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4MalletCapricorn · #1 (**permalink**) Mar 7 2008, 3:28 PM

Hi there. I'm a pit percussionist in marching band and percussion ensemble and I've been writing music for a while now. I'm new to the site and I was hoping to get some suggestions for this marching band show I'm writing. The entire show is called Parallel Worlds, but the opener is Realm of the Dragons. I've had to cut the battery parts out of the MIDI file because I've been using the SmartMusic MIDI on Finale so when It's converted back to the default MIDI the drums make all kinds of weird sounds. Bells and whistles and the like. This is also only the first of four movements, any constructive criticism would be great! Thanks!

Edit: I have rewritten parts of the first movement and added the second movement. Again, no battery parts, and for the first part of the piece the pit are playing handbells. It's a flute - clarinet solo. What do you think?

Edit: I've now added movement 3 which is my drum break. I really need to find a way to get the battery parts to play properly with this midi - there are a lot of empty spaces where the battery is playing. Again any constructive criticism would be awesome! Thanks!