TRADITION O EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE IN PERORMANCE KOS CONCERT BAND GRADE ½ WB49 $700 BRUCE PEARSON Sama-lêlê Correlated ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE Book, Page 3 NEIL A KOS MUSIC COMPANY PUBLISHER
Aout the Comoser BRUCE PEARSON is a orld-renoned music educator, author, comoser, and clinician He is the author o the Standard o Excellence Comrehensive Band Method regarded as the most imortant contriution to the ield in the last three decades and the groundreaking Best In Class Comrehensive Band Method His latest contriution, co-authored ith Ryan Nolin, is the Tradition o Excellence Comrehensive Band Method This next-generation erormance-centered curriculum sets a ne arre y seamlessly lending time-tested and innovative edagogy ith cutting-edge technology In addition to his and method ooks, Dr Pearson co-authored, ith Dean Sorenson, the Standard o Excellence azz Ensemle Method and the Standard o Excellence Advanced azz Ensemle Method He is also ell-knon as a comoser o many idely-erormed comositions and arrangements or concert and and azz ensemle He has led clinics in all ity o the United States and has een guest conductor and clinician, y invitation, o countries throughout the Paciic Rim, the Orient, Euroe, and the Canadian rovinces Bruce Pearson has taught at the elementary, unior high, high school, and college levels or over thirty years Tice nominated or the restigious Excellence in Education Aard, he as recognized as most outstanding in the ield o music or the state o Minnesota In Decemer, 998, Dr Pearson, in recognition o his outstanding contriution to music education, as aarded the restigious Midest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conerence Medal o Honor In 00, he as aarded St Cloud State University s Distinguished Service to Music Aard in areciation or lielong contriution to music and music education In 007, Dr Pearson received St Cloud State University s Distinguished Alumni Aard That same year he as recognized as the irst Patron or the Maryorough Conerence in Queensland, Australia The American School Band Directors Association conerred on Dr Pearson the 04 Edin ranko Goldman Aard as a symol o high esteem and resect, and as a measure o areciation and gratitude or outstanding ersonal contriutions to the school and movement Dr Pearson continues to serve as a guest lecturer, clinician, and conductor in addition to his ork as a comoser, arranger, and author Aout the Comosition Sama-lêlê (also selled Samalelê ) is a eloved Brazilian children s olk song The lyrics are in Portuguese, the national language o Brazil It s aout a young mischievous oy named Samalelê According to Brazilian olk music collector Mario de Andrade, there are to main categories o oular song in Brazil Música socializada is music that comments on or exresses the ideals o the community Música individual exresses ersonal exeriences or emotions Children s songs like Samalelê are música socializada ecause they are meant to e sung together ith other children Other songs in this category are ork songs, dance songs, religious songs, and military songs Heitor Villa-Loos (887 959) as one o Brazil s est-knon comosers o the 0th century He arranged many Brazilian olk tunes throughout his career, one o hich as Samalelê Written y Mark C Samles, American musicologist, rom Tradition o Excellence Book, age 3 lesson lan In this arrangement, Sama-le-le is scored to eature each section o the and It is a un iece sure to ring enoyment to layers and audiences alike Beore laying this arrangement, lay exercise 34 Skill Builder: Sama-lêlê rom Tradition o Excellence Book, age 3 Discuss ith students ho this arrangement diers rom that exercise Ho did comoser Bruce Pearson exand the eight-measure exercise into a comlete comosition Are there ne themes Ho does the comoser orchestra (see student age 3) the themes to achieve variety To the director: The caasa, tom-toms, and congas, hile used in this arrangement, are not introduced until Tradition o Excellence, Book 3 To learn more aout these instruments, lease reer to Teaching Band With Excellence (W74) co-authored y Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nolin and ulished y the Neil A Kos Music Comany Correlation ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE Sama-lêlê correlates ith Tradition o Excellence Book, age 3 WB49
Instrumentation List 4 st lute 4 nd lute Ooe 4 st B Clarinet 4 nd B Clarinet E Alto Clarinet B Bass Clarinet Bassoon 4 st E Alto Saxohone 4 nd E Alto Saxohone B Tenor Saxohone E Baritone Saxohone 4 st B Trumet 4 nd B Trumet 6 Horn 8 Tromone Baritone/Euhonium Baritone/Euhonium TC 4 Electric Bass Xylohone 3 (or Maracas), Coell 3 -tom, Bass Drum Timani ( drums) Rehearsal Piano ull Conductor Score 3 Additional scores and arts are availale Aroximate Perormance Time :30 To hear a recording o this or any other Kos ulication, lease visit koscom Percussion Assignment Chart It is essential that students receive training on all ercussion instruments To ensure a comrehensive exerience or each student and to aid in equitale instrument assignment, use a ercussion assignment chart, such as the one aearing elo Provide a coy or each ercussionist Grou: PERCUSSION ASSIGNMENT CHART Comosition Student Name Xylohone (or Maracas) Coell Date: -tom Bass Drum rom Teaching Band ith Excellence (W74) 0 Kos Music Press Used ith ermission This chart is authorized or reroduction to distriute to ercussionists in the erorming ensemle Timani Dates to Rememer: WB49
ull Conductor Score Arox erormance time :30 lutes Ooe B Clarinets E Alto Clarinet B Bass Clarinet Bassoon E Alto Saxohones B Tenor Saxohone E Baritone Saxohone B Trumets Horn Tromone Baritone/ Euhonium Xylohone (Maracas) Coell -tom Bass Drum Timani Rehearsal Piano Moderato 4 (q = ) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Moderato 4 (q = ) 4 4 4 4 Moderato (q = ) 4 4 4 4 4 4 B, E 4 Moderato (q = ) 4 4 Sama-lêlê 3 4 a a a a a Bruce Pearson ASCAP [5] a a 6 a a [5] [5] a a a [5] æ 07 Kos Music Press, 438 utland Drive, San Diego, Caliornia, 97 International coyright secured All rights reserved Printed in the U S A Warning! The contents o this ulication are rotected y coyright la To coy or reroduce them y any method is an inringement o the coyright la Anyone ho reroduces coyrighted matter is suect to sustantial enalties and assessments or each inringement WB49
5 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim 7 8 æ 9 0 æ a Pno WB49
6 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl [3] [3] [3] 4 5 6 7 8 Coell BD Tim Pno [3] WB49
7 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim Pno 9 0 æ æ [] [] [] [] 3 4 WB49
8 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim Pno 5 6 7 8 - - - - [9] 30 [9] [9] [9] WB49
9 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl 3 3 33 34 35 36 Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim Pno WB49
0 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl [37] Otional cut to measure 4 38 39 40 [4] 4 Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim Pno [37] [37] [37] æ æ [4] [4] [4] WB49
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim Pno 43 44 45 46 47 48 WB49
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn [49] 50 5 5 53 E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell [49] [49] æ æ BD Tim Pno [49] WB49
3 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim Pno 54 æ 55 56 [57] [57] [57] [57] 58 WB49
4 ls O 59 60 6 6 63 B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell ««BD Tim Pno WB49
5 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Tr Bar Xyl Coell BD Tim Pno 64 a a a æ æ [65] [65] [65] [65] 66 67 68 WB49
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