Product Description
Little Drummer Boy for Multi Level Piano Ensemble
Arranged by Susan Staples Bell
What better time than Christmas, to come together to share some fun ensemble playing with your students? Playing the piano is often a solitary pursuit, but recently, Class Piano, or Group Piano lessons have become more popular. This piece is inspired by these new teaching opportunities and teachers who are eager to incorporate percussion parts into their piano performance.
This arrangement of Little Drummer Boy has fun for Elementary, Late Elementary, Primo & Secondo, who all share the melody, while the Terzo is the foundation. Written in the Key of C Major, BPM 106. Dont miss the Ravel like harmonies in the 2nd & 3rd verse of the melody. But rhythm is paramount in this arrangement: Eighth note patterns are equally traded among all the groups to foster a regal feeling as the little drummer boy joyfully performs for the Christ child. A fun addition: Percussion parts! The piece begins and ends with each Piano part drumming: Theres cymbal like sounds and snap their fingers, and then students slaps their hands on their thighs and hand clap, and even foot stomps. The thigh slaps and hand claps could become an audience participation throughout the entire song. Also, optional suggested cut, if you feel like the piece is too long.
Included in this piece is the Full Score, and each individual part: Elementary, Late Elementary, Piano One, Primo, Secondo, and Terzo.
Backing Tracks are an extremely helpful tool in student preparation for ensemble playing. Dont forget to grab your FREE Backing Tracks: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XzrRQ1a3nw5GBGKXG7CwOwKLQoI00Bgf?usp=sharing
This arrangement is also available as a Piano Trio, Piano Duet, and Easy Piano.
Christmas Piano Trio for Early Intermediate. Performance time 03:30.
Support the Composer buy direct from her website for Originals and Public Domain arrangements: https://www.susanstaplesbellmusic.com/
Like what you hear? Check out other compositions by Susan Staples Bell available at Sheet Music Plus:
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/susan-staples-mast-bell-sheet-music/3014463?aff_id=563375
Susan Bell YouTube: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLKCgMtPyUB7ba7lsmoycg
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.