One Zero Zero

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One Zero Zero was written in 2016 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Lawrence County School District (formerly Walnut Ridge Schools) in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The piece is dedicated to the Walnut Ridge High School "Pride" Band and long-time director John Long.

One Zero Zero opens with a fanfare based partly upon the Morse code for the numbers 1, 0, and 0, leading up to an energetic, cinematic style main theme.  This opening fanfare provides an excellent opportunity to introduce your students to 5/8 time in an accessible and exciting setting (one measure of 5/8, two measures of 3/4 being the pattern).  Use of combinations of 3/4 and 4/4 which appear frequently in the main theme could also be used as a step-stone for teaching longer asymmetrical meters such as 7/4 (though 7/4 does not appear in the piece).

The middle section of the piece references a hymn based on Psalm 100 found in the Genevan Psalter of 1551, later harmonized in 1564 by the French composer Claude Goudimel.

Finally, in keeping with the theme of "100", One Zero Zero is exactly 100 measures long, utilizing repeats and a DS al Coda to round out the full form of the piece, a modified rondo (ABACBA).

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