TRADITIN EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE IN ERRMANCE KJS CNCERT BAND GRADE ½ $700 RN ARNN Woodlands Celebration Correlated ith TRADITIN EXCELLENCE Book, age 30 SAMLE NEIL A KJS MUSIC CMANY UBLISHER
About the Comoser Born and raised in a suburb o Ne York City, Ron Arnon began studying iano ith his arents at the age o six He concurrently started taking cello lessons at age nine A e years later he entered the Juilliard School re-college division, here he continued instruction in cello along ith ormal studies in theory, ear training, chamber music, orchestral erormance, and music comosition Mr Arnon resently orks as an oerations suervisor or the Ken County Deartment o Aeronautics at the Gerald R ord International Airort in Grand Raids, Michigan He devotes much o his ree time to riting and arranging music or various ensembles and instrumental combinations in the classical and azz styles He holds a bachelor s degree rom Brandeis University and a master s degree in ublic administration rom Ne York University About the Comosition Woodlands Celebration is a oyul march that can be included in virtually any concert rogram At the start o the middle section (measures 7 0), the conductor o a smaller ensemble may instruct clarinets, saxes, nd trumets and horns to lay orte so as to create a smooth and even transition to the subdued melody The harmonic uncertainty o measures 3 34 are enhanced by the reduced dynamic level (echo eect) at measures 37 39 ercussion should be esecially sot at measures 40 4 so as to elicit the maximum surrise o the subito orte at measure 4 that announces the recaitulation Correlation ith TRADITIN EXCELLENCE Woodlands Celebration correlates ith Tradition o Excellence Book, age 30 In measures 63 65, the lutes have an otional trill A trill is a raid alteration beteen the rinted itch and the note a ste higher It can either be a hole ste or a hal ste deending on the key signature The trill in Woodlands Celebration alternates beteen B and C, a hole ste Teaching obective: Reinorce Theory Comosition concets learned on ages 9 and o Tradition o Excellence, Book, by asking students to comlete the olloing activity In the irst 6 bars, lease label the Introduction and the Theme Where does the Theme reaear (Measure 44) What terms could you use to describe the music in beteen the Theme and its reaearance (measures 7 43) SAMLE Guide students in a discussion o the music in this advanced activity: Ho many measures are in the Introduction (There are 5 measures in the Introduction) The Theme is made u to hrases Ho many measures are in each hrase (There are 5 measures in the irst hrase, and 6 measures in the second hrase) Ho do the number o measures in the Introduction and in each hrase o the Theme o Woodlands Celebration comare to other comositions in or time you are rehearsing Do the number o measures in a hrase make the music eel a certain ay to you as a erormer or as a listener What ords ould you use to describe that eeling ( Losided and uneven are to ossible reonses There doesn t have to be a correct reonse, as the urose o this activity is to engage students in analyzing and discussing all o the music that they re learning) Ho do the number o measures in a hrase aect ho you erorm the music on your instrument ( Concentrate more, take a bigger breath, etc)
Instrumentation List 8 lute boe 6 st B Clarinet 6 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 Trumets 4 nd B Trumet 6 Horn 6 Trombone Baritone Baritone TC 4 Electric Bass 3 Triangle, Crash Cymbals 3 Snare Drum, Bass Drum Advanced Snare Drum, Bass Drum* Timani otional ( 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 be 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 available Aroximate erormance Time 3:00 To hear a recording o this or any other Kos ublication, lease visit koscom ercussion 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 equitable instrument assignment, use a ercussion assignment chart, such as the one aearing belo rovide a coy or each ercussionist Grou: ERCUSSIN ASSIGNMENT CHART Comosition Student Name Triangle Crash Cymbals Snare Drum Adv Snare Drum Bass Drum Date: Snare Drum rom Teaching Band ith Excellence (W74) 0 Kos Music ress Used ith ermission This chart is authorized or reroduction to distribute to ercussionists in the erorming ensemble Timani SAMLE Dates to Remember:
ull Conductor Score Arox erormance time 3:00 Commissioned or the Commemoration o the iteenth Anniversary o the orest Hills Central Woodlands 5/6 School, Grand Raids, Michigan Woodlands Celebration Ron Arnon (b 97) American Comoser (ASCA) lute boe Bb Clarinets Eb Alto Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet Eb Alto Saxohones Bb Tenor Saxohone Eb Baritone Saxohone Bb Trumets Horn Bassoon Trombone Baritone Triangle Crash Cymbals Snare Drum Bass Drum Advanced Snare Drum Bass Drum Timani Rehearsal iano Allegro (q = 6) 4 4 a 4 4 4 a 4 4 4 Allegro (q = 6) 4 4 b 4 a3 4 4 Allegro (q = 6) 4 4 ± ± ± 4 4, Bb 4 Allegro (q = 6) 4 4 3 ± 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SAMLE ± ± - - - - 5 ±æ 05 Kos Music ress, 438 Jutland Drive, San Diego, Caliornia, 97 International coyright secured All rights reserved rinted in the U S A Warning The contents o this ublication are rotected by coyright la To coy or reroduce them by any method is an inringement o the coyright la Anyone ho reroduces coyrighted matter is subect to substantial enalties and assessments or each inringement
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0 l b Bb Cls Eb A Cl Bb B Cl Eb A Saxes Bb T Sax Eb B Sax Bb Tts Hn Bsn Trb Bar Tri C Cyms SD BD Adv SD BD Tim 9 b ± 30 ± 3 SAMLE [3] a [3] unis [3] 33 no [3]
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