Lesson 4: Melody

melody

THE MAIN IDEA OF THE MUSIC . . .

THE LINE THAT YOU WALK AWAY SINGING

Fun Facts

TERRY MIZESKO

Mizesko’s two children are his inspiration for writing music for kids.

BORN September 21, 1954, Morehead City, NC

He enjoys minor league baseball, especially the Durham Bulls and Carolina Mudcats.

Biography

A multi-talented musician, Terry Mizesko played bass trombone with the North Carolina Symphony from 1971-2017.

Mizesko is a native of Morehead City, North Carolina and a graduate of East Carolina University. There he studied composition and trombone with Gregory Kosteck and Eugene Narmour. Mizesko has conducted the North Carolina Chamber Players, the Governor’s School Wind Ensemble, the Raleigh Youth Symphony, and the Duke University Wind Symphony. He also appeared as guest conductor with the Charlotte Symphony in education concerts. Mizesko taught trombone for more than 20 years at several area schools including Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and St. Augustine’s College. He now devotes much of his time to composition and his family.

featured work

“The Longleaf Pine”

The Longleaf Pine Arr. Terry Mizesko

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He’s played with every music director the North Carolina Symphony has ever had, with the exception of its founder.

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An Anthem for the State of North Carolina Andante Maestoso

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Melody by Philip T. Fisher Arranged and orchestrated by Terry Mizesko

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Arrangement ©2003 Terry Mizesko. All Rights Reserved 9