Okay. So I am looking to learn a solo for my state's PAS festival next spring. I am a collegiate level student. Currently intermediate level, but I'm getting better. I am taking lessons from a guy who taught snare for the Scouts in the mid 90's. Our plan is to have my instructor write my solo piece as something to challenge me. But I am fairly sure that my local PAS chapter requires all soloists to play published work.

I'd like to find a good solo as a back up plan. I would appreciate any input you have. If you could recommend a few intermediate to advanced solos, and where I can purchase them, I would be very grateful.

Thanks

How about Scott Johnson's Hercules?

I'd recommend picking this up: http://www.music44.com/X/product/2428-D

Some decently challenging material and well known in PAS circles...

Thr rudimental cookbook put out by rowloff productions is by far the best entry level snare solo book out there. (in my humble opinion) It's on rowloff's website, but do a search for Rudimental Cookbook
on google, and you'll be sure to find it. It is written by Edward Freytag

I would recommend Aptitude from Drop6 media. Of course as with any graduated solo book, not all of the solos will be at your skill level, but you should find at least one or two that suit you well. Difficulty aside, the 8 solos also vary pretty widely in their musical styles.

The book comes with a DVD of the solos, which is very helpful for learning them and gaining insights for performance, and a CD of backing tracks for the solos. The solos are meant to be playable with or without the backing tracks, and for the most part they just as effective as standalone pieces. (I personally preferred the solos without backing tracks.)

Yeah, I actually saw this on Drop 6. I was wondering if it was any good. Thank you.

i know this is kinda random but the guy who started drop6 media is my drumline head instructor o.o anyways if ur lookin for something really hard look at the violent ice cream book

PAS needs a copy of the solo for the judges, it dosen`t have to be from copywrited music. Originals are fine but they don`t want you making it up as you go. If your instructor is giving you the solo it needs a name and the composer.

flam city is a good solo. by todd ukena. steve weiss music has it. lots of good stuff in it

In the McDonalds Chicago Thanksgiving Parade my high school drumline played a cadence where I got a solo.. The solo was written but I decided to write my own. Nothing is more satisfying then revealing something to the world that is original and you wrote instead of getting it from someplace else. Just my suggestion.