Style and Class

Describe what makes a marching style unique?
Corp Style
High Step
Half time
Quick Step
Goose Step

Washington Post March

What are the 5 parts of a march? Be prepared to play the three main melodic ideas in the march (1st, 2nd and trio) The third strand is a repeat of which section?

Final Pursuit

Small Instrumental Ensemble Class BLK 2 (Due 9/25/09)

Considering the 5 main ingredients for a successful music performance, provide a rating for each ingredient on a scale of 1 - 10. One is the lowest rating and 10 is the highest. Anything below a rating of 5 must have a suggestion for improvement.

Beautiful

Way to go WARRIORS!!! Nice balance and blend. You are singing through your instruments.

March of the Belgium Parachutist

Percy Aldridge Grainger

Grainger authority Ronald Stevenson has used this piece as an example of how deeply influenced Grainger was by the harmonies of African-American spiritual singing, which often embeds the main melody in the middle of the texture. Thus, Grainger harmonizes all around this Sussex folk tune, not just below it. The initial bars are straightforward enough, every note of the slow melody supported by a chord with a little rocking figure emerging in the rhythm. The harmonization becomes richer in the second statement, where Grainger builds a modest climax but devotes the second half of the section to a long, gradual decrescendo, the melody ending in harmonic simplicity and peace. ~ All Music Guide