Chatterbox

Chad Floyd

Medium-Advanced Hand percussion solo

Instrumentation:

• Bongos
• Congas(tumba and conga)
• Cajon(with snare mechanism)

Inspired by the “creative seating solution” composer Chad Floyd used when performing on hand drums in tight spaces, Chatterbox is aptly named and does a lot with a little. Utilizing a cajon, a set of bongos, and a set of congas, this medium-advanced solo is packed with a ton of musical interest. Just as the listener settles in with one tasty groove, an accent here or a melodic phrase there spins it off in an entirely different direction. Effectively and delightfully, this solo walks the line between what audiences expect from a concert solo and what they expect from a hand drum performance.

Chatterbox comes as a full, bound score.