JODIE BLACKSHAW
Composer - Educator - Egalitarian
NEW RELEASE!
SYMPHONY NO. 1, Leunig's Prayer book
"Jodie's music requires the Conductor to give up some control to enable the students to take ownership of certain things and make decisions about themselves.
That's what is so unique and so great about what she brings to wind band repertoire."
Professor Craig Kirchhoff
Whirlwind
GRADE: 1-2 years of playing TEACHING MATERIALS? Yes!
DURATION: 5-7mins FEATURES? 4 notes
1st place 1st Frank Ticheli Composition Competition Category 1 (2006)."Music that inspires and educates, as well as engages the performer and listener is hard to find, but is out there to be discovered if we look for it!"
James Ripley, Instrumental Music Director & Professor of Music - Carthage College on 'Whirlwind'
Earthshine
GRADE: 1-2 years of playing TEACHING MATERIALS? Yes!
DURATION: ~5mins FEATURES? Solos
*Solo for any instrument *Timpani cadenza
*Multiple, accessible percussion parts
*Intercurricular option: Science
Published by: Murphy Music Press, USA
Belah Sun Woman
GRADE: 1-2 years of playing TEACHING MATERIALS? Yes!
DURATION: 8mins FEATURES? MANY!!
" This is not “just another piece” but a significant musical-educational addition to the repertory. "
Frank L. Battisti, Conductor Emeritus
New England Conservatory of Music Wind Ensemble, Boston, Massachusetts
LISTEN TO MOVEMENT V
Salon Morisot
DURATION: 9mins or
3 movt: I-2' 30; II-3' 25"; III-3'
GRADE: 2(1-2 years of playing) TEACHING MATERIALS? No
*Three attainable movements matched to artworks
*Intercurricular option: Visual art (French Impressionism)
Published by: Murphy Music Press Inc.
Letter from Sado
DURATION: 5-7mins FEATURES? Aleatory
GRADE: 2(2-3 years of playing) TEACHING MATERIALS? Yes!
2014 "Bandquest" series commission
*Composing & home-made instrument options
*Intercurricular option: Literacy
Published by: American Composers Forum
Realising Movt III, Belah Sun Woman
Photo cred. Ingrid Martin
In a time when, as a young educator, we are being expected to break a mold while following examples set by composers and educators who fit strongly into the mold we are trying to break, it is incredibly inspirational to have a composer and, frankly, a human like yourself to help show us the way.
John Koenig, Middle School Band Director, Florida
Terpsichorean Dances
DURATION: 5-7mins FEATURES? Lagerphone
GRADE: 3(2+ years of playing) TEACHING MATERIALS? No
2nd place 1st Frank Ticheli Composition Contest (2006)
*Technical study on articulation
*Chamber music opportunities
Published by: Manhattan Beach Music, USA
Into the Sun
DURATION: 8mins FEATURES? Own-choice trio and role play
GRADE: 3(2+ years of playing) TEACHING MATERIALS? Yes!
*Independant playing & unique colours
*Intercurricular option: History
Published by: Wallabac Music, Australia
Catango 5
GRADE: 4 + Pro' Sax Quartet
TEACHING MATERIALS? Yes!
DURATION: 7mins FEATURES? Cat play :)
*Invite your students to play with the character of five pesky felines in this fun-filled piece. Create your own back alley cat-fight soundscape and wow the audience when all quartet members play Soprano Sax!
Published by: Murphy Music Press, USA
Peace Dancer
GRADE: 5 (4+ years of playing) TEACHING MATERIALS? Some
DURATION: 5mins FEATURES? Emotion
*A delicate, fragile work designed to express vulnerability. Inspired by the book of the same name by Canadian First Nations author Roy Henry Vickers.
Published by: Murphy Music Press, USA
Twist
GRADE: 5 (4+ years of playing) TEACHING MATERIALS? Some
DURATION: 14mins FEATURES? Bird calls
*Many solos for the go-get 'em wind band. Trumpet section cadenza, dance movements, iconic Aussie sounds, klezma-style. Feeling brave?
Published by: Brolga Music, Australia
LISTEN TO III: 'Discovery'
Excerpt from Soulström
Soulström
GRADE: 5 (4+ years of playing) TEACHING MATERIALS? No
DURATION: 12mins FEATURES? Emotion