In All Major and Minor Keys. Composed by J. B. Albert. Edited by Julie DeRoche...(+)
In All Major and Minor
Keys.
Composed by J. B. Albert.
Edited by Julie DeRoche.
Book.
With Standard notation.
32
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#O99X. Published by Carl
Fischer Music
Composed
by Todd Parrish. Sws.
Cas. Full score. 28
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#CAS126F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CAS126F).
ISBN
9781491157459. UPC:
680160916030. 9 x 12
inches.
Ancient
Wonders Suite is a
musical description of
four of the wonders from
the ancient world.
Movement one describes
the awe-inspiring
grandeur and size of the
Temple of Artemis located
in Ephesus (now present
day Turkey). Movement two
depicts the majesty of
the Great Lighthouse at
Alexandria, Egypt, which
lasted into the 14th
century. Movement three
portrays the mystery and
amazing craftsmanship
used to build the Great
Pyramid at Giza, the only
ancient wonder still
standing today. Movement
four represents the
overwhelming feeling one
might have felt gazing at
the Statue of Zeus at
Olympia, Greece. It
concludes with a majestic
feeling of victory,
celebrating the Olympic
spirit. Though written
through contemporary
means, this programmatic
work seeks to remember
the great architectural
achievements of past
generations. As a former
director with the Bay
Youth Orchestras of
Virginia, it was truly an
honor to write this piece
commemorating the years
of dedication and
inspiration from my
former colleague,
Christina Morton.
Movements were written
with the traditional
symphonic order in mind,
but they may be played in
any order or as
stand-alone works. The
timpani part is optional,
but very highly
recommended as it
significantly adds to the
majestic nature of these
works. Ancient Wonders
Suite is a musical
description of four of
the wonders from the
ancient world. Movement
one describes the
awe-inspiring grandeur
and size of the Temple of
Artemis located in
Ephesus (now present day
Turkey). Movement two
depicts the majesty of
the Great Lighthouse at
Alexandria, Egypt, which
lasted into the 14th
century. Movement three
portrays the mystery and
amazing craftsmanship
used to build the Great
Pyramid at Giza, the only
ancient wonder still
standing today. Movement
four represents the
overwhelming feeling one
might have felt gazing at
the Statue of Zeus at
Olympia, Greece. It
concludes with a majestic
feeling of victory,
celebrating the Olympic
spirit.Though written
through contemporary
means, this programmatic
work seeks to remember
the great architectural
achievements of past
generations. As a former
director with the Bay
Youth Orchestras of
Virginia, it was truly an
honor to write this piece
commemorating the years
of dedication and
inspiration from my
former colleague,
Christina
Morton.Movements were
written with the
traditional symphonic
order in mind, but they
may be played in any
order or as stand-alone
works. The timpani part
is optional, but very
highly recommended as it
significantly adds to the
majestic nature of these
works.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
Written by Mark Levine. Instructional book (spiral bound). With instructional te...(+)
Written by Mark Levine.
Instructional book
(spiral bound). With
instructional text,
musical examples and
black and white photos.
522 pages. Published by
Sher Music Company.
Piano - Late Elementary SKU: HL.645897 Level 2. Arranged by Wesley...(+)
Piano - Late Elementary
SKU: HL.645897
Level 2. Arranged
by Wesley Schaum.
Educational Piano. Folk,
Supplementary. Softcover.
24 pages. Duration 7200
seconds. Schaum
Publications, Inc. #0837.
Published by Schaum
Publications, Inc.
(HL.645897).
ISBN
9781495081804. UPC:
008148008377. 9.0x12.0
inches.
When they
originated, folk songs
were passed along from
one generation to another
without written music.
Many times they were sung
unaccompanied. The melody
of a simple accompaniment
may also have been played
on fiddle, guitar, banjo
or whatever instrument
was available. Over time,
different performers made
little changes in both
melody and words. In some
instances, there are now
six or more variations of
the same song. The tunes
and lyrics in this book
may be a little different
than what is familiar to
the teacher or student.
Changes to music or words
may certainly be made;
however it is recommended
that any revised notes
and lyrics be written on
the pages where they are
used. Duet accompaniments
offer many possibilities
for recitals and school
events. The duets help
provide valuable rhythmic
training and ensemble
experience. The duets are
recommended for use at
home as well as at the
lesson. This volume
includes 12 folk
favorites: Ash Grove *
Blow Away the Morning Dew
* Down by the Riverside *
Erie Canal * Frog Went a
Courtin' * Girl I Left
Behind Me * Goober Peas *
Hush Little Baby * I've
Been Working on the
Railroad * Men of Harlech
* My Bonnie Lies Over the
Ocean * Shenandoah.
Primer Piano - Early Elementary SKU: HL.645895 Primer Level. Arran...(+)
Primer Piano - Early
Elementary
SKU:
HL.645895
Primer
Level. Arranged by
Wesley Schaum.
Educational Piano. Folk,
Supplementary. Softcover.
24 pages. Duration 7200
seconds. Schaum
Publications, Inc. #0835.
Published by Schaum
Publications, Inc.
(HL.645895).
ISBN
9781495081781. UPC:
008148008353. 9.0x12.0
inches.
When they
originated, folk songs
were passed along from
one generation to another
without written music.
Many times they were sung
unaccompanied. The melody
of a simple accompaniment
may also have been played
on fiddle, guitar, banjo
or whatever instrument
was available. Over time,
different performers made
little changes in both
melody and words. In some
instances, there are now
six or more variations of
the same song. The tunes
and lyrics in this book
may be a little different
than what is familiar to
the teacher or student.
Changes to music or words
may certainly be made;
however it is recommended
that any revised notes
and lyrics be written on
the pages where they are
used. Duet accompaniments
offer many possibilities
for recitals and school
events. The duets help
provide valuable rhythmic
training and ensemble
experience. The duets are
recommended for use at
home as well as at the
lesson. This volume
includes 11 folk
favorites: Alouette *
Camptown Races * Lightly
Row * Little Nut Tree *
Mexican Clap-Hands Dance
* Old MacDonald * On the
Bridge at Avignon * Row,
Row, Row Your Boat * She
Wore a Yellow Ribbon *
When the Saints Go
Marching In * Yankee
Doodle.
Choral TTB choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9712 A Gospel Setting. Composed ...(+)
Choral TTB choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9712
A Gospel Setting.
Composed by Greg Gilpin.
12 pages. Duration 2
minutes, 28 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9712.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9712).
ISBN 9781491160077.
UPC: 680160918676. Key: F
major. English. Adapted
from Quaker
song.
The following
notes were written by
Brian Busch for the
original three-part mixed
setting of this
arrangement. They are
equally meaningful for
this new TBB voicing by
Greg Gilpin. The
contemporary gospel style
is a highly charged,
emotional music. It is
not recommended that you
stand still while
performing this work.
Clapping and swaying
along with well-placed
scoops are definitely
appropriate. The soloist
is allowed some
extemporaneous latitude.
It's important that you
have a good time with the
music. However, remember
the message and let that
also determine your
demeanor on stage and in
the rehearsal room. I
feel relatively certain
that the Shakers would
approve this
setting. The following
notes were written by
Brian Busch for the
original three-part mixed
setting of this
arrangement. They are
equally meaningful for
this new TBB voicing by
Greg Gilpin.The
contemporary gospel style
is a highly charged,
emotional music. It is
not recommended that you
stand still while
performing this work.
Clapping and swaying
along with well-placed
scoops are definitely
appropriate. The soloist
is allowed some
extemporaneous latitude.
It's important that you
have a good time with the
music. However, remember
the message and let that
also determine your
demeanor on stage and in
the rehearsal room. I
feel relatively certain
that the Shakers would
approve this setting.
By Chuck Sher . For Bass. A complete method book, over 200 pages, filled with in...(+)
By Chuck Sher . For Bass.
A complete method book,
over 200 pages, filled
with information and
exercises on all aspects
of bass playing, for both
acoustic and electric
bass. Method. Published
by Sher Music Company.
SKU: GI.G-125927 A Selective Annotated Guide to Band Literature. C...(+)
SKU: GI.G-125927
A Selective Annotated
Guide to Band
Literature. Composed
by Joseph Kreines and
Robert Hansbrough. This
edition: 2nd edition.
Music Education. 168
pages. GIA Publications
#125927. Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-125927).
ISBN
9781574633986. UPC:
884088993788.
The
second edition of Music
for Concert Band is a new
and comprehensive
anthology of meticulously
selected and graded
literature for wind band.
It contains hundreds of
outstanding works
appropriate for
elementary through
professional-level
ensembles and will
acquaint directors with a
wide spectrum of quality
literature both standard
and new. Each recommended
work contains
pedagogical, stylistic
and form indicators. In
addition, the text
contains a section on
recommended marches and
optional concert
material.
Daily tone and articulation studies from the flutistas repertoire. Arranged by...(+)
Daily tone and
articulation
studies from the
flutistas
repertoire. Arranged by
Daniel Dorff. Sws.
Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41983.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
This is
a sequel to the highly
successful Child Prodigy
Composers volume. In this
second volume, the
majority of the pieces
are works recommended for
pupils in the upper music
school classes, and
indeed some can be used
successfully in secondary
level teaching as well.
Here too, most of the
compositions were written
before the age of 14 - it
is amazing what highly
developed piano technique
some of these young
composers already
possessed at the age of
13 or 14!In addition to
Muzio Clementi's A flat
Major Sonata, the
Allemandes by Carl Maria
von Weber, Schubert's
surprisingly mature C
minor fantasia, the
prodigiously talented
Clara Schumann's two
polonaises,
Mussorgsky'sbrilliant
polka, a sensitive waltz
by Scriabin and Borodin's
showy (but not difficult)
four-hand polka, this
volume also contains
works by a Hungarian
composer: the hitherto
unpublished mazurkas by
Ern Dohnányi, written
around ages 11-12.
This is a sequel
to the highly successful
publication entitled
Child Prodigy
Composers
(EMBZ14773). In this
second volume the
majority of the pieces
are works recommended for
pupils in the upper music
school classes, and
indeed some can be used
successfully in secondary
level teaching as well.
Here too, most of the
compositions were written
before the age of 14 - it
is amazing what a highly
developed piano technique
some of these young
composers already
possessed at the age of
13 or 14! In addition to
Muzio Clementi's A
flat major sonata,
the Allemandes by
Carl Maria von Weber,
Schubert's surprisingly
mature C minor
fantasia, the
prodigiously
talentedClara Schumann's
two polonaises,
Mussorgsky's brilliant
polka, a sensitive waltz
by Scriabin and Borodin's
showy (but not difficult)
four-hand polka, this
volume also contains
works by a Hungarian
composer: the hitherto
unpublished mazurkas by
Ern Dohnányi, written
at the age of 11 and 12.
Dies ist die
Fortsetzung der
Erfolgsausgabe
Wunderkinder als
Komponisten
(EMBZ14773). In diesem
zweiten Band sind
mehrheitlich Werke für
die höheren Klassen
der Musikschulen
vertreten, manche
Stücke können auch
in der Mittelstufe
eingesetzt werden.
Bemerkenswert ist, dass
ein Großteil der Werke
mit unter 14 komponiert
wurden. Verblüffend,
über welche
Klaviertechnik ein Teil
der
dreizehn-vierzehnjähri
gen Komponisten schon
verfügten!Neben der
Sonate in As-Dur von
Muzio Clementi, den
Allemanden von Carl Maria
von Weber, der
überraschend reifen
Phantasie in c-Moll von
Schubert, den beiden
entzückenden
Polonaisen von Clara
Schumann, der brillanten
Polka von Mussorgsky,dem
sensiblen Walzer von
Skrjabin und der
effektvollen, aber nicht
allzu schwierigen Polka
für vier Hände von
Borodin, erscheinen auch
in diesem Band Werke
eines ungarischen
Komponisten - die
Erstveröffentlichungen
der im Alter von elf und
zwölf Jahren
entstandenen Masurken und
Scherzandi von Ern
Dohnányi.
Music pedagogy. Score. 24
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 8933.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-8933).
ISBN 9790004186008.
8.5 x 11.5 inches.
German.
Discovering
the voice for the very
youngest children The
little Singing Frog was
conceived and brought to
life by the soprano
Stefanie Fersch from
years of experience
teaching many young
singing talents. Around
her theme character the
author devises stories
with concealed
vocal-training exercises
and songs of her own
composition. In the
process she is able in an
appealing way to train
holistically the singing
voices of children aged 4
to 8 with first body and
breathing exercises.
Available are an
illustrated storybook
with CD, a supporting
teacher's manual complete
with methodological
suggestions and piano
part, together with the
separate piano part.
Ideal for teaching voice
in kindergarten, music
school and primary
school, in choruses and
other groups, even for
pedagogues with no
background in teaching
children Ideal gift for a
child-friendly
introduction to
singing
The new
book for children's
vocal-training -
recommended by Diana
Damrau. For further
information and news
about the Singfrosch
please visit
www.kleiner-singfrosch.de
.
Drum Kit SKU: BT.MUSRSK051225 Method. Book with CD. Rockschool #MUSRSK051...(+)
Drum Kit
SKU:
BT.MUSRSK051225
Method. Book with CD.
Rockschool #MUSRSK051225.
Published by Rockschool
(BT.MUSRSK051225).
ISBN 9781908920249.
English.
Key Features at Grade
6
Time signature
changes, Bass Drum
doubles, Polyrhythms, 6/8
Trip Hop Groove
Single and double
strokes, paradiddles,
ratamacues, rolls,
Stylistic Studies
Playback skills
Rockschool builds
upon its 21 years of
unrivalled experience in
rock and pop examination
by bringing you the
2012-2018 Syllabus. For
this latest Syllabus,
Rockschool have employed
some of the most sought
after professional
musicians to ensure that
their tunes are the most
authentic on
offer.
D
rums Syllabus
Features
Plot your
stylistic specialism -
follow your preferred
style upthrough the
grades
6
Performance pieces, 6
varying styles
Fact files - band and
artist background
information with
recommended further
listening
Walkthroughs -
Hints and Tips on
the tricky sections of
the songs
Standard
Notation
Online
audio with full mixes
& backing tracks
(click &
non-click)
Free
Choice Element - You can
select 2 free
choice pieces in your
exam
All
Rockschool grades are
fully accredited
throughout the UK by the
qualifications regulators
of England (OfQual) Wales
(DCELLS) Northern Ireland
(CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA
Accreditation).
Key Features at
Grade 6 Time signature
changes, Bass Drum
doubles, Polyrhythms, 6/8
Trip Hop Groove Single
and double strokes,
paradiddles, ratamacues,
rolls, Stylistic Studies
Playback skills
Rockschool builds
upon its 21 years of
unrivalled experience in
rock and pop examination
by bringing you the
2012-2018 Syllabus. For
this latest Syllabus,
Rockschool have employed
some of the most sought
after professional
musicians to ensure that
their tunes are the most
authentic on offer. Drums
Syllabus Features Plot
your stylistic specialism
- follow your preferred
style up through the
grades 6 Performance
pieces, 6 varying styles
Fact files - band and
artist background
informationwith
recommended further
listening Walkthroughs -
Hints and Tips on
the tricky sections of
the songs Standard
Notation CD with full
mixes & backing
tracks (click &
non-click) Free Choice
Element You can
select 2 free
choice pieces in your
exam All Rockschool
grades are fully
accredited throughout the
UK by the qualifications
regulators of England
(OfQual) Wales (DCELLS)
Northern Ireland (CCEA)
AND Scotland (SQA
Accreditation).
Trombone SKU: GF.JPTB Composed by Greg Fishman. Play-Along (Book+CD). Pub...(+)
Trombone
SKU:
GF.JPTB
Composed by
Greg Fishman. Play-Along
(Book+CD). Published by
Greg Fishman Jazz Studios
(GF.JPTB).
Milwaukee
Avenue
Ogden
Avenue
Narragans
ett
Avenue
Belden
Avenue
Chicago
Avenue
Quincy
Street
Rockwell
Street
Dearborn
Street
Franklin
Street
Pearson
Street
Jazz Phrasing
for Trombone features ten
melodic pieces which are
easy to play, yet convey
the essence of mainstream
(Swing/Bebop/Bossa) jazz
vocabulary. The pieces
are catchy and melodic,
demonstrating the use of
sequence and
voice-leading to make a
musical statement.
This book
includes a play-along CD
featuring trombonist Russ
Phillips playing each
song with a world-class
rhythm section. The CD
also includes tracks
featuring Greg Fishman
demonstrating each song
on alto saxophone, giving
trombone players the
option of playing along
with Russ Phillips on
trombone or with Greg
Fishman on alto
saxophone.
In
addition, there are
play-along tracks
featuring just the rhythm
section. These tracks are
great for practicing the
songs, chords, scales,
voice-leading lines and
soloing over the chords
progressions.
Jazz Phrasing for
Trombone will provide
valuable insights into a
melodic approach to jazz
improvisation. This book
is recommended for
trombone players of all
levels who wish to
improve their tone,
articulation, phrasing,
and understanding of
thematic development.
Special Features
of Jazz Phrasing for
Trombone:
o
Suggested Use Section -
Provides detailed
instructions on a variety
of ways to work with the
book. Style & Analysis
Section - Provides clear,
concise explanations of
sequence, variation and
voice-leading
Thematic Index - Lets you
compare the opening
themes of all ten songs
in convenient two page
at-a-glance format. Also
includes detailed
information on the
opening interval of each
song, as well as harmonic
context of the opening
interval.
Endorsements for Jazz
Phrasing for
Trombone: Greg has
done it again. Great
melodies, interesting
rhythms and beautiful
chord progressions. This
is the perfect foundation
for learning jazz. -
Jamey Aebersold This
book is a monument to
Greg Fishman's superb
teaching skills, as well
as his clear
understanding of the jazz
student's early needs. He
has purposefully selected
accessible tempos,
significant melodic
rhythms (with their
appropriate phrasing) and
sensitive note choices,
utilizing commonplace
chord progressions within
the jazz repertory, all
impeccably demonstrated
on the accompanying
compact disc. This book
is a must for the early
conditioning of jazz
students! - Jerry
Coker Greg Fishman has
created a book of fun,
well-written, catchy
tunes in a variety of
styles for developing
jazz players---highly
recommended. - Dr.
Gregory W. Yasinitsky,
Regents Professor of
Music & Coordinator of
Jazz Studies, Washington
State University
Songs included in
Jazz Phrasing for
Trombone - Volume 1: o
Milwaukee Avenue Ogden
Avenue Narragansett
Avenue Belden
Avenue Chicago
Avenue Quincy
Street Rockwell
Street Dearborn
Street Franklin
Street Pearson
Street
A few words
from the preface of the
book:
Applying
good phrasing to music is
like using good
punctuation in written or
spoken language. It
involves the grouping of
ideas to make the meaning
of the words clear to the
listener. The words are
grouped into sentences,
and the sentences are
then grouped into
paragraphs. The same is
true when interpreting a
piece of music.
Good phrasing
requires a musician to
interpret the notes he
plays, and determine
which notes need to be
grouped together to form
a complete musical idea.
Each song in Jazz
Phrasing for Trombone is
designed to train your
ear to hear the logical
grouping of phrases
through the use of
sequence and thematic
development.
While the art of
good phrasing involves
the interpretation of
note groupings and their
relationships, it also
involves deciding where
you're going to take a
breath.
Read the
following sentences aloud
to compare examples of
good and bad phrasing.
Good phrasing,
spoken in one continuous
breath:
Ladies
and gentlemen, it gives
me great pleasure to
introduce the senior
class president.
Bad phrasing,
spoken with extra
breaths, disrupting the
flow and grouping of the
words:
Ladies and
gentlemen, it gives
(breath) me great
pleasure to introduce the
senior class (breath)
president. The
difference between these
two sentences is very
similar to the difference
between a professional
musician's phrasing and a
student's phrasing. Both
may be playing the
correct notes with the
correct rhythm, but the
professional musician
knows how to group the
notes in a smooth,
flowing fashion, while
the student takes breaths
at random, not even aware
that he's disrupting the
phrasing.
Jazz
Phrasing for Trombone has
been carefully designed
to help you learn to
phrase like a
professional player.
These are pieces
that will be fun for all
musicians who love
melodic writing with good
thematic
development..
Piano - Elementary SKU: HL.645896 Level 1. Arranged by Wesley Scha...(+)
Piano - Elementary
SKU: HL.645896
Level 1. Arranged
by Wesley Schaum.
Educational Piano. Folk,
Supplementary. Softcover.
24 pages. Duration 7200
seconds. Schaum
Publications, Inc. #0836.
Published by Schaum
Publications, Inc.
(HL.645896).
ISBN
9781495081798. UPC:
008148008360.
9.0x12.0x0.096
inches.
NFMC
2016-2020 Federation
Festivals Bulletin
selection for Primary
II-III. When they
originated, folk songs
were passed along from
one generation to another
without written music.
Many times they were sung
unaccompanied. The melody
of a simple accompaniment
may also have been played
on fiddle, guitar, banjo
or whatever instrument
was available. Over time,
different performers made
little changes in both
melody and words. In some
instances, there are now
six or more variations of
the same song. The tunes
and lyrics in this book
may be a little different
than what is familiar to
the teacher or student.
Changes to music or words
may certainly be made;
however it is recommended
that any revised notes
and lyrics be written on
the pages where they are
used. Duet accompaniments
offer many possibilities
for recitals and school
events. The duets help
provide valuable rhythmic
training and ensemble
experience. The duets are
recommended for use at
home as well as at the
lesson. This volume
includes 11 folk
favorites: Bear Went over
the Mountain * Bingo *
Clementine * Goodbye Old
Paint * John Jacob
Jingleheimer Schmidt *
She'll Be Comin' 'Round
the Mountain * Shoo Fly *
Skip to My Lou * and
more.
Elephant Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 1 SKU: CF.BPS127F Composed by Peter Sciaino. Sw...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
1
SKU: CF.BPS127F
Composed by Peter
Sciaino. Sws. Bps. Full
score. 12 pages. Duration
2 minutes, 39 seconds.
Carl Fischer Music
#BPS127F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BPS127F).
ISBN
9781491156216. UPC:
680160914753. 9 x 12
inches.
Program
Notes Elephant is,
of course, inspired by
the incredible mammals of
the same name. Their
column-like legs, long
trunks, and massive
presence will never cease
to amaze; however, it's
their trumpeting that
makes them stand out as
the instrumentalists of
the animal kingdom! In
this selection, an
elephant's slow gate and
general demeanor are
represented by a
methodical tempo and
lumbering texture.
Woodwinds will enjoy the
opportunity to perform
grace notes while
Elephant also offers
exposure to flams for
young percussionists.
At m. 33 the
trumpets and horns
recreate an elephant call
after slipping brown
paper bags, or lunch-bag
mutes, over their bells
(in their bells for horn
players). For the trumpet
players, the mutes can be
enhanced with an
additional balled-up
piece of paper placed at
the bottom of the bag
prior to slipping it over
the bell. Horns should
ball up the bag itself
and experiment with
placement to create the
most realistic tones
without stopping the
instrument. While
specific pitches are
noted, making the best
elephant sounds should
prioritized. Young
students always look
forward to experimenting
with mutes, and this
selection offers an
inexpensive and creative
way to do so at a young
age. Note to the
Conductor This piece can
be used to introduce or
reinforce the finer
points of staccato
playing. While many
students know to play
these notes short in
length, they may need
reminding that they
should also be played
lightly. This also may
allow for opportunities
in emphasizing
contrasting articulation
styles that are in this
piece. Younger students
will likely need a
reasonable amount of
practice in successfully
using the lunch-bag
mutes. Allowing
additional rehearsal time
for this is
recommended. Program
Notes Elephant is, of
course, inspired by the
incredible mammals of the
same name. Their
column-like legs, long
trunks, and massive
presence will never cease
to amaze; however,
it’s their
trumpeting that makes
them stand out as the
instrumentalists of the
animal kingdom! In this
selection, an
elephant’s slow
gate and general demeanor
are represented by a
methodical tempo and
lumbering texture.
Woodwinds will enjoy the
opportunity to perform
grace notes while
Elephant also offers
exposure to flams for
young
percussionists. At m.
33 the trumpets and horns
recreate an elephant call
after slipping brown
paper bags, or
“lunch-bag
mutes,†over their
bells (in their bells for
horn players). For the
trumpet players, the
mutes can be enhanced
with an additional
balled-up piece of paper
placed at the bottom of
the bag prior to slipping
it over the bell. Horns
should ball up the bag
itself and experiment
with placement to create
the most realistic tones
without stopping the
instrument. While
specific pitches are
noted, making the best
elephant sounds should
prioritized. Young
students always look
forward to experimenting
with mutes, and this
selection offers an
inexpensive and creative
way to do so at a young
age.Note to the
ConductorThis piece can
be used to introduce or
reinforce the finer
points of staccato
playing. While many
students know to play
these notes short in
length, they may need
reminding that they
should also be played
lightly. This also may
allow for opportunities
in emphasizing
contrasting articulation
styles that are in this
piece.Younger students
will likely need a
reasonable amount of
practice in successfully
using the
“lunch-bag
mutes.†Allowing
additional rehearsal time
for this is
recommended.
Music pedagogy. Book. 124
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #BV 455.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.BV-455).
ISBN 9783765104558.
8.5 x 11.5 inches.
German.
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