Composition exemplar - solo trumpet and piano (score)

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Composition exemplar - solo trumpet and piano (audio)

the span of pitches that a particular instrument can play, from its lowest to its highest possible note

a particular section of an instrument's range (for example, a specific octave)

where notes move by intervals of a third or larger, moving by leap

How does the composer create opportunities for breathing and rests?

British English CC

Listen to the composition. How does the composer avoid these limitations?

How does the piano part exploit these features of the piano?

Task A audio

Playing to an instrument’s strengths

Music

Composing idiomatically

Adding detail with performance directions

Using technology to refine a composition

Completing a composition

Pupils analyse exemplar compositions to understand how composers complete and refine a finished piece. They explore idiomatic writing, performance directions, instrumental writing and use of technology to produce effective, polished compositions.

Composition exemplars: completing a composition

Which word describes a melodic shape that moves mainly by small steps?

What instruction is given to a violinist to pluck the string?

Which of these instruments is loudest when played a full force?

Playing to an instrument’s strengths

Lesson outcome