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	Percussive Arts Society (USA) ‘Percussive Notes’ review (Julia Gaines)		Percussive Arts Society (USA) ‘Percussive Notes’ review (Julia Gaines) <br/>
	"This book is a full-service guide to learning the basics of two-mallet keyboard percussion performance...The technical and musical progression of each piece is one of the best features of the book...This collection is a welcome addition to the beginning keyboard percussion repertoire because it offers significantly more information than a typical two-mallet transcription. For teachers of younger students, or college professors needing freshman sight-reading material with accompaniment, this is an excellent purchase."		"This book is a full-service guide to learning the basics of two-mallet keyboard percussion performance...The technical and musical progression of each piece is one of the best features of the book...This collection is a welcome addition to the beginning keyboard percussion repertoire because it offers significantly more information than a typical two-mallet transcription. For teachers of younger students, or college professors needing freshman sight-reading material with accompaniment, this is an excellent purchase."

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	[[Category: Grade 1 Examination Books]]		[[Category: Grade 1 Examination Books]]
	[[Category: Grade 2 Examination Books]]		[[Category: Grade 2 Examination Books]]
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[[Gordon Hughes]]
==General Info==
Publisher: [[Rhythmscape]] 
Difficulty: Elementary to Intermediate 
Cost: $50.07 

==Instrumentation==
[[Xylophone]] 
[[Vibraphone]] 
[[Marimba]] 

==Song List ==
1. Captain Henderson's Heroic March 
2. Jack's Song 
3. Stately Air 
4. Flatland 
5. The Odd Bar March 
6. Sergei's Dance 
7. Odyssey 
8. Canons all Round 
9. Polka 
10. Arrival at Cabin Creek 
11. Brother's Waltz 
12. Hymn for Now 
13. Industrial Dance 
14. Forest Escapade 

==Program Notes==
This collection of pieces was written in response to the need for musically engaging and technically challenging works for tuned percussion instruments. The performance of these works, whilst technically challenging, should also inspire the student to reach for higher musical outcomes than simply ‘playing the notes’. Whilst many of the pieces are not strictly programmatic, students and teachers should explore the imagery generated across the collection.

The works themselves are miniatures – relatively short compositions that are musically complete. Thematically, they explore the fundamental interval of the octave and traverse different harmonic and musical styles. Across the collection, a number of well known classical composers are (humbly) quoted – students and teachers should explore and discuss these musical inspirations.

Each of the tuned percussion parts were written to develop or highlight a particular challenging technique for the performer, with the piano then outlining the work’s musical world. Mallet suggestions have been made, however the final decision is that of the player. Instrument suggestions have also been made with options listed in brackets. These pieces are also aimed at trying to (gently) move students away from the ever-pervasive ‘concert band keys’ (B flat and E flat) – don’t panic, there still familiar key signatures used.

Included is a compact disc containing all piano accompaniments (with rehearsal tempo versions for the last two works). Whilst this is an excellent tool, it is no substitute for a live musician. The piano parts have been kept, on the whole, relatively simple – I challenge the teacher to learn what he or she can and give each student the inspiring experience of making music with their musical mentor.

==Review==
Percussive Arts Society (USA) ‘Percussive Notes’ review (Julia Gaines)
"This book is a full-service guide to learning the basics of two-mallet keyboard percussion performance...The technical and musical progression of each piece is one of the best features of the book...This collection is a welcome addition to the beginning keyboard percussion repertoire because it offers significantly more information than a typical two-mallet transcription. For teachers of younger students, or college professors needing freshman sight-reading material with accompaniment, this is an excellent purchase."

==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
{{Hughes, Gordon Works}}

==Reference==

[[Category: Solo Works]]
[[Category: Xylophone Works]]
[[Category: Vibraphone Works]]
[[Category: Marimba Works]]
[[Category: Australian Music Examinations Board Examination Materials]]

Graded Pieces for Tuned Percussion (Book 1) - Revision history

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Rubyng2004: Created page with "Gordon Hughes ==General Info== Publisher: Rhythmscape Difficulty: Elementary to Intermediate Cost: $50.07 ==Instrumentation== Xylophone ..."

Rubyng2004: Created page with "Gordon Hughes ==General Info== Publisher: Rhythmscape
Difficulty: Elementary to Intermediate
Cost: $50.07
==Instrumentation== Xylophone
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