Stephanie Plautz

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About Galop!
Galop!
By Stephanie Plautz (ASCAP)
As a horse taking a nice, slow run, Galop! showcases a forward momentum that we all have!
"Galop!" is an exhilarating band piece designed to introduce young musicians to the excitement of performing. With its brisk tempo and lively rhythms, this composition captures the joy of musical expression and moving freely like a jogging horse. Woodwinds and brass performers will be able to strengthen their harmonic independence while performing similar rhythms.
Learning Objectives
- Piano, Forte, cresendo, and decresendo dynamic markers
- D.C. al Fine
- Focus on performing 8th notes and an understanding of subdividing

Get Groovin'

Concert Band Score & Parts

About The Spooky Ghost
The Halloween season is upon us, and the Ghosts are upon us. The Ghosts y around through all the neighboorhoods, scaring kids and adults alike! Winds howl, cats scatter, and everyone is ready for Trick or Treat. With this as a backdrop, "The Spooky Ghost" is a hauntingly evocative band piece that transports listeners into a realm of eerie mystery and spectral wonder.
Educational Objectives
- Minor modes (C minor)
- Lyirical playing.
- Listening across ensemble (Trading melodies around)

The Spooky Ghost

Embracing the slower, calmer, hymn-like songs of the Christmas season, Christmas Night connects the performers to the audience with a blissful, beautiful, slow medly. Meant to help teach students how to play slowly and lyrically, these familiar Christmas tunes will sure empower students to be excited to slow the music down during their upcoming winter concert!

Christmas Night

About The Beginner's March
In music, a march is a composition characterized by a strong and regular rhythm, often in duple meter (such as 2/4 or 4/4), designed to accompany marching. Since marches are so prevalent in both the concert and marching band spheres, it is important for all students to learn more about marches as soon as possible. This is where The Beginner's March comes in. The Beginner's March is a piece that makes marches extremely approachable for all students, all while giving each section the melody for a certain period period of time!
Learning Objectives
- March Style
- Subito Dynamics

The Beginner's March

"Fanfare for Band" is an exuberant and uplifting composition designed to capture the spirit of celebration and grandeur. Written for a full concert band, this piece showcases the brilliance and power of each section, blending them together to create a vibrant tapestry of sound.

Starting with a slow introduction with great woodwind flourishes, Fanfare for band slowly builds up to be a heroic and empowering concert work for all performers and listeners.

Fanfare

I've played a lot of Pokemon Games growing up. From hand me down Pokemon cards I got from my cousin 10 years older than me, to Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platnum, Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver, Pokemon Blue/Red Rescue Team, and Pokemon Explorers of Sky, (all on the nintendo DS), there were so many fun experiences shared amongst friends and family. (total side note, if you are able to play any of these games, I HIGHLY recommend all of them. They're SO fun.)
I also loved playing all the Nintendo DS games on full BLAST, jamming out to the music while enjoying epic battles. This for sure annoyed my sibling and my parents, as those game consoles were not exactly quiet. (and I didn't wear headphones to listen to that music, like the jerk I was!)
Playing those games while listening to those soundtracks were some of the best memories I've ever had. From the storyline of the Pokemon Explorers of Sky games, to the underground tummel shenanigans I had with my sibling in the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl games, some of the fondest memories in my childhood came from these games.
After taking a long break from so many of these games, I was able to replay some of these games, especially the Pokemon Explorers of Sky game. It reminded me of all the memories. All the good times I had growing up with these stories and soundtracks.
The adult world is rough. Starting to become a professional musician has so many challenges and barriers, and there have been several moments where I wished I was able to go back to either better times or earlier in my life to x mistakes. However, I still have to move on and conquer the world to change the world through music.
This piece is inspired by those melodies that wanted me to go back to all the simpler times. To the memories that make me smile. Life will be difcult, but there are great things about the adult world as well.

Take Us Back...

"Falling" is a piece all about moving down. Not only does the piece start with a downward scale, but the orchestration moves further and further down, from the trumpets and flutes to the low brass and low winds. With constant motion downward, it brings a new air to what a melody is.
"Falling" is a great piece to help build confidence in scales going downward, 16th notes, dotted 8th notes, repeats, different articulations, and how to listen for a melody and balance correctly.

Falling!

A play on one of the most famous rst pieces that many band kids will learn on their own instruments, Buns Cross Hot plays with the intervals and rhythms that most people would expect. Instead of playing downward lines, the ensemble plays upwards, which challenges the performers expectations!

Buns Cross Hot

About Relaxing
Featuring the wonderful low brass and all winds performers, Relaxing is meant to inspire cool,
chill vibes. The world is much better when we are able to relax. Join us in our journey to recover ourselves and our energy, all while becoming more in tune with all of those around us.
Educational Experiences
- p vs f dynamics.
- Low brass/winds features (fostering independence from rest of ensemble)

Relaxing

About The Clown
Crazy, goofy, and all around silly, Clowns are all around to make everyone laugh. From sillly face paint, to juggling, acrobatics, balloons, and so much more, almost everyone can be entertained by the goofyness of a performance by a clown.
The Clown is meant to replicate that same silliness and gooness. The melody is silly yet fun, and the whole piece ensures that everyone is involved in some way throughout the whole piece. Fun glisses occur in the low voices. Intervals that the melodies have can be a bit crazy. Performers clap and are meant to have a BLAST on stage!
Remember to have fun at the Circus, and welcome to The Clown!
Learning objectives
- Glissando (low winds/reeds and mallet percussion) - Sudden Dynamic Changes
- D.S. al Fine

The Clown

Score & Parts

Galop!

About The Spooky Pumpkin

The Spooky Pumpkin grew up in a small patch, waiting all year to be carved. After all of the other pumpkins were carved just in time for Halloween, The Spooky Pumpkin nally got its turn. With is newfound grin and eyes, the spooky pumpkin was ready to set the mood for the Halloween season. Playing around of the pumpkin at all times, the tunes in The Spooky Pumpkin helps create a general vibe of terror for all the trick or treaters across the whole world



Educational concepts

- Minor Mode vs Major Mode
- Melodies for low brass/winds
- New key signatures (Cmin vs Bb major)

The Spooky Pumpkin

About The Spooky Skeleton
'tis the Halloween season and all things are right. The kids are in their costumes. The houses are full of candy. However, one skeleton is outside one house, looking quite spooky. This tune plays in the back, while the Skeleton overlooks all the trick-or-treaters. What could possibly be up with the skeleton? We may never know!


Educational aspects
- Minor modes (Cmin vs Bb major) - Subito dynamics

The Spooky Skeleton

About Jesus Refulsit Omninum

	One of the oldest hymns about Christmas and the holiday season, Jesus Refulsit Omnium has huge historical precedent for many individuals. Meaning "Jesus, Light of All the Nations" or "Jesus illuminates all," this melody has been heard for millenia. This holiday hymn is sure to spruce up any holiday concert!

Learning objectives

 - Strengthen understanding of 3/4 time and Eb Major
 - History of holidays we love in the winter
 - Independence between clarinet, trumpet, and flute/oboe parts

Jesus Refulsit Omnium

About Haunted Holidays
How would you think the holidays would change if they were taken over by evil? How would our holiday music change in order to reect these evil forces? In Haunted Holidays, the piece explores how these well known carols and tunes would be refected in our world if the forces of Halloween bled over past October, through November, and into December where it can thrive.
From Cluster Chords, minor and diminished chords, to jazz moments, Haunted Holidays reminds all of us how the feelings around a holiday can change how we as a society celebrate any holday we love.
At rehearsal letter N, feel free to take this solo section as many times and have as many students take a chance at doing a solo, regardless if they are playing any background material, or if their instrument is a jazz instrument or not. This can be a great opportunity for many students who typically don't get the opportunity to try their hands at improvisation, while also showcasing some of your stronger jazz students.
Educational Objectives
- Jazz playing (especially for those not in Jazz ensembles) - Improvisation opportunities
- Drumset Technique

Haunted Holidays

Inspired by heroic video game and lm music, A Hero's Journey showcases the challenges along life, along with it's many triumphs. With it's uplifting feel and upbeat tempo in the beginning and ending, the piece moves through the multiple different quick and exciting moments any hero may encounter. When slowed down, the composition allows for heros to have retrospective moments to reect and grow, empowered for their next moment.

With, incredible woodwind runs, brass fanfares, intense percussive moments, and so much more, A Hero's Journey will prove to be an intriquing composition for those who perform and listen to it.

A Hero's Journey

About The People's March
Life is grueling for most. While there are many who struggle for years, most people get to the bright side of life before the end. The People's March is a representation of the struggle that many workers face. The struggle of working long hours for minimal pay in order to have a bright future. The piece moves between major and minor keys, showcasing the darkness and highlights of life, while ending in a positive light.
Keep working hard, as the work will pay off in the end. This is about music, but also not about music.
Learning Objectives
- March Style
- Dotted 8th/16th note rhythm
- Practice with reading accidentals in a familiar key. - How to play with a light, bouncy style.

The People's March

About Takin' a Stroll

Do you ever walk around a park? A town? A beach? Anywhere you walk, you're bound to have some pep in your step. In Takin' a Stroll, we invite you to walk around.
Takin' a Stroll is a lively and uplifting band piece that exudes a sense of carefree joy and leisure. Composed with a jaunty rhythm and cheerful melodies, it invites listeners on a musical journey through sunlit streets, calm parks, and bustling neighborhoods.

Educational Objectives
- Repeats and D.C. Al Coda
- D major vs various minor modes (Bmin/Emin)

Takin' a Stroll

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Tales of a Hero is inspired by nostalgic and heroic video games that came out in the late 2000's. Through replaying these games, I had a realization of how much I appreciated the soundtrack, as it enhanced the game signicantly. Due to that inspiration, and many heroic tales and stories I have heard through my upbringing, I had the desire to create works that evokes those same exact emotions.
Tales of a Hero is a story about a hero starting their journey. The rst half of the piece is the hero's discovery of the world. Seeing their friends, knowing the enemies, and practicing to become better. In the second half, the adventure begins. Gears start to move. Heros start to embark on their adventure. Through tough battles, and self discovery, the hero powers up to become stronger and better as a person!

Tales of a Hero

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