13 Moons: North
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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. 13 Moons North was commissioned by the University of British Columbia Conducting Symposium Consortium, Symposium hosted by Dr. Robert Taylor, consortium led by Janet Wade.
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“Learning 13 Moons has helped me interpret each piece I play in a different way, and I have the knowledge and skill now to play the piece how I see fit, rather than just read the notes on the page. Having the amazing opportunity to work with Jodie on 13 Moons gave me the building blocks to be able to use my creative composing brain in every aspect of my playing.”