David England
David England currently teaches the Blackman Middle School Band in Murfreesboro, TN where he was selected as Teacher of the Year in 2008 and 2017. The Blackman Middle Percussion section has performed at TnMEA and the TN State Day of Percussion as well as other local festivals. He has been teaching middle school band since 1994. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University where he studied with Lalo Davila.
Since 1993, David has been the percussion arranger and an instructor at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, TN. Father Ryan has won three WGI World Championships and has been a perennial WGI Finalist, medalist and fan favorite. Father Ryan is also a three-time winner of the PASIC indoor marching percussion standstill competition as well as several state and local awards.
David is a composer for Row-Loff Productions and an artist with Innovative Percussion and Mapex/Majestic. He is an active clinician having presented at the Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic along with colleague John Hearnes, NAfME National Conference, ASBDA Regional conference, TnMEA Conference, TN PAS, and many others. David is also a very active adjudicator for marching bands and indoor percussion/winds.
David marched with the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. He was the percussion supervisor and percussion arranger for the Music City Drum and Bugle Corps from Nashville, TN for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He also served as an instructor for the Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps alongside Matt Savage and Jay Webb. David and his wife Jennifer have four children, Breanna, Aaron, Angel and Damien, and two grandchildren, Aliza Dimple and John David.
Works by David England
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A-Tom-Ic Toms
Easy Battery Feature w/Toms$30.00- Level: Easy/Grade II
- Length: 1:08
Instrumentation: Snare, Tenors, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drums, (one tom for each snare & tenor player), Suspended Cymbal, Ride Cymbal, Tambourine, Cowbell, Hi-Hat
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A. B. C.
Grade II Snare Drum Trio- Level: Easy/Grade II
- Players: 3
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade II Snare Drum Trio
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Advanced WDL Show 5
Promenade from Ballet of the Chicks In Their Shells, Swarm, Phase II, Barracuda, Maniac$230.00- Level: Advanced/Grade VI
- Length: 5:12
Instrumentation: Snare, Tenors, Cymbals, Bass Drums, Bells, Chimes, Xylophone, (2) Marimbas, (2) Vibraphones, (5) Timpani, Concert Bass Drum, (2) Suspended Cymbals, Splash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Ride Cymbal, Finger Cymbals, Small & Large Zil Bells, Concert Snare Drum, Floor Tom (or Impact Drum), Drum Set, (3) Concert Toms, Mounted Tambourine, Brake Drum, Ribbon Crasher, Triangle, Slapstick, Woodblock, Wind Chimes
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Advanced WDL Show 6
In-Tension, Travail, Wildebeast, 3 by Three, Into the Abyss, Level 7.4$310.00- Level: Advanced/Grade VI
- Length: 6:12
Instrumentation: Snare, Tenors, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drums (4 or 5), Bells, Xylophone, (3) Marimbas, (2) Vibes, (5) Timpani, (4) Pitched Concert Toms, Floor Tom, Wood Block, Hi Hat, Concert Bass Drum, (2) 16" Suspended Cymbals, (2) 18" Suspended Cymbals, Splash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Ride Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal, Concert Snare Drum, Small Cowbell, Large Cowbell, (2) Brake Drums, Triangle, Chimes, Tam Tam, Zil Bell, Small Shaker, Synthesizer, Bass Guitar
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Bleeber Blabber
Grade I Snare Drum Solo- Level: Beginner/Grade I
- Players: 1
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade I Snare Drum Solo
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Drive-In
Grade I Snare Drum Duet- Level: Beginner/Grade I
- Players: 2
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade I Snare Drum Duet
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Dum ka Dum tek
- Level: Easy/Grade II
- Players: 5
- Length: 1:12
From Swingin’ Sultans (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Metals Keyboard Part, Woods Keyboard Part, Bongos, Tambourine, Triangle, (2) Timpani 26" & 29" (or 32" if no 29")
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Easy WDL Show 9
Rockata & Fugue, Will William Tell, Tom Tom Tomahawk, Boo-Ray$155.00- Level: Easy-Medium/Grade III
- Length: 4:03
Instrumentation: Snare, Tenors, Cymbals, Bass Drums, Bells, Xylo, Marimba, (2) Timpani, Suspended Cymbals, Tambourine, Cowbell, Triangle, (2) Temple Blocks, Siren Whistle, Concert Bass Drum, (2) Toms for each Snare Player (Tenor players share the Toms with the Snare players), Multiple Congas/Djembes
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Exodus
Advanced Marching Feature$55.00- Level: Advanced/Grade VI
- Length: 1:16
Instrumentation: Snare, Tenors, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drums, Bells, Xylo, (2) Vibes, (2) Marimbas (4 & 1/3 octave), Timpani, Synth, Vibraslap, Mark Tree, Drum Set, Zil Bell, Large Suspended Cymbal, Small Suspended Cymbal, Splash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Tambourine
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Family of Four?
Grade II Snare Drum Quartet- Level: Easy/Grade II
- Players: 4
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade II Snare Drum Quartet
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Go!
Grade II Snare Drum Solo- Level: Easy/Grade II
- Players: 1
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade II Snare Drum Solo
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Grinder’s Switch
Medium Percussion Ensemble$45.00- Level: Medium/Grade IV
- Players: 11-13
- Length: 2:40
- State Lists: Texas
Instrumentation: Bells, Xylophone, (2) Vibes, (2) Marimba, (4) Timpani, Snare Drum, Hi-Hat, Splash Cymbal, Floor Tom, (2) Brake Drums, Small Suspended Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal, China Cymbal, Washboard, Cowbell, Woodblock, Desk Bell, Bass Drum, Large Shaker, Flexitone
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In-Tension
Advanced Marching Feature$55.00- Level: Advanced/Grade VI
- Length: 1:11
Instrumentation: Snares, Tenors, Cymbals, Bass Drums, Bells, Xylophone, (2) Marimbas (one 4 octave, one 4 1/2 octave), (2) Vibraphones, (4) Timpani, (2) 16" Suspended Cymbals, (2) 18" Suspended Cymbals, Ride Cymbal, Splash Cymbal, Large China Cymbal, Concert Snare Drum, Concert Bass Drum, Small Cowbell, Large Cowbell, Brake Drum, (3) Concert Toms
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Jhoom
$45.00- Level: Advanced/Grade VI
- Players: 11
- Length: 3:09
Instrumentation: Bells, Xylophone, Vibes, (2) 4 Octave Marimbas, (4) Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, (9) Toms, Bongos, Shaker, Cabasa, Mark Tree, Vibraslap, Temple Block, Claves, Triangle, (3) Suspended Cymbals, China Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal, (2) Splash Cymbals
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Life In The Drumhouse
Grade I Snare Drum Solo- Level: Beginner/Grade I
- Players: 1
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade I Snare Drum Solo
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Maniac
Advanced Marching Feature$55.00- Level: Advanced/Grade VI
- Length: 1:12
Instrumentation: Snare, Tenors, Cymbals, Bass Drums, Bells, Xylophone, Vibes, (2) Marimbas, (5) Timpani, Suspended Cymbal, China Cymbal, Splash Cymbal, Hi-Hat, Ride Cymbal, Small & Large Zil Bells, Concert Snare Drum, (3) Toms, Synthesizer
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On the Journey
Advanced Battery Feature$40.00- Level: Advanced/Grade VI
- Length: :51
Instrumentation: Snare, Tenors, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drums
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Patiently Unique
Grade I Snare Drum Duet- Level: Beginner/Grade I
- Players: 2
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade I Snare Drum Duet
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Ready…Set…
Grade I Snare Drum Solo- Level: Beginner/Grade I
- Players: 1
From Rhythmology for Snare Drum (not sold individually)
Instrumentation: Grade I Snare Drum Solo
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Rhythmology for Snare Drum
18 Pieces for Snare Drum (Grades 1-2.5) This book contains easy snare drum solos, duets, trios and a quartet. (As well as introducing limited multi-percussion.) A great stepping-stone from the RLP Toolbox Curriculum!$12.00- State Lists: Florida, New York, Texas