Playground

For Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet and Trombone

Hannah Kim
80

Flute

Clarinet

Trumpet

Trombone

Fl

Cl

Tpt

Tbn
 11 2

Fl

Cl

Tpt

Tbn

16

Fl

Cl

Tpt

Tbn
 21 3

Fl

Cl

Tpt

Tbn

26

Fl

Cl

Tpt

Tbn
 30 4
cresc.

Fl

cresc.

Cl

cresc.

Tpt

cresc.

Tbn

This piece was influenced by my experiences growing up at the playground. At the

playground, you can play hopscotch, which are the skips of intervals of a third,
or you can go climb up the slide and slide down, which are symbolized by the up then
down stepwise motioned phrases. You can also play hopscotch, which is symbolized by
the staccatos throughout the piece.

This piece is good for helping students review and practice the fingers for the first five notes
of their concert Bflat scale. It will also help students with rests and will help them understand
how their part might work another part since there are call and response phrases as well
as parts where parts work in duets.
Many phrases include moving upwards and downwards stepwise motion from Do to Sol
and from Sol to Do.
Some possible complications include playing skips instead of steps. Another possible issue
is that students missing rests, which will be an important skill to teach younger students.
Allow students to correct mistakes themselves first and then correct them if necessary.
Rests can be reinforced by doing a "shh" motion whenever the students see a rest in their
part. This should be first added in when students are rehearsing fingering.
A good way for students to connect to the piece is by discussing which parts might sound
like which activity on the playground. The ideas that are shown in the piece are open
ended and students should be free to connect piece to other playground activities that
resonate with them. Discussing the connection from their favorite part of the day to
the piece will help students better understand and enjoy the piece and will also help
with musicality. Rehearsal would be an excellent time to teach dynamics and how to play
them to reflect the activities the piece represents.