Author: Josh Gottry

Here are the new items published in 2022 … enjoy! DOT DASH for flexible percussion ensemble KIT SIX a collection for beginning percussion ensemble THERE, THEIR, THEY’RE for percussion quartet YAWP! for percussion quintet ZIG ZAG for keyboard percussion trio

Here are the new items published in 2021 … enjoy! FREELANCE 10 Commonsense Keys to Making YOUR Music YOUR Business HAPPINESS THEME for vibraphone solo LEVEL PLAYING FIELD for vibraphone trio LIGHT ON THE ICE for clarinet and marimba duo ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY for vibraphone solo PAUKEN PAIRINGS for two timpani plus track…

Here are the new items published in 2020 … enjoy! BUBBLEGUM for percussion ensemble BULK TRASH for percussion trio DECK PARK TUNNEL for percussion ensemble ELDORADO for bass voice and percussion duo KLEPTOMANIA for marimba and cajon duo PADS IN ISOLATION for practice pad quartet OPEN SPACES for marimba solo QUINTIC for percussion quintet THANKS…

Here are the new items published in 2019 … enjoy! CHRISTMAS THREE a collection for keyboard percussion trio ROPES COURSE for clarinet solo TO SEE for bass voice and vibraphone duo ZEUG for percussion quartet

Part drumset, part hand drum, and every bit a remarkably flexible percussion instrument in a very unassuming package, the cajon is over 500 years old but only recently found popularity in the United States in coffeehouses, band rooms, and music stores. Bands like Coldplay now use the cajon for smaller acoustic sets in their concerts…

The two components that most accurately characterize a quality musician are the ability to perform music on sight and a high level of technical facility. Neglecting a daily dose of attention to development in these areas could be characterized as a tacit refusal to improve one’s musicianship. Fortunately, each area is remarkably easy to make…

Here’s a list of new items published in 2018 … enjoy! ALL HANDS ON DECK a collection of hand drum ensembles BUMP IN THE NIGHT for percussion ensemble OIL & WATER for clarinet and percussion duo plusFIVE for solo marimba with percussion quintet ROUNDABOUT for percussion trio SOME PEOPLE’S KIDS for percussion ensemble TIGHT QUARTERS…

Here’s a list of new items published in 2017 … enjoy! THE ART OF VIBRAPHONE PLAYING an essential method for the study & performance of the vibraphone as a concert instrument CC’D for marimba trio with optional accessory percussion DANSE OF THE WOODEN TOYS for clarinet and percussion duo INSTITUTIONALIZED for cajon quartet with pedal instruments…

Have you ever played in a chamber setting with a non-percussionist? Did you know that some musicians need to breathe between notes as opposed to whenever they feel like it? Have you ever noticed that some instruments can sustain sound without repeatedly striking their instrument? Is it really true that a quarter note might sound…

Concluding this series of posts on the benefits of choosing more accessible performance and practice literature, I’ll take a moment to address the final payoff from this approach: preparation for successful lifelong music making. In my experience, encountering overtly challenging music outside of academic contexts is fairly rare. On the contrary, most performance opportunities for…