Avalanche (Digital Copy) Jacobsen These exercises will help the

These exercises will help the non-percussionist band director improve their percussion section

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Bring it all together with rhythmic intensity

A great melody that dances from moderato to an allegro ending

Avalanche (Digital Copy) Jacobsen These exercises will help thePerformance Notes AVALANCHE is a medium tempo piece. This piece is best suited for middle to high school level ensembles. Rhythmically, AVALANCHE consists of , and whole rests, notes and 1 8th notes in groups of 2 and 4. There are also snare drum rolls. AVALANCHE starts calmly with the lighter, quieter instrumentsno drums (except the conga). The shaker provides a steady beat pulse. The pieces intensity starts to build with the entrance of drums (snare