As part of the pilot Music Medals syllabus for the Associated Board, I wrote a number of pieces for beginner percussionists. At the time of writing, I don’t know how many will make the final published syllabus, but they’ve been fun to write. As a guide, I’ve listed the pieces with instrumentation and whether the performers can be beginners, pre Grade 1, or at the standard of Grades 1, 2 or 3. I’m not sure what the copyright on these pieces will be, but they should all be available soon. Please contact me for details.

Duets:

• A Noisy Noise Annoys an Oyster – G2 snare, G2 snare
• After You, Claude – beginner xylo, beginner xylo
• At The Ginger Dog – G2 snare, G3 timp
• Big Henry’s March – pre G1 snare, beginner xylo
• Don’t Go Agogo Flamingo – G3 snare, G3 snare
• Don’t Look Behind You – beginner snare, beginner timp
• Ghengiz Khan’t – G1 snare, G1 snare
• Never Alarm a Llama – G3 snare, G2 timps
• Snake in the Graph – G2 snare, G1 snare
• Stick it up your jumper – beginner snare, beginner snare
• Swing Chicken – G1 xylo, pre G1 timps
• Things That Go Bump – G1 snare, G1 xylo
• Variations on a Loyal Theme – G2 snare, G2 snare
• Waka Waka – beginner snare, beginner snare

Trios:

• Alley Cat Shuffle – G2 xylo, G2 xylo, G1 timps
• An Elegant Infant Elephant – pre G1 snare, pre G1 snare, pre G1 timps
• Back to Bach – G2 snare, G2 snare, G1 timp
• Bold Sir Robin – G2 xylo, G1 xylo, G2 snare
• Bolero – G3 snare, G3 snare, G3 snare
• Jabbok Jibber Jabber – beginner snare, beginner snare, beginner timps
• King Threp Marches On – G3 snare, G3 snare, G3 timps
• Tanz, Puppe, Tanz! – G1 snare, G1 snare, G1 timps
• Themes from Fontomfrom – G2 snare, G2 snare, G1 timps
• What’s the Score? – pre G1 snare, pre G1 snare, beginner timps

Quartets

• La Follia – for four G3 tuned players (preferably two marimbas, two vibes)