{"product_id":"gottry-boy-oh-boy-sp-v-x-2m-4t-p","title":"Gottry-Boy Oh Boy (SP)-V\/X\/2M\/4T\/P","description":"Written for my one-year-old son Caleb, this piece opens with a simple lullaby setting of a Swedish folk melody from the hymn Children of the Heavenly Father. At the presto, a day begins with the woodblock part signifying the continual progression of time. The texture gradually thickens as toys are strewn around the house. The chord progression beginning five bars after letter A, spells out Caleb's name (Cmin, Abmin, Fmin7 substitute for \"L\" Eb, Bb). The progression is then restated with a slightly busier ostinato. The hymn melody returns over new ideas in the mallet instruments, while the snare, woodblocks, and hand drums continue the 5\/4 patterns into the 4\/4 time signature. A final statement of the chord progression is made at letter F followed by the gradual thinning of the texture as the day winds down. A short lullaby recap closes the piece and the woodblock begins again to serve as a reminder that the next day is coming soon.\u003cbr\u003e- Josh Gottry \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Players: 8\u003cbr\u003eLevel of Difficulty: Grade 4\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player I: Vibes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player II: Xylophone\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player III: Marimba\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player IV: Marimba\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player V: Snare\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player VI: Timpani\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player VII: Woodblocks\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Player VIII: Bongos, Congas\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh Gottry's (b. 1974) first composition, Irrelevant for solo marimba, earned him an ASCAP Young Composer Competition grant in 1995. Since that time, he has been selected for seven ASCAP Plus awards and has created over thirty published works that have been performed extensively at universities, junior high and high schools, and multiple national conferences. Mr. Gottry earned his BM in Percussion Performance at Northern Arizona University and his MM in Composition at Arizona State University. He is currently an adjunct professor of music at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, teaching percussion and composition as well as courses in music history and theory. Additionally, he maintains a private percussion studio and performs regularly throughout Arizona as a soloist and participant in various local ensembles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Gottry is a member of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and the American Society of Composers, Authors, \u0026amp; Publishers (ASCAP). He is a clinician for Mike Balter Mallets, Pro-Mark Sticks, and Yamaha Percussion. Mr. Gottry served six terms as the Vice President for the Arizona State Chapter of PAS and is currently a member of the PAS Education and Composition Committees. He has been published several times in Percussive Notes and presented a keyboard percussion clinic at PASIC 2007.\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43798528491574,"sku":"13080","price":15.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/gottry-boy-oh-boy-sp-v-x-2m-4t-p.jpg?v=1773368037","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/gottry-boy-oh-boy-sp-v-x-2m-4t-p","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}