This video narrates the evolution of one melodic cell from the traditional melody Brian Boru’s March in Anne McKennon’s orchestral arrangement. It passes through key change, meter change, and augmentation. Put it all together with a clip of the Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville from the 2018 premiere.

Watch the full performance here:

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Improve your rehearsal technique by practicing along with composer and musician Anne McKennon.

In this video, composer Anne McKennon discuses melodic development as a compositional technique. As she explores ways to develop melodic ideas using the popular tune Mary Had a Little Lamb, she will explain the following concepts: ornamentation, inversion, augmentation, and diminution.

Learn to create a listening map by combining critical listening and imagination. Vocabulary: Listening Map, Melody

Join conductor Marguerite Richardson, COJAX librarian Kara Hooker, flutist Julie Badger and composer Anne McKennon for a conversation about music copyright rules and programming challenges.

Learn about the musical structure arch form.

Learn about the musical structure rondo form in the Nutcracker March.

Join Anne McKennon as you learn about text painting as used in Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing.

Rehearse melody and accompaniment with an external beat (metronome) and a score with parts for different instruments. Then, play along with a clip of the full orchestra.

Learn the principles of meter and time signatures.Meter is the organization of strong and weak beats, and time signatures are how we write it down. The terms are often used interchangeably. Instructor Anne McKennon talks through ideas of simple and compound meter with a graphic at the end to compare and contrast 6 different time signatures in practical terms.

Understand the principles of a musical score in an orchestra.

Today you will learn the basic principles of conducting including the baton, left hand gestures, the downbeat and 4 conducting patterns.

Join conductor Marguerite Richardson, pianist Scott Watkins and flutist Julie Badger for a frank conversation about what it means to be a soloist for an orchestra.

Moderated and produced by Cindy Zarsky

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