2025 Christmas Event Submission - March of the Gingerbread People

This is my piece for the Christmas Music Event (+ my first time writing anything marching band-esque). There are some changes in the sheet music since Noteflight doesn't have celestas and I didn't really know what to do for the drum notes but aside from that, everything is as it should be. Have fun listening!

Hi @Crescent Roulade

Thank you sharing this charming piece around the holiday season.  I can hear how it would fit with the mood of being Christmas piece.  You have nailed that, for sure.  However, there are some areas you probably need to adjust for later works.    

First, when you need to label you parts. That way, we can tell what the instruments are. This is easy fix. 🙂

Second, for the drum part, I am rather baffled why there are notes in octaves on a single line staff? 

Third, I am rather confused about the general form...all i hear is one motive throughout the piece.

Again, these things to keep in mind. All of us here to learn from each other.  I am sure in time you will too. 🙂 

Kvothe. 

5 hours ago, Kvothe said:

Hi @Crescent Roulade

Thank you sharing this charming piece around the holiday season.  I can hear how it would fit with the mood of being Christmas piece.  You have nailed that, for sure.  However, there are some areas you probably need to adjust for later works.    

First, when you need to label you parts. That way, we can tell what the instruments are. This is easy fix. 🙂

Second, for the drum part, I am rather baffled why there are notes in octaves on a single line staff? 

Third, I am rather confused about the general form...all i hear is one motive throughout the piece.

Again, these things to keep in mind. All of us here to learn from each other.  I am sure in time you will too. 🙂 

Kvothe. 

 

 

Than you for your feedback. I shall try to implement these. (But when I do, would I put it in a new topic or just edit my old one?)

10 minutes ago, Crescent Roulade said:

Than you for your feedback. I shall try to implement these. (But when I do, would I put it in a new topic or just edit my old one?)

You can just reply to your topic with a new post posting the edited music, or if you don't want to retain the old version, just simply edit the original post with the edited version of the music. 

Henry

8 minutes ago, Crescent Roulade said:

(But when I do, would I put it in a new topic or just edit my old one?)

If you make a lot of changes and want to preserve the old version so that people (and you) will be able to see the progress that you've made then you might want to create a new topic.

I have a few things that I want to tell you about this piece too!  Like for example just this first phrase:  I perceive the downbeat of the melody on the 1st eighth note, but you have it offset by an eighth rest meaning that all your downbeats are on the off-beat.  Also, 8/4 is an uncommon meter and I hear this piece as being in 4/4 but with all note durations halved like so:

It's a charming and simple piece though!  Thanks for sharing!