This document contains excerpts from a musical composition titled "Arktis!" along with notes from a workshop given by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The excerpts describe the two movements of the composition, with the first movement depicting panoramic views of the Arctic and the second focusing on details of the tundra. Participants in the workshop experienced "eureka" moments learning about musical techniques like rolls, glissandos, acciaccaturas, clusters, and mutes. They were asked to evaluate their performance in a creative activity and provide feedback to improve future workshops.

1. Arktis!Arktis!
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2. THE COMPOSER’S SUMMARY
The first movement describes the panoramic views.
Not always beautiful. Not always white. When it
disintegrated great drama was created.
In the second movement the perspective is focused
on the details of the tundra…
Then for a short while we enter the darkness.
… upward-going cascades in the brass and
woodwind which lead to a song, a jubilant song from
within.

3. ROLLS
Page 1, bar 1
What else to do you notice in this musical line?
A very fast repetition of a note on a percussion instrument
2.00

4. GLISSANDO (PAGE 1, BAR 1>)
2.00

5. ADDING COLOUR
Page 1, bars 4 and 5
Work out the first note that this
instrument plays. Why is this an
interesting choice?
2.33

6. ACCIACCATURA (PAGE 2, BAR 1)
A very short,
‘crushed’
note which is
played as
quickly as
possible
before the
next note.
2.40

7. CLUSTER (PAGE 2, BAR 4)
A group of
notes which
clash
(dissonance)
when played
together.
2.40

8. TIME CHANGES (PAGE 2, BARS 3-5)
2.40

9. ACCENTED (PAGE 2, BAR 5)
2.40

10. MUTED(PAGE2,BAR
2AND4)
CONSORDINO
(PAGE2,BAR2AND4)
2.40

11. TREMOLANDO (PAGE 4, BAR 1) SEE
ALSO TRACK 10
3.10

12. HARMONICS
Harmonics produce soft, ethereal flutelike sounds when the
string is lightly touched at specific points. Can be achieved
on any string instrument.

13. 5.27 (Tr. 12)

14. SCO WORKSHOP
1. What did you enjoy most about the workshop?
2. List three ‘eureka’ moments that you experienced during the workshop?
3. How will this workshop affect how you listen to the concert? What will you
listen out for in particular?
4. How would you improve the workshop? This can be fed back to the SCO.
5. Evaluate your performance. What was the desired outcome of this
creative part of the workshop? List some strengths and some points for
development. You must have both aspects.
2.50 (Tr. 12)

15. SCO PRESENTATION &
CONCERT
1. What did you enjoy most about the concert?
2. What one thing that you learned will you
remember most about the concert?
3. If one thing could be changed what would it be?
4. How will this/has this experience (workshop and
concert) affect your:
a) understanding of music?
b) composition of music?

16. PUPIL SURVEY
“… Many thanks for attending Masterworks yesterday and I hope you and
the pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We were impressed by how
attentive and engaged the pupils were throughout both the
presentation and performance.
It is important for future planning of projects such as this that we receive
feedback both from your perspective and from the pupils… It is really
important that we get this feedback in quite quickly as it can help to
improve and keep the project relevant and exciting…”