KitMoving On : the life and music of Brian Brown / music resource kit by Lorraine Milne.
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Product details
This kit is designed to introduce students in Years 9 to 12 to
the music of Brian Brown, a composer and improvising musician
often described as the father of modern Australian jazz. The
first Australian to record the music of Miles Davis, Brown's
changing and evolving style over the 50 years of his career can
be heard in the 12 ensembles he led, the last of these a trio
from 2000 to 2010. Brown's capacity to reinvent his music, his
exploration of unusual instruments and his playfulness with sound
are conveyed in five chapters that vividly demonstrate the
development of a unique compositional journey.
An accompanying CD contains nine pieces of music (recorded
between 1958 and 2008) along with a number of audio extracts
aimed at showing students how a skilled improviser employs
compositional devices that can be used as the basis for their own
improvisations, creative responses and compositions. Students are
asked to discuss particular aspects of a piece, perform from
notated examples, and create their own pieces based on ideas and
techniques from Brown's compositions. While many of the
performance activities are suitable for advanced students,
listening activities and research ideas can be used with
generalist music students, and teachers can freely adapt any
ideas to suit the maturity and ability of their students.
ISBN: 978-0-909168-06-3
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