Signature Series
About the Signature Series
The signature series is a collection of single composition volumes of Intermediate to Advanced difficulty. Each tune has parts that require notation reading in upper positions, such as 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th positions. These selections are recommended for a more advanced high school guitar ensemble. Completion of the H.O.T. Hands-On Training Second Year will prepare a student to perform these selections.
The purchase price includes permission to reproduce the individual parts as needed to supply your ensemble. This permission is for the parts only and does not apply to the score.
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CGR 100-Middle Fork Middle Fork, a composition by Leo Welch, was commissioned in the fall of 2005 through a grant offered through the Wolf Trap Foundation Scholarship for Performing Arts Teachers. The work was premiered by the Robinson Secondary School Guitar Ensemble under the direction of Glen McCarthy as a part of the mid-Atlantic Guitar Ensemble Festival that was held May 13, 2006 in Fairfax County, Virginia. Middle Fork is about five minutes in length, and is inspired by the Middle Fork of the Williams River in the Cranberry Wilderness Area of West Virginia. It is written specifically to be at the level of a more advanced high school guitar ensemble. |
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CGR 101-Divergent Rondo Divergent Rondo, a composition by Jeff Tanner, was written to teach 7/8 time in a high school ensemble comprised of beginning through advanced players. The aprts range in difficulty from easy to more advanced, with the lower parts in first position and the upper parts utilizing fifth, seventh and ninth positions. The song follows the standard rondo form and is to be played with energy and rhythmic drive. |
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CGR 102-Summer Suite Summer Suite is about regaining a sense of wonder by seeing the world through the eyes of a child. The slides (glissandi) should be relaxed, reminiscent of the sound of a lap steel guitar. The piece closes with a setting of an Appalachian fiddle tune, The Wind that Shook the Barley, a bittersweet melody for the end of summer. |
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CGR 103-Concerto in C This piece is appropriate for an intermediate guitar ensemble, and is an excellent example of Vivaldi's concerto style. Parts one and two are more advanced and frequently move from first position; parts three and four are simpler rhythmically and stay in the lower tessitura of the guitar. The first movement is lively and accented. The tempo should only go as fast as students can perform the notes with accuracy. The A, C, and E sections require close attention to the indicated articulations. The tempo does not slow at the end. The tempo of the second movement is slow and free. The third movement is in the same style as the first. The tempo is constant and should feel dance-like. |
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