13 Moons
Four composing pieces for wind bands from Grades 1-4+
The original set of composing pieces that inspired the Teaching Performance through Composition series. Created as part of the composer’s PhD portfolio, this approach to teaching music, based on evidence steeped in neuroscience and Orff Schulwerk pedagogy brings a culture of creative, student-led music making to your large ensemble space.
BELOW: be inspired by the composition that utilises the “East” material as created by students at the Taipei American School.
Each piece in the 13 Moons set provides the director and their students with a set of pitch material based in a particular key, including scales, melody, counter-melody, accompaniment, ostinato etc.. Over a series of rehearsals, the students not only learn how to play the material, they compose with the elements of structure, timbre, texture and expression to create their very own, original piece of music.
Instrumentation as follows:
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Flute, oboe, clarinet in B♭ (high & low), bass clarinet in B♭, alto saxophone in E♭, tenor saxophone in B♭, baritone saxophone in E♭, trumpet in B♭, horn in F, trombone/baritone/bassoon, tuba, mallets (metal preferred) A, mallets (metal preferred) B, mallets (metal preferred) C, bass drum
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Flute, oboe, clarinet in B♭ (high & low), bass clarinet in B♭, alto saxophone in E♭, tenor saxophone in B♭, baritone saxophone in E♭, trumpet in B♭, horn in F, trombone/baritone/bassoon, tuba, percussion 1 (mallets - treble clef), percussion 2 (mallets - bass clef, timpani)
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Flute, oboe, clarinet in B♭ (high & low), bass clarinet in B♭, alto saxophone in E♭, tenor saxophone in B♭, baritone saxophone in E♭, trumpet in B♭, horn in F, trombone/baritone/bassoon, tuba, mallet percussion A (glockenspiel), mallet percussion B (marimba), percussion 1 (mallets, hi-hat), percussion 2 (mallets, claves), percussion 3 (mallets, bass drum)
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Flute, oboe, clarinet in B♭ (high & low), bass clarinet in B♭, alto saxophone in E♭, tenor saxophone in B♭, baritone saxophone in E♭, trumpet in B♭, horn in F, trombone/baritone/bassoon, tuba, mallets treble clef/bass clef, additional percussion ad lib.
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Commissioned by the University of British Columbia Conducting Symposium Consortium, Symposium hosted by Dr. Robert Taylor, consortium led by Janet Wade.