TRADITION O EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE IN ERORMANCE KJOS CONCERT BAND GRADE $7.00 BRCE EARSON rom ancient times Correlated ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE Book age 7 NEIL A. KJOS MSIC COMANY BLISHER
Aout the Comoser BRCE EARSON 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. earson co-authored ith Dean Sorenson the Standard o Excellence Jazz Ensemle Method and the Standard o Excellence Advanced Jazz 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 nited States and has een guest conductor and clinician y invitation o countries throughout the aciic Rim the Orient Euroe and the Canadian rovinces. Bruce earson 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. earson 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 niversity s Distinguished Service to Music Aard in areciation or lielong contriution to music and music education. In 007 Dr. earson received St. Cloud State niversity s Distinguished Alumni Aard. That same year he as recognized as the irst atron or the Maryorough Conerence in Queensland Australia. The American School Band Directors Association conerred on Dr. earson 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. earson continues to serve as a guest lecturer clinician and conductor in addition to his ork as a comoser arranger and author. Aout the Comosition rom ancient times as comosed to evoke images o long ago hen modal harmony as in common usage. sing the concert C Aeolian mode the comosition deicts everyday lie oth contemlative and exuerant. Widesread lagues throughout Euroe rediced the oulation y hal yet this eriod sa tremendous advancement in the arts and sciences. The Aeolian mode is the same as a natural minor scale ith eight successive ascending or descending itches ith hal-stes eteen stes 3 and 5 6 ith hole stes eteen stes 3 4 4 5 6 7 and 7 8. Historically the Aeolian mode as used extensively in ancient Greek culture and around the civilized orld until the Renaissance eriod (400 600 CE) hen olyhony as more commonly used. Tentieth century singer-songriter Bo Dylan rote and recorded All Along the Watchtoer using the Aeolian mode. This mode along ith other modes is used extensively today in many comositions esecially azz. Correlation ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE rom ancient times correlates ith Tradition o Excellence Book age 7. To rovide a unique tone color the lute ooe and trumet layers are asked to sing along ith the melody starting in measures 5 using the syllale. The students should sing in a comortale octave. The trumet music is shon transosed in B rather than concert itch so that the erormers can more easily ind the correct itch to sing hen racticing alone. Ensure that the singing instrumentalists continue to use good osture holding instruments in their las and ith their eet laced lat on the loor. To hel overcome any otential shyness instruct other memers o the ensemle to sing along as you rehearse this assage. Dislay the olloing assage using a roector or hotocoy and distriute this age. Circle the notes aected y the key signature. 4 Sing 4.. 05 Kos Music ress. This age is authorized or reroduction to distriute to erormers in the ensemle.
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 3 st B Trumet 3 nd B Trumet 6 Horn 6 Tromone Baritone Baritone TC 4 Electric Bass Orchestra 3 Triangle Tamourine 3 Snare Drum Bass Drum Advanced Snare Drum Bass Drum* Timani otional (3 drums) Rehearsal iano ull Conductor Score 3 *An Advanced Snare Drum art is rovided or students ith a greater achievement level. The Snare Drum and Advanced Snare Drum arts may e layed simultaneously so that students o all levels may articiate in the erormance o this iece. The Bass Drum s music is identical in each art. Additional scores and arts are availale. Aroximate erormance Time 3:30 To hear a recording o this or any other Kos ulication lease visit.kos.com. ercussion Assignment Chart It is essential that ercussionists 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. rovide a coy or each ercussionist. Grou: ERCSSION ASSIGNMENT CHART Comosition Student Name Orchestra Triangle Tamourine Snare Drum Date: Advanced Snare Drum Bass Drum rom Teaching Band ith Excellence (W74) 0 Kos Music ress. sed ith ermission. This chart is authorized or reroduction to distriute to ercussionists in the erorming ensemle. Timani Dates to Rememer:
ull Conductor Score Arox. erormance time 3:30 Dedicated to the rinceton Middle School Band Carol illaer and Jane Miller Directors rinceton Minnesota rom ancient times Bruce earson (ASCA) lutes Ooe B Clarinets E Alto Clarinet B Bass Clarinet E Alto Saxohones B Tenor Saxohone E Baritone Saxohone B Trumets Horn Bassoon Tromone Baritone Orchestra Triangle Tamourine Snare Drum Bass Drum Advanced Snare Drum Bass Drum Timani Rehearsal iano Andante (q = 7) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Andante (q = 7) 4 4 a3 4 4 Andante (q = 7) 4 4 Triangle 4 i 4 4 snares o ith sot mallet 4 snares o ith sot mallet G B C 4 Andante (q = 7) 4 4 - - - - ~~~~~~~...... i. - - - - 3 i ~~~~~~~ - - - - 4...... i. - - - - 05 Kos Music ress 438 Jutland Drive San Diego Caliornia 97. International coyright secured. All rights reserved. rinted in the. 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.
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8 ls. B Tts. Hn. Tri. [] [] [] a a ± i ± i 3 ± i 4 ± i 5 ± i 6... ± i Tim. no. []
9 ls. B Tts. Hn. Tri. 7 ± i 8 ± i [9] [9] only [9] ±i 30 rit. rit. rit. 3 3 # # # a3 ±i ~~~~ Tim. no. [9] n n
0 ls. B Tts. Hn. [33] a Allegro (q = 08 ) 34 a n [33] Allegro (q = 08 ) a n [33] Allegro (q = 08 ) Tamourine 35 36.... a Tim. no. snares on snares on [33] Allegro (q = 08 ).
ls. 37 38 39 40 B Tts. Hn. Tim. no.
ls. [4] 4 43 44 a a.. B Tts. Hn. [4] [4] a...... a Tim. no. [4]
3 ls. 45 46 47 48 B Tts. Hn. Tim. no.
4 ls. B Tts. Hn. Tri. [49] a a [49] only [49] Triangle i ~~~~~~ 50 i 5 i 5 a ±. i 53 i ~~~~~~ Tim. no. [49]
ls. B Tts. Hn. Tri. Tim. no. 54 () i a a a 55 56 ±i [57] a a a ~~~~~~ [57] a a3 [57] Tamourine [57] 5
6 ls. 59 60 6 6 63 B Tts. Hn. ~~~~~~ Tim. no.
7 ls. 64. [65] a 66 a 67 68 a.. a a a B Tts. Hn.. [65] a [65] a a a Tim. no.. [65]
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