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Snare Drum Solos

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I am need of snare solo advice for a competition. I am not that good on the snare and am also doing many other solos for the same competition, so I need the easiest one. Below is the list of approved solos. If anyone has heard or played any of these, please tell me if you liked it and it was relatively easy. This would help soooo much! :toothygrin:

Stuart's System for Success (Beck)

Three Dances for Solo Snare (Benson)

Suite for Solo Snare Drum (Frock)

Crash Landing (Hurley, Marty)

The Phancy Phantom (Hurley, Marty)

The Clave King (Hurley, Marty)

Nitaka Dawn [Yama Mama Moto] (Kastuck, Steve)

G.L.S. (Keown)

The Musical Snare Drummer (Keown)

Rudimental March (Knain/Gilgenast)

Movin' In (Kristensen)

Stick Shift (Kristensen)

Second Suite for Solo Snare Drum (LaRosa, Michael)

Contemporary Contest Solo for Snare (LaRosa, Michael)

All-State Snare Drum Solo no. 2 (Lepuk, Alexander)

Three Styles Suite (Leu)

The Meter Beater (Morey)

Coordination (Pratt)

Exhibition Snare Drum Solo no. 1 (Price, Paul)

All-State Drummer (Schinstine)

Speed Trap (Spede)

Snare Drum Solo (Tuthill, G.)

Punctuality (Varner)

I haven't heard of any of these, save the Pratt example, and I'm not sure if it's in the book I have, "12 Modern Concert Solos for Snare Drum" or whatever it's called. I've been through that whole book though, and it's really good, but it's not insanely hard. I learned Drum Corps on Parade (from the Pratt book) in like a week for an audition and I was pretty bad at snare. What competition are you entering?

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It's just a small local recital and I don't know what it's called. I guess that's why no one I've talked to knows any of these! Thanks for your help though.

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