BELAH SUN WOMAN SC/PTS/DVD PROJECT

Belah Sun Woman is a truly remarkable work for young band, a true game-changer for what is possible in performance and musicianship for beginning players, complete with lesson plans and assessment tools unlike anything ever attempted in a work at this level. First and foremost, Belah is beautifully crafted and musically engaging, written specifically for developing bands by best-selling Australian composer Jodie Blackshaw at theheight of her creative powers. Belah is a piece that young musicians wi ll truly enjoy playing and that will delight audiences worldwide. Even better, Belah Sun Woman represents a pathway to true musicianship for young players. Blackshaw takes students step by step through a series of sequential lesson plans, activities, and games to build the musical skillsnecessary to perform each of the five movements in this innovative work . Over the course of a school year, performers will play by ear, learn balance and tone, become aware of their own musicianship in the c