The Random Snare

by Chris Quinlan

Hi there!

Welcome to my dinky .pdf file snare drum book

This is the first of a series of online .pdf file books I intend to make available on my website.

Print it out, put it on your music stand and fire away!

I call this series “The random snare” because of the way the main snare melody appeared on my

computer screen .... random taps on a mouse.

“... maybe one here .... now ... one there ... etc ..”the personal challenge to myself to make a

cohesive “melody”.

These random taps were then “panel-beated” into shape with various fliddles, fluzzes and flams; a

sense of form became apparent and then sixteenths, triplets overlayed with variations of form, the main snare “melody notes” remaining

consistent throughout the first six parts; the sixth part itself being rhythmic counterpoint with the

bass drum.

Hope you enjoy it!