| 30860 | Goondiwindi (ORCHESTRA EXPRESSIONS) |
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| Smith, Robert W. |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: Methods/Collections; String Orchestra |
| Grade: Easy |
| Duration: 1:00 |
| Instrumentation: str=10.(5).5.5.5,pf |
| Comments: Australian Shearers' Song. From the Orchestra Expressions Series. |
| Description: Based on an eighteenth-century Irish melody, 'Goondiwindi' is a sheep shearers' song from Australian border towns between New South Wales and Queensland. Traditionally sung during shearing time, the melodic material trancends all the instruments in the string family. Charismatically adding the unique sound of tapping on the instruments to imitate the clicking of shears, you can expand the variety of sounds and reinforce independent techniques. Multicultural and dynamic, this is a wonderful addition to the literature targeted for students during the middle of Orchestra Expressions Book Two. |