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[[Jan Bradley]]
== General Info ==
Difficulty: Grade 8 
Cost: £15.00 

== Instrumentation ==
3 [[Tom Tom]]s and [[Bongos]] / [[Boo-bam]]

== Description ==
Dance for 5 drums is a 5 – 6 minute solo percussion work. Use any 5 drums you think will work. It did used to be called “Dance for tom toms and boo bams”, but I ditched this years ago after I realised 
a) that’s not a very snappy title. 
b) almost no one has access to boo bams. 
Since the name change it has gone on to be one of my more popular pieces.

== Performance Tips ==
Try to play it from memory. If you have worked on it hard enough to perform it, there is a good chance you can do without the dots. If you find you need the music, try to set it up so you are not erecting a wall between you and your audience. Tempo is something people ask me about quite often with this one. I don’t want to be too prescriptive, because I think performers should make the piece their own. However I think it is important that you pick a tempo that works for the whole piece. Definitely don’t play the first bits so fast you have to slow down later on!
===Dynamics===
In the opening section there should be 3 distinct dynamics happening at the same time 
1) The repeated notes on the high bongo 
2) The “tune” on the other drums 
3) The bongo Accents 

== Recent Performance ==
<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ6uoS-Wfcg </embedvideo>

== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
{{Bradley, Jan Works}}

== Reference ==

[[Category: Solo Works]]
[[Category: Multiple Percussion Works]]
[[Category: Combined Percussion Examination Materials]]
[[Category: Examination Materials]]
[[Category: Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Percussion Examination Materials]]
[[Category: Grade 8 Works]]

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Rubyng2004: Created page with "Jan Bradley == General Info == Difficulty: Grade 8 Cost: £15.00 == Instrumentation == 3 Tom Toms and Bongos / Boo-bam == Description == Dance fo..."

Rubyng2004: Created page with "Jan Bradley == General Info == Difficulty: Grade 8
Cost: £15.00
== Instrumentation == 3 Tom Toms and Bongos / Boo-bam == Description == Dance fo..."