C. Alan Publications: New Products - Method & Etude Books

Wired Beats (Two-Part Drum Pad Ensemble Collection)

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:48:30 +0000

Wired Beats is a collection of nine percussion ensembles written for two or more beginning to intermediate players. Utilizing the standard beginning percussion kit, these ensembles incorporate playing on the drum pad, pad rim, parts of the stand, and even the floor. Rhythms, st..

Price: $40.00

Creatures of the Wood: Octave Etudes for the 4-Mallet Marimbist

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:59:33 +0000

Creatures of the Wood is a collection of intermediate four-mallet etudes that focus on holding octaves across various techniques and applications on the marimba. There are six etudes in total, that encapsulate the spirit and feeling of some of the animals found in the land of t..

Price: $25.00

Seven Stones: 7 Duets for Shared Low-A Marimba

Thu, 30 May 2024 08:02:40 +0000

Each of the 7 duets in this collection for 2 players on 1 low-A marimba represents a “stack of stones” from a diﬀerent country or culture. The interplay between the two marimbas aims to elicit the balance and harmony behind each monument. The variety of musical styles and varied tec..

Price: $28.00

Kit Six (Perc Ens 6)

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:42:49 +0000

Six pieces for six or more beginning percussionists, using only the components of each student’s percussion kit (bells or pad), this pedagogically designed collection is the perfect gateway into percussion ensemble performance for young percussion students.

Genre:Price: $40.00

Concert Fantasies for Snare Drum (With Optional Track)

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:07:13 +0000

Dedicated to Dietz's teachers and percussionist friends, Concert Fantasies for Snare Drum is a collection of 12 serious etudes with optional orchestral backing tracks for more advanced students.

Genre: Snare Drum + Track | # of Players:Price: $20.00

Concert Fantasies for Keyboard Percussion, Book II

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:51:09 +0000

Concert Fantasies for Keyboard Percussion, Book II is a collection of intermediate four-mallet etudes with optional orchestral playback accompaniment. They are the result of Dietz's experimentation with the Pearl malletSTATION, which is an electronic keyboard MIDI trigger. Howe..
Price: $20.00

Concert Fantasies for Keyboard Percussion, Book I

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:39:42 +0000

Concert Fantasies for Keyboard Percussion, Book I is a collection of advanced two-mallet etudes with optional orchestral playback accompaniment. They are the result of Dietz's experimentation with the Pearl malletSTATION, which is an electronic keyboard MIDI trigger. However, a..
Price: $20.00

Freelance: 10 Commonsense Keys to Making Your Music Your Business

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:13:49 +0000

A career in music can be exciting, flexible, and profitable, but it requires navigating both musical and business complexities in a consistently evolving industry. Allowing you to build on what certainly are years of artistic study, Freelance highlights ten timeless keys requir..
Price: $12.99

Beyond the Horizon (8 Early Solos for 2-Mallet Marimba + Track)

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:45:45 +0000

BEYOND the HORIZON is a set of eight pieces in a colorful variety of musical styles that offers novice mallet percussionists engaging and manageable opportunities to hone their performance skills. Though written as mallet solos with pre-recorded backing tracks, these tunes also..
Price: $20.00

Pauken Pairings (6 Solos for 2 Timpani + Track)

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:07:14 +0000

Pauken Pairings was written in recognition of the need for engaging works for timpani that are accessible for a wide range of student percussionists. Each of the pieces included in playable on two timpani (29” and 26” drums), incorporates notable excerpts from two s..
Price: $18.00