Mah-Na Mah-Na by composer Piero Umiliani gained widespread popularity thanks to the Muppets, and with Christopher M. Retschulte's arrangement your percussion ensemble can discover this quirky little tune for themselves!
Add this piece to your program to lighten everything up a little bit - hopefully your audience will sing along! Parts are written for optional instruments that allow you to bring guest artists, band directors, or other kids on stage to join in on the fun.
Instrumentation:
- Player 1: Bells
- Player 2: Xylophone
- Player 3: Vibraphone
- Player 4: 4.3-Octave Marimba (Shared)
- Player 5: 4.3-Octave Marimba (Shared)
- Player 6: Drum Set (Snare/Bass/Hi Hats, Crash)
- Player 7:
- Concert Toms (4), Vibraslap, Tambourine
- Claves (Shared), Police Whistle
- Player 8: Cowbell, Claves (Shared), Bird Calls
- Player 9*: Chimes
- Player 10*: Solo Instrument (Trumpet/Saxophone/Voice/etc...)
- Player 11*: Synthesizer
- Player 12*: Bass Guitar
- Player 13**: Hi Hat or Shaker
- Player 14**: Concert Snare Drum, Concert Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals
Difficulty: Easy +
Duration: 3:00
*This part is optional.
**This part is optional, or can be used to substitute for a drum set if you don't have one.
This ensemble includes a full score and a CD with all of the individual parts and an MP3 recording.
