LETTER FROM SADO

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum for the BandQuest Series 2014.
Published by the American Composers Forum and Hal Leonard. Grade 2-3. 
LCRMEA Wind Ensemble - Conducted by Dr. Rob Taylor

how Do I Compose the Opening and Closing Soundscapes?

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and keep it fresh each time! 

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FORM Stencil
Texture Stencil

Australian sky
Australian sky

Photograph by Annie Rose Armour

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This piece was commissioned by the American Composers Forum for their BANDQUEST series.

For more information about this piece, including educational materials, score samples and a full recording, please visit the American Composers Forum website. 

Make a taiko drum!

'Letter from Sado' uses these drums and they sound fantastic!

All you need is a car tyre & packing tape.

The clip on the left is taken from a set of short tutorials that show you how to make a drum. The clip on the right is someone who has made one and is playing it. Too much fun!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Learn more about

Sado Island

Excellent

Haiku poetry

teaching resources

What is a "colour wheel"

score?

 

Instrumentation is divided into teams.

The make-up of each team in 'Letter from Sado' deliberately blends instrumental timbres and invites your budding young musicians to listen outside of their section.  

 

This will enhance intonation, balance and tone.