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Clink Clank Clunk: Concert Band Conductor Score

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Clink Clank Clunk: Concert Band Conductor Score

Clink Clank Clunk: Concert Band Conductor Score

By Dan Adams

Grade: 1

Item: 36-50105375
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If you've got a large percussion group, you'll be able to keep them all busy without drowning out the rest of the band with this Dan Adams tour de force. Some traditional percussion instruments are used in Clink Clank Clunk, but the signature sounds are produced by an open-ended array of noise-making objects. (2:00)

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Series: LudwigMasters Beginning Band
Publisher: Keiser Productions, Inc.
ISBN10: 8-89-563546-9
ISBN13: 979-889-563-5469
UPC: 612735763619
SKU: 36-50105375
Instrumentation: Concert Band

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About the Composer: Dan Adams

Dan Adams

Dan Adams spent nearly three decades as the Band and Orchestra director and Instrumental Music Coordinator in the Wooster City Schools system in Ohio, where he built a reputation for imaginative and engaging compositions. Before his tenure in Wooster, he taught instrumental music at Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, Vermont. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University (trombone) and a Master of Music in Band Conducting from Northwestern University, where he studied under John Paynter.

Throughout his career, Adams has served as an adjudicator and active member of professional organizations including the Ohio Music Education Association, NAfME, ASCAP, and the College Band Directors National Association. His compositions have earned recognition at major venues including The Midwest Band Clinic and the Western International Band Clinic, and multiple selections have been named Bandworld Top 100 honorees and J.W. Pepper Editors' Choices.

Why we love this

Adams understands exactly what a young concert band needs: a piece that keeps a large percussion section engaged without overwhelming the ensemble's developing wind sound. The combination of traditional percussion with found sounds transforms what could be a routine warm-up piece into something genuinely inventive, and at Grade 1, it's genuinely playable.

What to expect

Playful, rhythmic energy punctuated by bright metallic and wooden impacts. The piece lives in the unpredictable space between organized chaos and gleeful order, with traditional percussion colors emerging from a bed of creative noise-making that feels almost mischievous.

Who it's for

Grade 1 concert bands with robust percussion sections looking for a short, high-energy opener or closer that celebrates what young players can create beyond standard literature. Directors who want to spark curiosity about percussion color and unconventional sound sources will find this especially valuable.

How to get the most out of it

  • Assign specific students to each noise-making object so there's ownership and consistency in the color palette. Rotating players week to week dulls the distinctive sonic identity Adams creates.
  • Balance the percussion group as its own mini-section during rehearsal; work the wind parts separately first, then layer them in carefully to ensure the innovative sounds remain the feature, not a distraction.
  • Establish clear visual cues with the percussion players for entries and cutoffs, since some of the found-sound instruments may be unfamiliar and the players will rely heavily on your conducting to stay together.

How to use it

Open a concert with this piece to immediately capture the audience's attention and signal that the band is unafraid of taking sonic risks. At two minutes, it works perfectly as a palette cleanser between more traditional selections, or as the finale if you want to send the audience out smiling.

Skills your students will build

  • Ensemble cohesion and listening across unconventional sound sources
  • Rhythm accuracy in Grade 1 contexts with multiple percussion lines
  • Identification and creative use of non-traditional percussion instruments
  • Responding to conductor cues with unfamiliar instrumental sounds

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