The Syncopated Clock

Title: The Syncopated Clock
Level: 2
Composer/Arranger: Leroy Anderson/arr. Ployhar
Publisher: Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation
Classification: 20th century
Instrumentation: Full
Source: Popplers Music Store - score and recording
General Comments: The Syncopated Clock is a great piece for lower level bands. It allows students to have fun while learning the elementary principles of straccato, syncopation, and keeping time. This particular piece provides a very steady, metromomic beat for the students, and is a solid foundation for learning syncopation. Because percussion has a vey prominent place in keeping the tempo of this piece, it is especially good for beginning to intermediate junior high percussionists.

Submitted by: Paul Nelson
Reviewed by: Tim Knabe

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Title:	The Syncopated Clock
Level:	2
Composer/Arranger:	Leroy Anderson/arr. Ployhar
Publisher:	Belwin Mills Publishing Corporation
Classification:	20th century
Instrumentation:	Full
Source:	Popplers Music Store - score and recording
General Comments:	The Syncopated Clock is a great piece for lower level bands. It allows students to have fun while learning the elementary principles of straccato, syncopation, and keeping time. This particular piece provides a very steady, metromomic beat for the students, and is a solid foundation for learning syncopation. Because percussion has a vey prominent place in keeping the tempo of this piece, it is especially good for beginning to intermediate junior high percussionists.