Grey-headed woodpecker Concern" rating is primarily based on the large distribution of the species. The grey-headed woodpecker is long and weighs . Specimens of the more widespread of the two Eastern subspecies, "P. c. jessoensis", are usually a little larger and heavier than individuals from the type locality. On average, it is somewhat smaller and lighter than the European green woodpecker. In the field, this distinction in size is difficult to make. Its size is approximately that of a Eurasian collared dove. Grey-headed woodpeckers have uniformly olive green upperparts, transitioning across the neck to a light grey, the head being that latter
Variations on a Korean Folk Song Variations on a Korean Folk Song Variations on a Korean Folk Song is a major musical piece written for concert band by John Barnes Chance in 1965. As the name implies, "Variations" consists of a set of variations on the Korean folk song "Arirang", which the composer heard while in South Korea with the U.S. Army in the late 1950s. In 1966 the piece was awarded the American Bandmasters Association's Ostwald Award. The theme is based upon a concert A major pentatonic scale. At the beginning of the composition, the first part of the theme, resembling Arirang, is introduced quietly