The Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) just finished a major revision of their Required Music List for Group I. If you’re a Hoosier, you’ve six years to tackle these titles (this new list is in effect through the 2018–19 school year). If you have no idea what a Hoosier is and are worried that it’s a NSFW Google, that’s okay too. This selection of Solos and Ensembles is a great place to start searching for your festival performance no matter where you live.
You may also use our website’s filter feature to search by duration, difficulty, style, and state list, including those from Florida, Missouri, Texas, and more.
Xylophone-Marimba-Vibraphone Solos
…like a burden too heavy by Brian Blume
Gymnopédie No. 1 by Satie/arr. Jim Casella
Northampton by Gary Fieldman
Parody by Jesse Monkman
Unforced Rhythms by Brian Blume
Snare Drum Solos
7 Days & 7 Nights ‡ by James Corcoran Jr.
Aylesford Tonight ‡ by Ellis Hampton
Bolero for Ed † by Frank Webster
Casey Claw ‡ by Mark Casey
Fear ‡ by David Ratliff
Guido’s Birthday ‡ by Scott McCoy
Lonely City Suite (all three mvmts) by Jason Baker
Penmoken ‡ by Brian Mason
Rodent Tomfoolery † by Tyler Dempsey
Snare con Queso ‡ by John Willmarth
Three † by Michael McIntosh
Train Wreck † by Nick Angelis
Tribute † by Jeff Queen
†from Violent Ice Cream
‡ from The Blue Book
Timpani Solos
Etude 31, Rock of the 80’s** by Kirk Gay
Etude 32** by Kirk Gay
Farfenmarch by Kirk Gay
Fog** by Kirk Gay
Los Cinco de Clubs** by Kirk Gay
Overture for Timpani by Kirk Gay
**from Pedal to the Kettle
Multiple Percussion Solos
Two Days by Bobby Lopez
Multi-Tenor Solos
Afrobeat§ by Mike Hodges
Bus Bowl‡ by Brian Flack
Chocolate Cherry Bomb§ by Nick Werth
Floatmeal‡ by Mark Hunter
Green Eggs & Flam§ by Matt Altmire
Grooves & Chops O’Plenty§ by Brian Perez
Scrape Ape by Colin McNutt
Sca-Fa‡ by Ian Murphy
Slug Guts‡ by Joshua Dekaney
Ubiquitous Illin-ness§ by Bill Bachman
‡ from The Blue Book
§ from Violent Tenor Cream
Percussion Ensembles
Breakdown by Bradley Slayter
Bruyeres (from Three Preludes) by Debussy/arr. David Reeves
Concerto in A Minor by Bach/arr. Brian Slawson
Mallet Ensembles
Higuita! by Stephen Whibley
Large Concert Percussion Ensembles
Alarm! by Brian Blume
Alborada del Gracioso by Ravel/arr. James Ancona
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Allegro Moderato by Bach/arr. Brian Slawson
Cop Drama by Jim Casella
Cyclone by Jim Casella
The Devil’s Dance by Stravinsky/arr. James Ancona
Dystopia by Jim Casella
Intermezzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Mendelssohn/arr. Brian Slawson
Joaquin on Sunshine by Jim Casella
Katraterra by Jim Casella
La Forza del Destino by Verdi/arr. Luke Aylsworth
Le Tombeau de Couperin: Prélude by Ravel/arr. Ralph Hardimon
Mercury by Holst/arr. James Ancona
Metheny Dream by Metheny and Mays/arr. James Ancona
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo by Mendelssohn/arr. Brian Slawson
The Miraculous Mandarin by Bartók/arr. James Ancona
Pathétique by Beethoven/arr. Alan Miller
Pieces of Eight by David Reeves
Scherzo (Movement 3 from Symphony No. 4) by Tchaikovsky/arr. Eric Rath
Shades of Glass by Dustin Schulze
Shock and Awe by Jamieson Carr
Technology by Jim Casella
Trout Scherzo by Schubert/arr. Stephen Primatic
Winter (from The Four Seasons) by Vivaldi/arr. Brian Slawson
Large Marching Percussion Ensembles
Electric Wheelchair* by Murray Gusseck
It’s in Four* by Murray Gusseck
Martian Mambo* by Murray Gusseck
Mr. Adamson’s Monkey by Frank Webster
Red’s Rhumba (from The Vacant Lot Sessions) by Colin McNutt
*from Parking Lot Etudes
