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| 1733.1 | Try the classical music notes | EASI::GEENEN | Quo signo natus est? | Mon Apr 19 1993 11:25 | 7 | 
|  |     You may want to ask the same question in the classical music notes
    conference.  I'll bet you'll get many answers.  They seem to be quite
    prolific with their suggestions.  Just key in
    
    ADD ENTRY SMURF::CLASSICAL_MUSIC
    
    Carl
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| 1733.2 | copied to Classical_music | GRANMA::JWOOD |  | Mon Apr 19 1993 11:38 | 1 | 
|  |     Done... thanks for the tip.
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| 1733.3 | A few suggestions | MIMS::MCCLURE_D |  | Mon Apr 19 1993 12:52 | 14 | 
|  |     When I taught drill team work (years ago!) we looked for classical
    dance music.  Polkas are great for trotting drills, John Souza marches
    are great (not really dance - I know) for walking, especially
    entrances.  The snappy march stuff keeps the walks from getting too
    lazy in the audiences eyes.
    
    For a canter drill try the Skater's Waltz!  It gets everyone in the
    right mood, and the flowing sound of the music really involves the
    audience.  Another good place to look for cantering drills are any
    of the Strauss waltzes - again, flowing melodies that get to the
    riders as well as the audience!
    
    Diana
    
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| 1733.4 | from classical_music notesfile | GRANMA::JWOOD |  | Mon Apr 19 1993 12:56 | 19 | 
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    There is a whole genre developed for equitation - it's a subgenre of
    circus marches, referred to under the canvas as "screamers."   They
    were written to be played for the horse acrobats, and their intended
    tempos are right for a cantering horse.  (For a 4-H drill team, the
    music's tempo might be less important than its style; that's an
    executive decision best left to the drill team's leaders/advisors.)
    
    There is a collection of some of the best screamers available on
    Mercury Living Presence, recorded by Frederick Fennell and the Eastman
    Wind Ensemble.  If you're interested I can get you the catalog number.
    
    -dick
    
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| 1733.5 | thanks | GRANMA::JWOOD |  | Mon Apr 19 1993 12:58 | 11 | 
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    Thanks, Dick.  Please tell me how I find out more or get a copy.
    
    John Wood
    
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| 1733.6 | quick response greatly appreciated | GRANMA::JWOOD |  | Mon Apr 19 1993 16:16 | 21 | 
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    The CD is Mercury catalog number 432 019-2.  You should be able to find
    it in a large record shop such as Tower - I assume there's a Tower in
    either Baltimore or Washington, D.C.  It's most likely to be in the
    classical section.
    
    If you can't find it locally, you can order it from H&B Classical
    Redords, in san Antonio, Texas.  They have an 800 number that youc an
    get by calling WATS Directory Assistance (1-800-555-1212).  H&B are
    courteous, knowledgeable, and reliable, although they are a little on
    the slowish side.  (They usually take 2 to 3 weeks to come through.)
    
    Good luck.
    
    -dick
    
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| 1733.7 | High Speed Drills :-) ! | A1VAX::GUNN | I couldn't possibly comment | Mon Apr 19 1993 16:44 | 13 | 
|  |     re: last few
    
    I have the "Screamers" CD mentioned in the last few replies. The tempo
    of most of them is very fast - O.K. for circus acts but much too fast
    for walk/trot exercises. I think I used one of the non-Screamer numbers
    on that CD for Victory Gallop music when I used to announce at the
    Shepley Horse Trials.
    
    The way to try things out is to make a video recording of the drill
    team and the movements they make. Then try matching various pieces of
    music against the tape and see how it appears. The basic idea is that
    the horse's gaits and rythym of the music match. It's all subjective
    anyway so go with what appeals to you and members of your team.
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