Band Wind Band - Grade 1
SKU: KJ.WB486F
Composed by Heather
Hoefle. Concert and
Contest. Tradition of
Excellence, Excellence In
Performance. Score. Neil
A. Kjos Music Company
#WB486F. Published by
Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.WB486F).
ISBN 9788402704832.
UPC:
8402704832.
Red Sky
at Morning is a great
piece for teaching young
musicians to play long
phrases and expressive
dynamics. The brass
players blow air through
their instruments
(without buzzing) at the
beginning and the end to
imitate the wind and
waves of the sea. The
melody in the minor mode
portrays the uncertainty
one might feel on a ship
with inclement weather on
the way.
About
Tradition of Excellence:
Excellence in
Performance
<
p>Excellence in
performance is a concert
band repertoire series
correlated with the
Tradition of Excellence
Comprehensive Band Method
by Bruce Pearson and Ryan
Nowlin. The compositions
in the series correlate
to a specific page in
Tradition of Excellence
Books 1, 2, or 3 and
reinforce and expand on
skills and concepts
introduced in the
method.
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ons include exciting
parts for every player,
grade-appropriate
cross-cueing, accessible
ranges and rhythms,
creative percussion
writing, electric bass
and rehearsal piano
parts, and full conductor
scores with rehearsal
suggestions, program
notes and composer
biographies. In addition,
the Grade 1 works provide
an Advanced Snare Drum
part for percussionists
who have achieved a
higher level of ability,
playable simultaneously
with the more basic Snare
Drum part to facilitate
differentiated
learning.