O R F F S C H U L W E R K

ORCHESTRATION

By Samue l Wr igh t

Based upon no tes f r om NSW Or f f Assoc ia t i on l e ve l s

i n S i b e l i u s & F i n a l e

T hese no tes a r e taken and r eproduced i n th i s fo r mat to suppor t t eacher s who i n teg r a te the Or f f approach i n to the i r c l ass r ooms.

Whe ther you a r r ange mus i c fo r Or f f i ns t r uments o r teach s ing ing us ing So l f ege you w i l l f i nd th i s book le t a he lp fu l r e fe r ence to o r c hes t r a t i ng i n the Or f f s t y l e us ing S ibe l i us o r F ina le no ta t i on so f twar e .

About This Book

About the Au thor

Samue l Wr igh t i s a mus i c t eacher who i s con t i nu ing h i s t r a in ing as an Or f f educa to r i n Sydney Aus t r a l i a .

Samue l ho lds a Bache lo r o f Mus i c and Mus i c Educa t ion and has r ecen t ly comp le ted a Mas te r s i n Mus i c Techno logy. S ince he began teach ing Samue l has sough t to c r ea te r esour ces tha t suppor t l ea r n ing fo r t eacher s and the i r s tuden ts . T h i s was the beg inn ing o f w r igh ts tu f fmus i c . com.

Samue l des igned th i s book le t as a f r ee r esour ce fo r t eacher s who teach w i th in the f r ame wor k o f O r f f fo r o r c hes t r a t i on i n S ibe l i us o r F ina le .

Contents

* d iag r ams and sc r eensho ts i nc luded

• Reference guide

• Sibelius 6 scoring

• Sibelius 7 scoring

• Finale 2011 scoring

O R F F S C H U L W E R K

Reference Guide

1. Ar e v a lued as mus i ca l sounds i n the i r own r i gh t

2. A r e a veh i c l e fo r exp lo r i ng and exper i enc ing

mus i ca l concep ts

3. A r e a med ia fo r bu i l d i ng rhy thm ic sk i l l s

4. A r e a s t imu l i fo r movement

5. A r e the p r epar a t ion fo r i ns t r umenta l wor k

* Taken f r om “Or ches t r a t i on - Ana lys i s - L i t e r a tu r e” no tes o f Day 2 , NSW Or f f Assoc ia t i on Cour se Le ve l 2

Vocal Sounds

Body Percussion1. Ar e v a lued as mus i ca l sounds i n the i r own r i gh t

2. A r e a veh i c l e fo r exp lo r i ng and exper i enc ing

mus i ca l concep ts

3. A r e a med ia fo r bu i l d i ng rhy thm ic competenc y

4. A r e used as an accompan imen t to speech rhymes

and songs

5. A r e used as a med ium fo r de ve lop ing phys i ca l

sk i l l s such as coord ina t i on , l a te r a l i t y,

d i r ec t i ona l i t y and spa t i a l awar eness

6. A r e used as k ines the t i c p r epar a t ion fo r

i ns t r umenta l wor k

* Taken f r om “Or ches t r a t i on - Ana lys i s - L i t e r a tu r e” no tes o f Day 2 , NSW Or f f Assoc ia t i on Cour se Le ve l 2

Body PercussionDiagram

Ches t Bea ts

Pa tsch ing

C lapp ingF inger Snaps

S tamp ing

Shou lde r s

Score Layouts

* Taken f r om no tes de r i ved f r om NSW Or f f Assoc ia t i on Le ve l 2

Melodic ElementsMe lod i c pe r cuss ion i s a l so used to :

1 . Accompany movement

2 . Accompany s to r i es , poems

3 . C r ea te sound s to r i es

4 . Deve lop improv i sa t i ona l sk i l l s

Instrument Ranges

* Taken f r om no tes de r i ved f r om NSW Or f f Assoc ia t i on Le ve l 2

Harmonic ElementsMe lod i c pe r cuss ion i ns t r uments can p r ov ide

ha r mon i c accompan imen t pa t te r ns us ing Bordun’s .

* Taken f r om no tes de r i ved f r om NSW Or f f Assoc ia t i on Le ve l 2

1 . Peda l - no te on the ton i c

2 . S imp le Bordun - s imu l taneous 4 th & 5 th degr ees o f

the sca le

3 . Le ve l Bordun - as s imp le bordun bu t w i th a c hange i n

r eg i s te r

4 . B r oken Bordun - p l ay ing the two no tes o f the bordun

i n success ion ( ton i c f i r s t )

5 . A r pegg ia ted Bordun - ton i c , 5 th , upper ton i c , 5 th o f

the f i r s t degr ee on the sca le

6 . Mov ing Bordun - movement on one o f the two no tes up

o r down to an ad jacen t no te

Bordun Patterns

* Taken f r om no tes de r i ved f r om NSW Or f f Assoc ia t i on Le ve l 2

Pa t te r ns 1 th r ough 6

1 . 2 . 3 .

4 . 5 . 6 .

O R F F S C O R E S

in Sibelius 6 & 7

T hese no tes a r e taken and r eproduced i n th i s fo r mat to suppor t t eacher s us ing S ibe l i us no ta t i on so f twar e when c r ea t i ng Or f f c l ass r oom ar r angements .

Sibelius 6

Choose your i ns t r uments as you wou ld fo r any o the r sco r e , se lec t i ng f i r s t “Or f f I ns t r uments” f r om the Top Le f t Hand Se lec t i on Box

T he two Or f f C l ass r oom Scor e Temp la tes av a i l ab le i n S ibe l i us 6

I f you do no t c hoose a temp la te sco r e you can s t i l l add i n f ea tu r es such as the Or f f t ime s igna tu r e (above) o r so l f ege sy l l a b les qu i c k ly and eas i l y.

T h i s menu cha in adds the s ing le ‘4 ’ t ime s igna tu r e to Or f f C l ass r oom Scor e Temp la te 1 .

Add the s ing le ‘ c r o t c he t ’ as a symbo l f r om the symbo ls menu (shor t cu t z ) and a l i gn the two e lements as seen be low

However, wha t i f you wan ted to add the same t ime s igna tu r e to each s tave? Us ing Or f f C l ass r oom Scor e Temp la te 2 you do the fo l l ow ing. . .

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T h i s ex tens i ve menu d iag r am shows how to add the s ing le ‘4 ’ t ime s igna tu r e to each s tave i n Or f f C l ass r oom Scor e Temp la te 2 .

You can ad jus t the fon t s i ze o f the ‘4 ’ us ing the p r oper t i es pane

So l f ege & boomwhacker co lour s can eas i l y be added to a sco r e f r om the p lug ins menu .

Se lec t your sco r e , then nav iga te your S ibe l i us P lug - ins menu fo r th i s g r ea t au tomat i c so l f ege wor k f l ow.

Sibelius 7 T hese no tes a r e taken and r eproduced i n th i s fo r mat to suppor t t eacher s us ing S ibe l i us no ta t i on so f twar e when c r ea t i ng Or f f c l ass r oom ar r angements .

Or f f Temp la te Scor es i n S ibe l i us 7

Sibelius 7 T he ne w l ayou t i nc ludes a ‘ r i bbon’ a t the top o f the sco r e w indow, w i th ‘ t abs ’ to nav iga te th r ough S ibe l i us 7 ’ s sco r ing f ea tu r es , symbo ls , l i nes , l ayou ts , adv anced scor ing des igns and mor e .

Or f f Temp la te Scor es i n S ibe l i us 7

T he sco r es you p r oduce i n S ibe l i us 7 w i l l s t i l l have tha t p r o fess iona l l ook , bu t the ne w in te r f ace may take some ge t t i ng used to.

T he fo l l ow ing page w i l l t ake you th r ough the s teps to f i nd each e lement to se tup your own Or f f Sco r e Temp la te .

To add the ups ide down f l oa t i ng c r o t c he t bea t fo r an Or f f t ime s igna tu r e nav iga te to the “No ta t i ons” tab and c hoose “Symbo ls”

To add the spec ia l f l oa t i ng ‘4 ’ t ime s igna tu r e nav iga te to “Tex t” tab and c hoose “S t y l es . ”

As was cus tomar y i n S ibe l i us 6 , you can s t i l l add t ime s igna tu r es to your sco r e - and then h ide them to add your own Or f f s t y l e t im ing.

T ime S igna tu r e menu(shor t cu t t )

Ed i t menu > h ide /show

T hese no tes a r e taken and r eproduced i n th i s fo r mat to suppor t t eacher s us ing F ina le no ta t i on so f twar e when c r ea t i ng Or f f c l ass r oom ar r angements *

* Spec ia l t hanks to Ray Par t r i dge , @F ina le_Mus i c & @T heF ina leGur u

Finale 2011

Cr ea te a ne w ensemble (wh i c h you can save fo r f u tu r e r e fe r ence) i n the ‘Engr aved S t y l e . ’

. . o r e l ementa r y s t y l efo r j un io r sc hoo l

Us ing the ‘ engr aved s t y l e ’ se tup you add your i ns t r uments f r om the ‘o r f f i ns t r uments ’ menu .

Save as your de f au l t O r f f ensemble temp la te fo r f u tu r e use

Make su r e you c hoose ‘Sco r e Order ’ > ‘Or f f ’ f r om the d r op-down menu

T he sco r e you a r e p r esen ted w i th i s wonder fu l l y se t ou t , bu t i t has no ‘O r f f ’ t ype t ime s igna tu r e .

To add one fo l l ow the nex t f e w s teps :

1. Nav iga te to >Document , Document Op t ions >T ime S igna tu r es

2. In the ‘ ve r t i ca l ad jus tmen t ’ menu change the bo t tom symbo l v a lue to -30

3. C l i c k ‘App ly ’ & ‘Ok ’ to see your ne w scor e i n 2 /4 bu t the denomina to r i s now m iss ing

Us ing the F ina le ‘ exp r ess ion too l ‘ doub le - c l i c k i n the sco r e to open the ‘ exp r ess ion’ se lec t i on w indow.

> C r ea te Expr ess i ve Tex t (once you c l i c k on

exp r ess i ve tex t )

> In the Expr ess ion Des igner w indow make su r e

‘ t ex t ’ i s se lec ted

> Us ing the Maes t r o fon t f r om the d r op-down menu

t ype ‘Sh i f t Q ’ fo r an ups ide down c r o t c he t

(quar te r no te)

> C l i c k ‘Ok ’ and ‘Ass ign’ then d r ag

the c r o t c he t (quar te r no te)

to s i t under the numer a to r

o f your t ime s igna tu r e

* Sc r eensho ts on nex t page

Brough t to you by wr igh ts tu f fmus i c . com

Vis i t , l eave comments and add your own sco r ing h in t s - educa t ion improves when educa to r s sha r e .