TRADITION O EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE IN PERORMANCE KJOS CONCERT BAND GRADE $700 BRUCE PEARSON Latin Nights Correlated ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE Book, Page 7 NEIL A KJOS MUSIC COMPANY PUBLISHER
About the Composer BRUCE PEARSON is a orld-renoned music educator, author, composer, and clinician He is the author o the Standard o Excellence Comprehensive Band Method regarded as the most important contribution to the ield in the last three decades and the groundbreaking Best In Class Comprehensive Band Method His latest contribution, co-authored ith Ryan Nolin, is the Tradition o Excellence Comprehensive Band Method This next-generation perormance-centered curriculum sets a ne barre by seamlessly blending time-tested and innovative pedagogy ith cutting-edge technology In addition to his band method books, Dr Pearson co-authored, ith Dean Sorenson, the Standard o Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method and the Standard o Excellence Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method He is also ell-knon as a composer o many idely-perormed compositions and arrangements or concert band and jazz ensemble He has led clinics in all ity o the United States and has been guest conductor and clinician, by invitation, o countries throughout the Paciic Rim, the Orient, Europe, and the Canadian provinces Bruce Pearson has taught at the elementary, junior high, high school, and college levels or over thirty years Tice nominated or the prestigious Excellence in Education Aard, he as recognized as most outstanding in the ield o music or the state o Minnesota In December, 998, Dr Pearson, in recognition o his outstanding contribution to music education, as aarded the prestigious 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 appreciation or lielong contribution 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 Maryborough Conerence in Queensland, Australia The American School Band Directors Association conerred on Dr Pearson the 0 Edin ranko Goldman Aard as a symbol o high esteem and respect, and as a measure o appreciation and gratitude or outstanding personal contributions to the school band movement Dr Pearson continues to serve as a guest lecturer, clinician, and conductor in addition to his ork as a composer, arranger, and author About the Composition Latin music originated rom namely Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries o the Americas and the Caribbean Latin music became popular in the US starting in the 930s and continues to remain popular today Latin music has its on unique sound incorporating a ide variety o percussion instruments including maracas, claves, cobell, guiro, cymbals, and drums Correlation ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE Latin Nights correlates ith Tradition o Excellence Book, page 7 Latin Nights as composed to emulate the music o street musicians in a Latin-American city Street musicians, particularly percussionists, oten create and perorm their compositions using non-traditional instruments Some o the more-common non-traditional instruments include every-day items such as trash cans, pails, and ashboards Students playing Latin Nights may ant to explore these other sounds using the suggested instruments in the Instrumentation List in this score, or by creating their on Also note that opportunities are provided or the percussionist to improvise (ad lib) Oten, street musicians ere accompanied by dancers Explore this possibility hen perorming Latin Nights
Instrumentation List st lute nd lute Oboe st B Clarinet nd B Clarinet E Alto Clarinet B Bass Clarinet Bassoon st E Alto Saxophone nd E Alto Saxophone B Tenor Saxophone E Baritone Saxophone 3 st B Trumpet 3 nd B Trumpet 6 Horn 6 Trombone Baritone Baritone TC Electric Bass (or Cabasa), * Cobell (or Washboard) Suspended Cymbal 3 Snare Drum (or 5-gallon plastic pail), Bass Drum Advanced Snare Drum, Bass Drum Rehearsal Piano ull Conductor Score 3 *See About the Composition or inormation regarding non-traditional percussion instruments An Advanced Snare Drum part is provided or students ith a greater achievement level The Snare Drum and Advanced Snare Drum parts may be played simultaneously so that students o all levels may participate in the perormance o this piece The Bass Drum s music is identical in each part Additional scores and parts are available Approximate Perormance Time 3:00 To hear a recording o this or any other Kjos publication, please visit kjoscom Percussion Assignment Chart It is essential that percussionists receive training on all percussion instruments To ensure a comprehensive experience or each student and to aid in equitable instrument assignment, use a percussion assignment chart, such as the one appearing belo Provide a copy or each percussionist Group: PERCUSSION ASSIGNMENT CHART Composition Student Name Cobell Suspended Cymbal Snare Drum Date: Advanced Snare Drum Bass Drum rom Teaching Band ith Excellence (W7) 0 Kjos Music Press Used ith permission This chart is authorized or reproduction to distribute to percussionists in the perorming ensemble Dates to Remember:
ull Conductor Score Approx perormance time 3:00 lutes Oboe Bb Clarinets Eb Alto Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet Eb Alto Saxophones Bb Tenor Saxophone Eb Baritone Saxophone Bb Trumpets Horn Bassoon Trombone Baritone Cobell Suspended Cymbal Snare Drum Bass Drum Advanced Snare Drum Bass Drum Rehearsal Piano Moderato (q = 0) Moderato (q = 0) b a3 Moderato (q = 0) ith rubber mallet ith stick on dome snares o rim snares o Moderato (q = 0) Latin Nights Bruce Pearson (b 9) American Composer (ASCAP) 3 n n b n a n n b [5] 6 [5] [5] [5] 05 Kjos Music Press, 38 Jutland Drive, San Diego, Caliornia, 97 International copyright secured All rights reserved Printed in the U S A Warning The contents o this publication are protected by copyright la To copy or reproduce them by any method is an inringement o the copyright la Anyone ho reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments or each inringement
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