco a poco diminuendo
57
dim.
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20
Con anima
dl. 84
13
17
21
25
poco a poco crescendo
29
33
37
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21
Fanfare and Dance
Maestoso
13
21
25
29
33
37
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22
Waltz Variations
10
14
17
21
26
cresc.
31
36
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23
40
43
48
52
57
62
67
73
mp
79
85
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Midsummer Dream
Con grazia
13
19
31
37
43
49
ppp
pp
58
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25
62
76
cresc.
Con forza
-l =108
cresc.
14
20
26
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63
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