Surge Digital Copy) Jacobsen Listen to Blazin'

Listen to Blazin'

” At letter A

snare 1 continues with a variation of this 2-bar phrase while snare 2 now contrasts the accents played by snare Snare 1 also contrasts by hits on the snare head

the entrance of the “swishy” brush pattern on the snare drum

Surge Digital Copy) Jacobsen Listen to Blazin'Performance Notes Surge is a cut time aggressive piece. Rhythmically, Surge consists of , and whole rests, notes, 1 8th notes in groups of 2 and 4, a few flams and 3 measures of half note triplets (3 over 4). Surge is best suited for the elementary to middle school level ensembles. The first 16 measures feature solid notes. Heavy accents occur more and more frequently leading up to letter B. This has the effect of sounding like a count ina surge