The Ticking Clock – Kick Off! Music for beginners – Scott Rogers

The Ticking Clock
Mine naboer hadde en stor bestefarsklokke som tikket noe veldig. Min bror og jeg satt tålmodig og ventet for at klokken skulle slå fordi da skulle en liten fugl kom ut og si "koo-koo".
Dette stykke har en stabil firedels-puls med et lag av åttedelsnoter oppå. Pulsens regelmessighet hjelper musikerne å telle pausene etter hver frase. Woodblock-stemmen er kjempe viktig, men kan også spilles på temple blocks eller claves.
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Scott Rogers
er en komponist/arrangør/produsent/pedagog som har skrevet for unge musikanter i over tretti år. Barnas opplevelse av musikk har alltid stått sentralt i hans arbeid. Rogers har over 120 utgivelser fra 1994 og fram til i dag.
Kick Off!
er en serie for de aller yngste musikantene i korps eller kulturskole.
Kick Off gir alle musikantene en melodistemme.  Hver note har i tillegg en harmoni-stemme (B) eller en bass-stemme (C).  Dette gjør at samspill kan gjøres fleksibelt og at alle har mulighetene for å kunne spille melodien.  Melodien kan dermed repeteres flere ganger og utfordringene for den enkelte musikant blir fornyet hver gang.  Dette gjør at intonasjon, balanse blir tydeliggjort på en hørbar måte.
Det er en utfordring for saxofon og horn-stemmene når det gjelder omfang i samspill med de andre instrumentene. Derfor er det ikke skrevet ut B- og C-stemmer her, men egne stemmer for disse instrumentene.  Dette gjør også at ensemblet vil klinge fyldigere når disse stemmene er med.
I tillegg har Kick Off en enkel pianostemme som kan brukes når musikantene har lyst til å spille solo.

 The Ticking Clock
My neighbours used to have a great big grandfather clock that ticked rather loudly. My brother and I would sit and wait patiently for the hour to strike, and the little bird to come out to say "koo-koo".
This piece has a steady quarter-note pulse with layered eighth-note rhythms. The steadiness of the pulse will help the musicians to accurately count through the rests at the end of each phrase. The woodblock part is crucial, but can also be played on temple blocks or claves.
Scott Rogers
Scott Rogers is a composer/arranger/producer/educator who has been writing for young instrumentalists for over thirty years. The musical experience of children has always been the central focus of his work. Rogers has a published catalogue of over 120 pieces stretching from the current day and back to 1994.
Kick Off!
is a series for the very youngest musicians in a band or cultural school.
Kick Off gives all musicians the melody part. Each part also has a harmony part (B) or a bass part (C). This allows for flexible use with different instrumentations, and gives everyone the opportunity to play the melody. The melody can be repeated several times with differing accompaniment and soloists. This makes each repetition of the material unique and meaningful for the musicians. When musicians have direct experience playing several parts, concepts like intonation and balance are easier to approach.There is a challenge with saxophone and horn parts. The key and ranges that work well for the other instruments create the need for separate parts for sax and horn. Therefore, B and C parts are not written for these instruments, but parts tailored for these instruments. Use of the sax/horn parts will also make the ensemble sound fuller.
In addition, Kick Off has a simple piano part that can be used when the musicians want to play solo.