A quieter version of the snare drum duet! Michael Hernandez combines all of the familiar sounds of the classic drum pad to make a rewarding work for snare drum duet. He utilizes the pad's stand for a metallic texture and effect. This work is constructed in two movements.Duration: 1:31/1:36Number of Players: 2 or moreDifficulty: Grade 2Instrumentation: Player I: Drum Pad, Stand Player II: Drum Pad, StandMichael A. Hernandez is the Associate Director of Bands and Percussion Coordinator for the Plano Senior High School Cluster in Plano, Texas, and afounder and Operations Executive for the north Texas based percussion-publishing company, Drop6 Media, Inc. He has performed with the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Allen Symphony, and the Richardson Symphony in addition to freelance work in the North Texas Metroplex. Michael was a member of the Desperadoes Steel Drum Band and theSerenaders Traditional Steel Drum Band in Trinidad and Tobago and is presently a member of the DFW-based Panhandlers Steel Drum Band. Hismarching percussion experiences include the Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps, the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and the University of North Texas Drumline. Hernandez is the author of "Beats-A Drum Method," co-author of the exercise book series: ³Listen In,² and composer/arranger of several percussion ensembles published through Drop6 Media, Inc.Michael is well respected in the percussion idiom and in demand as a percussion instructor, drumline show designer, arranger, adjudicator and hasserved as percussion consultant with many award winning band programs in the North Texas area. He is affiliated with the nationally acclaimed Universityof North Texas Marching Percussion Camp and host of the Leigh Howard Stevens Pre-College Summer Marimba Seminar in Plano, Tx.
