ZB418F Grade 4 $8.00 THE MOLLY MARCH SAMPLE. Composed by. Craig Skeffington. Neil A. Kjos Music Company Publisher

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1 Grade 4 $8.00 THE MOLLY MARCH Composed y Craig Skeington K O S A Z Z E N S E M B L E S I G N A T U R E S E R I E S Neil A. Kos Music Company ulisher

2 2 The Composer Craig Skeington has een the and director at South ortland High School in Maine since His perorming groups have on numerous honors during that time, including the Maine State azz estival 8 times; the Berklee College o Music estival tice, in 1995 and again in 2001; and Musicest Orlando once, in In 200, Craig as aarded Music Educator o the Year y the Maine Music Educator s Association. He has een Maine s azz Activities Vice - resident as ell as it s Instrumental azz Chair. Craig has also served as resident o the Maine Band Director s Association. This past year, Craig as recognized y the national magazine School Band and Orchestra as one o the 50 and directors that make a dierence o As a Ne England area trumpet player, Craig has a ide variety o perormance credits. These include orking ith Natalie Cole, Barry Manilo, Colin Raye, the Glenn Miller Big Band, the Ne York Voices and touring ith the Artie Sha Orchestra. As a memer o the Ne Hampshire ased Seacoast Big Band, Craig has perormed ith artists such as Boy She, Louis Bellson, Bo Mintzer, rank oster, Clark Terry and Bo lorence. As a composer and arranger, Craig has studied ith Bo lorence, Toshiko Akioshi and Don Stratton. His pieces appear in the most recent W epper catalog and NYSSMA manual, as ell as having een revieed in the International Association o azz Educator s ournal. In Decemer o 2007, his music as programed at the prestigious Mid - West Band and Orchestra clinic in Chicago. His music is pulished y the Neil A. Kos Music Company in San Diego, Ca.; y AlredBelin Music (ormerly Warner Brothers); and y Manduca Music in ortland, ME. Groups ranging rom middle school azz ands to college and military ands have perormed his music. Craig is currently an adunct sta memer at the University o Southern Maine here he teaches applied azz arranging. Craig currently resides in South ortland ith his ie Carrie and their to daughters, Hannah and Molly. The Composition The Molly March is a Second Line piece that I rote or my daughter Molly ack in Mostly this request came rom Molly hersel in response to her ig sister having a tune named or her ( The Hannah Shule ) ack in 2000! I anted to do something dierent ith this composition, not ust another sing piece. I really like the groove o the Second Line eel, and the harmony is inluenced y the great pop musician Sting, hose music I love. The term Second Line reers to the traditional Ne Orleans uneral procession. The music played as the procession moved rom the church to the cemetery as slo and mournul. olloing the service, the procession leading ack to the church as accompanied y more rousing music. assersy and others ho ere not a part o the uneral oten oined this part o the procession, orming a second line ehind the original mourners. In preparing the piece, ork or a light eel in the rhythm section, especially ith the Drummer. The Second Line groove is generated primarily y the snare, e careul on the volume. On the ridge at measure 25, the groove changes up slightly - almost to a Hip Hop eel, returning to the Second Line at measure 41. Keep the and volume under the muted Trumpets ust prior to the solo section. On the Sax soli at measure 111, encourage the Lead Alto to dig in and e aggressive ith tons o support rom the hole section. As the piece uilds toards the inal shout at measures 14 and 151, ork or and alance at the high dynamic level and have the drums really go ater kicking the and s igures. As the chart inds don, have the Saxes stagger reathe to keep the chord sounding until the inal resolution. I hope that you ind this piece as interesting as Molly does, and that your group enoys putting it together. Best o luck! Craig Instrumentation List Trumpet Tromone

3 Conductor Approx. erormance time - :55 The Molly March Composed y Craig Skeington unky Second Line March h = 96 4 Trumpet Tromone As Is As Is 4 4 æ Hi- Hat oot æ æ Neil A. Kos Music Company, 482 utland Drive, San Diego, Caliornia International copyright secured. All rights reserved. rinted in the U.S.A. WARNING! The contents o this pulication are protected y copyright la. To copy or reproduce them y any method is an inringement o the copyright la. Anyone ho reproduces copyrighted matter is suect to sustantial penalties and assessments or each inringement.

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