Battery Only
These are "battery only" compositions that may be used for football games, parades, entering/exiting the field, cadences, on field warm ups, or just for fun. Below are sound samples of each piece with the appropriate level descriptor. All pieces are copyright protected. To purchase music by check or pay pal, contact LDM.
Cadences
Below are sound samples of each cadence with the appropriate level descriptor. All cadences are copyright protected. Cadences may be purchased individually, or all together in a money saving package. To purchase music by check or pay pal, contact LDM
Beginning
These short, battery-only "jams" are perfect for playing in the stands at football games, and are guaranteed to get the crowd excited and on their feet!
Level - Beginning
Go-Go!
Techno
Wild Thing
Heavy Metal Punt Return
Car Wash
Poison
All 6 pieces are available as a set for only $30!
To purchase or request more information contact LDM
The King's Road
This beginning cadence is a throwback to old school military style snare drumming. It begins very regal and majestic before ending with a funky finish!
Level - Beginning
Price: $12
The Alamo
This is a fun, easy cadence that will get the crowd going every time!
Level - Beginning
Price: $12
Gunga Din
Inspired by the famous Rudyard Kipling poem, (or maybe it was the movie) this cadence was first written for and performed by the John Burroughs HS Drumline.
Level - Beginning
Price: $12
Santa Barbara
Level - Beginning
This was originally written as a "mass drumline" cadence, so it works with as many as 14 bass drums, 20 snares and 12 tenors, but it works just as well with a "normal" size line. I have used it both ways and it works great!
Price: $12
1608
Level - Beginning
I could say that this cadence was dedicated to the "Jamestown Fire", or Captain John Smith's release by Powhatan, but it is actually a 16th note groove cadence that was last revised in 2008.
Price: $12
Cadence Package
Purchase any 5 cadences and save $10
price: $50
Intermediate
These short, battery-only "jams" are perfect for playing in the stands at football games, and are guaranteed to get the crowd excited and on their feet!
Level - Beginning
Go-Go!
Techno
Wild Thing
Heavy Metal Punt Return
Car Wash
Poison
All 6 pieces are available as a set for only $30!
To purchase or request more information contact LDM
Samba Reggae
This cadence is based on a Brazilian musical style called Samba Reggae (pronounced "Samba-Hegay") which originated in Bahia, Brazil, and is a mixture of Brazilian Samba and Jamaican Reggae. This has quite a different feel that most "traditional cadences" and will definitely get the crowd going!
Price: $12
Level - Intermediate
The King's Road
This intermediate cadence is a throwback to old school military style snare drumming. It begins very regal and majestic before ending with a funky finish!
Level - Intermediate
Price: $12
Gunga Din
Inspired by the famous Rudyard Kipling poem, (or maybe it was the movie) this cadence was first written for and performed by the John Burroughs HS Drumline.
Level - Intermediate
Price: $12
Gilligan
Since I couldn't write a bass drum cadence to the opening theme of "Lost", (could anyone?) I used the theme from the other show about a group of people stranded on a tropical island.
Level - Intermediate/Advanced
Price: $12
Goose
Level - Intermediate
This cadence was originally performed by the CSUN Matador Drumline. The line would scream "Goose" on beat 4 of the 4th bar in homage to the bottom bass drummer.
Price: $12
Santa Barbara
Level - Intermediate
This was originally written as a "mass drumline" cadence, so it works with as many as 14 bass drums, 20 snares and 12 tenors, but it works just as well with a "normal" size line. I have used it both ways and it works great!
Price: $12
1608
Level - Intermediate
I could say that this cadence was dedicated to the "Jamestown Fire", or Captain John Smith's release by Powhatan, but it is actually a 16th note groove cadence that was last revised in 2008.
Price: $12
Cadence Package
Purchase any 5 cadences and save $10
price: $50
Advanced
Gunga Din
Inspired by the famous Rudyard Kipling poem, (or maybe it was the movie) this cadence was first written for and performed by the John Burroughs HS Drumline.
Level - Advanced
Price: $12
Hamster Dance
Level - Advanced
This is an advanced cadence that was inspired by the internet sensation and by my son's pet guinea pigs. (He hates it when I call them "hamsters.")
Price: $12
Comfortably Numb
Level - Advanced
This cadence was originally played by the CSUN Winter Drumline.
Price: $12
Cadence Package
Purchase any 5 cadences and save $10
price: $50
On Field Warm Ups
These are "battery only" compositions that may be used as a "1-minute warm up" on the field prior to a performance. Below are sound samples of each warm up with the appropriate level descriptor. All warm ups are copyright protected. To purchase music by check or pay pal, contact LDM
Ekim
Level - Advanced
Ekim begins using the quarter note triplet as the beat, then uses the straight 8th note to sound "funky". It modulates tempos into a 16th note groove which later adds flams & drags & lots of other fun stuff. I have used it for many of my advanced high school lines.
Price: $15
Cinderella Meatgrinder
Level - Advanced
This was performed on the field by the 1991 Freelancer Drum & Bugle Corps. It begins in 7/4 and finishes in 7/8.
Price: $15
To purchase or request more information contact LDM
Donkey Wild
Level - Advanced
This was written for the CSUN Matador Drumline. It contains many metric modulations, with the triplet becoming the 16th note, then back to the triplet, then the dotted 8th becomes the quarter. It also has some fun "grid" ideas at the end. Definitely not for the "beginning" line. It is very challenging, but also very fun!
Price: $15
To purchase or request more information contact LDM
