Hey could get some feedback on my first cadence. Thanks

hey that is pretty dang good your first cadence. I would love to hear it if you have and audio file or finale/sibelius file. I'm not a big fan of the quarters on the side of the drum. my personal opinion would be to impliment some kind of grove partern on the side or rim. It spices it up a bit while still keeping the focus on the basses.

good job

I would really like to hear this

Well i have the trial for sibelius and i just used the snare and 2 drumset staffs so the playback isnt right. I need help on making them marching sounds.

First of all, can you guys that NEED an mp3 of this cadence, not hear the music in your head? Are you so attached to your VDL and rowloff sounds that you can't use the playback sounds in your head? ...and yes, I know it makes it easier, but I would much rather have the music and no audio because you can't hide a poor COMPOSITION when you see it, but you can hide a poor COMPOSITION if all you are going off of is the audio.

composition includes the interaction between the sections and the playability (the actual stickings and notes) of the individual parts

soap box off

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now to the cadence:

The parts are well written for the most part...I would question the add on 32nds in the bass part in measure 13. I would also question the bass drum groove in measures 16-19. The parts are fine, there is nothing wrong with what is written, but that part as a whole seems easy compared to the rest of the bass parts in the cadence. If the line can play the split 16ths, 24ths, and 32nds, why not incorporate some of that in the "solo type section."

I have found that you can base someone's early writings on their ability to write PLAYABLE tenor parts. These parts are definitely playable and you obviously know your way around a set of tenors (at least writing wise)

I agree with the previous poster about the quarter notes in the previously mentioned bass drum "solo type section." If you change around the bass part it would be easy to incorporate a little more in the snare and tenor (or just one of the sections). However, if you change the bass part you might not need anything but quarters (or vice versa...leave the bass, change the others)

My only other "complaint" is not really a complaint. Personally I would like to see a little more interplay between the sections, but that is more of a personal preference thing.

Good job, and keep writing

I heard the parts just fine in my head, and i thought it was very good, that's why I would like to hear it also. I don't need an audio file, but I still like to hear things whenever i can. However, I completely agree with you on the whole music, no audio thing.

Anyway, i agree with what drumholio wrote. Good job, and keep writing

Thanks for the feedback. Iam going to work on those parts some more.