Rhythm Sticks & Bucket Bands for the Holidays

"Rhythm Sticks and Bucket Bands for the Holidays" is a creative collection of holiday arrangements that can be played with just buckets (or other unpitched percussion instruments), rhythm sticks, or by combing all parts! Parts are designed to be performed by beginning bucket ensembles or just beyond this level with ideas to simplify or make them more challenging. This collection also includes tips on the instruments (rhythm sticks, tenor and bass buckets, metal lid/cymbal, small shaker, small triangle, and jingle bells) and the implements: sticks, mallets, and beaters. There are teaching notes on each tune in the collection.

The book includes online access to downloadable PDFs of the score and individual parts as well as performance/accompaniment tracks.

Contents:

• Warm-Up Exercises
• Good King Wenceslas
• What Child Is This?
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• O Christmas Tree
• Carol of the Drum
• Sing We Now of Christmas