It began with an autumn walk to inspire musical creativity….a small group of us went on the walk, I picked up an acorn, and asked how a piece of music would begin for an acorn falling off a tree…? “a single note” came back the reply… we heard a distant train hoot, wondered if the note was an “A”?… and the piece had begun…
I thought it would be nice for all pupils to join in, not just those on the walk…
…there then followed on a flood of creative ideas each week, from themes and story lines to ideas for orchestration – even the title. Each week, I orchestrated those ideas… and on 14th March 2020, “Nugget” was finally completed.
I subsequently made it into a video (watch here)
Listen here
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Scored for (duration 15 mins)
2 fl/picc, 2 recorders, 2 ob, 2 cl,
2 bsn/contra
2 horns in F, 1 trumpet (Bb), 3 trombones
Percussion (slapstick, tub bells, glock,
Cymbals, timp)
Strings, children’s voices and Narrator