Stick Steady (Octet) Size:Printed Copy and at least once has

and at least once has swallowed a whistle

Each rudiment or new complex rhythm is identified with a box above the notes

the PENNSYLVANIA Selected Music List

ultimately ending abruptly in ff

the VIRGINIA VBODA Music Selection List and is eligible for the RHODE ISLAND Solo and Ensemble Festival

Stick Steady (Octet) Size:Printed Copy and at least once hasStick Steady is a lively piece that sounds deceptively difficult when performed. However, it is written in cut time for ease of reading. Rhythms are limited to quarter notes and rests, grouped eighth notes and whole rests. Additionally, half rests are represented as 2 quarter rests. Much of this piece is either in unison or close to it. The snare and tom tom players each get a 1 bar solo as you approach the outro. There is a wide range of dynamic