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I. Music

 

Arrangements

 

This section includes arrangements I have done for elementary methods, orchestration, for the Marching Virginians, and an a sound arrangement for a midi class. Arranging requires skill in composition, orchestration, notation, and knowledge of the musical genre. It also requires skill in using modern technology, especially notation programs (finale and Sibelius) and audio editing programs (audacity). 

 

Snowball is an Orff arrangement that I did for an elementary level general music class.

 

 

 

I did an arrangement of "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" by J.S. Bach for orchestration class. This assignment required an introduction, tutti section, solo section, and closing. This assignment helped me learn how to write and arrange for wind band - a useful skill to have when teaching both at the middle and high school level.

 

 

 

 

 

I transcribed a pop chart (Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus) and expanded it for college marching band. In the high school band setting, the marching band genre usually makes up a large portion of the music education experience. Knowing how to arrange pop music for this ensemble can be a very powerful tool in not only motivating students, but also in pleasing a football crowd.

 

 

 

During Midi class, music technology class, we were ask to create an audio file made up several audio samples using the audio editing program Audacity. This shows my skill in editing audio with this specific program.

 

 

 

 

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Performances

 

As both a music education and performance major, I was required to do two recitals. Below includes samples of each recital performance.

 

Junior Recital

Improvisation I by Ryo Noda

 

Ryo Noda is one of the most well known Japanese composers of the 20th century. His Improvisation I is the first of three improvisations, which reflect the author’s Japanese nationality because of the similarity they hold with traditional Japanese Kabuki and Chinese Shakuhachi flutes. Improvisation I for unaccompanied saxophone was written as a dedication to the legendary French saxophonist, Jean-Marie Londieux. It was premiered by Londieux himself in Toronto in 1972. Noda’s compositions represent the blending of Eastern and Western music and the adaptability of the saxophone to play extended techniques.  Improvisation I features extended techniques such as flutter tonguing/growling, tone cluster trills, and percussive key noises. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Recital

Suite Hebraique No. 4 (VI. Circle Dance) by Srul Irving Glick

 

Srul Irving Glick was born in Toronto in 1934 and died in Toronto in 2002.

His deep immersion in Jewish music and culture is responsible for the inspiration of many of his compositions, this one included. His father was a Cantor in Toronto, and a number of Glick's compositions are written for cantor with choir and/or instruments. He held positions as composer-in-residence of Beth Tikvah Synagogue in Toronto, where he was choir director beginning in 1969; as program director for Musica Beth Tikvah; and as director of Jewish Music Toronto. Suite Hebraique No. 4 was written for Paul Brodie, who founded the World Saxophone Congress in Chicago with Eugene Rousseau.

The first movement, Agadah, starts out with mysterious, repetitive sixteenth notes in the piano. Aggadah is Aramaic lore, hence the legend in the title, forming especially the non-legal part of the Talmud. A nigun is a form of Jewish religious song or tune sung by groups. The second movement, Nigun, emulates the feel of singing as it is placed in a very song-like register of the saxophone. It is followed by a lyrical lullaby and a wedding dance that ends with 7/8 to produce that feeling of slowing down as the reception ends and people leave. The final two movements are comprised of the Lament and the Circle Dance. 

 

 

Quartet Performances

 

At Virginia Tech I was a part of three different quartets: The Fugue Quartet (tenor saxophone), The MSL SWE Quartet (tenor saxophone), and The Barefoot Quartet (soprano saxophone).

 

The Fugue Quartet -

 

Fugue in G Minor (The Little Fugue)

Quartet Recital

 

 

The MSL SWE Quartet -

 

Allegro by Bear McCreary arranged by Candice Flake

Junior Recital

 

 

Groovy Loops by J. Scott McKenzie

Senior Recital

 

The Barefoot Quartet - 

 

Five Diversions (IV. Aria) by J. Scott McKenzie

Senior Recital

 

 

 

Carnegie Hall

 Groovy Loops by J. Scott McKenzie

 

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Score Analysis

 

As an educator, having an understanding of the literature being performed is vital as this is often a music students textbook. Teaching fundamentals as well as more advanced subject matter is often done through literature. In order to effectively teach through literature, a teacher must have thorough understanding of the work. Below is an in-depth score analysis I did for my student teaching placement in the spring of 2014.

 

On A Hymnsong Of Philip Bliss by David Holsinger 

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Listening Map

 

An important part of music education is listening. A product of an effective and productive music education is the ability to listen to and analyze music. There are many ways to teach elements of music through listening and the below is just one example - a listening guide/map. Attached is also a lesson plan for this particular listening guide.

 

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Lesson Plans

 

Planning is at the cornerstone of teaching. It involves knowing the class your teaching, anticipating problems that could arise during the lesson, and sequencing learning to increase musical understanding. Below are two examples of lesson plans with feedback that I created this year at the end of my student internship and my student teaching.

 

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