Complete your first holiday concert with an energetic setting of "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" in three brief variations that use only six notes and n...
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With just six notes, this carefree Reggae-style work will transport your audience to the warmth of a Caribbean beach. The breezy and fun dialogue i...
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Imagine a holiday tune created with no key signature and using only the first few notes learned thats suitable to perform after only a few months o...
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These orchestra arrangements include score and parts for each piece. The Explorer level includes arrangements that correlate with page 20 of Essent...
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These orchestra arrangements include score and parts for each piece. The Explorer level includes arrangements that correlate with page 20 of Essent...
View full detailsA spooky take on the classic kids song 'Old MacDonald'. Represented in a minor key, the melody is similar to the original, with a few other spooky ...
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On the Move is the perfect song to transition students from the method book to playing ensemble music. Composed mainly using the first seven pitche...
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Panther Rising was composed in celebration of a new school whose mascot is the Panther. Skillfully designed for first-year players, this driving an...
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On the charts for 300 years, this classic French carol, written by Bernard de La Monnoye, was first published in 1720. Designed for students halfwa...
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Watch your ensemble spring to life in this fun and engaging arrangement of the traditional tune "Pop Goes the Weasel," called "Pop Goes the Band." ...
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This joyful, fast-paced composition for young band gives developing players an opportunity to show their spirit and enthusiasm for music. Rapid rep...
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Here Comes the Prince On A Horse! Procession of the Prince uses the first 6 notes learned in most band method books, simple rhythms with repetition...
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Rebound by Chris M. Bernotas is an innovative piece that will place your first-year percussion students in the spotlight. Faculty members, parents,...
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Recharge, by Adrian B. Sims, begins with an initial burst of energy that charges back up over time. After a short, softer section, brass fanfares a...
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Regal Quest is a stately composition that aims to capture the style and feeling of a procession of noble characters as they strive to achieve their...
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This piece is written with only the easiest 4-6 notes for each instrument so they are perfect for bands in their first year. This piece begins as a...
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Take your students on a musical visit to a Renaissance Fair with this delightful piece, reminiscent of the Elizabethan age. Playable by beginners d...
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Rock Solid is an exciting and high-energy work for beginning bands. In this composition by Alexandre Carlin, the spirit of rock music comes to life...
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Your beginning band can "rock out" on their very first concert with this sure-fire crowd pleaser. A catchy bass line and hand-claps start the piece...
View full detailsA Latin cha-cha groove for your young band! Easy to rehearse and perform successfully, with an auxiliary percussion part, no solos, and very easy b...
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First-year students will love this riveting musical depiction of a factory city. The sound of clanging metal combines with driving rhythms and indu...
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Samba-lêlê expands the eight measure exercise found in Tradition of Excellence Book 1 into a full-fledged piece for beginning band. Ample opportuni...
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This grand traditional American folk song is suitable for every beginning band. The concrete scoring of the melody in a straightforward manner allo...
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Skysplitter Fanfare sounds quite mature yet is extremely playable by beginning ensembles. Driving percussion parts are designed to accommodate larg...
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In a cinematic, swashbuckling style, Smugglers' Cove relives an adventure on the high seas aboard a buccaneer ship as it sails into a secret cove o...
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fter mastering their first 6 notes, “Sneaky Breeze” will challenge young musicians to include ties across bar lines, as well as crescendos and decr...
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Your beginning string orchestra is bound to sparkle with this delightful new composition from composer George Sweet. The piece uses very simple rhy...
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Take your audience on a forbidden tour of a former grand house that now sits in darkness. Anxious articulations, daunting dynamics, and spine-chill...
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This quirky, spirited piece is in the style of a blues waltz and based on the mythical legend of the squonk, a forest creature that dissolves into ...
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This well-known melody begins with a moderate Latin feel around 126 BPM then the groove changes into an accessible rock beat. This chart is easy to...
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Star Flyer is a ballad designed for beginning band, incorporating the first six notes students learn in their first year. Gentle melodies soar over...
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Subatomic is written for the youngest of string students. It uses only the first 6 notes of the D scale, with no more difficult rhythm than two rep...
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The charming folk song chosen by Gustav Holst is found early in his revered Second Suite. Scored for first year players, this is a sea shanty origi...
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Using just six notes, this intense work evokes the power and ferocity of an active Indonesian volcano! After an epic opening, bold melodic lines in...
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Written for the true beginner, this piece takes the listener on an eerie tour that can best be described as an unsettling experience with a touch o...
View full detailsThe familiar Jamaican folk song in a Calypso groove is very accessible for young bands. No individual solos and easy trumpet 1 range to written D f...
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Here is a solid teaching piece for beginning bands featuring an infectious rhythmic groove and a contemporary Latin feel. The tuneful melody is pas...
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Little Petra, also known as The Cold Canyon, is believed to have been established in the 1st Century C.E. Invite your students and audience on a ma...
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The Darkest Hour by Ryan Meeboer is a musical depiction of an orc army ready to storm a castle. Intense and dramatic crescendos and suspenseful cho...
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An event so powerful that it is hard to control, seemingly unpredictable, aggressive, fast moving, and unstable. All these thoughts are explored as...
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Vulcan is the Roman god of fire, especially destructive fire, and craftsmanship. Your browser does not support the audio element. Sample Score
Explorer Level (correlates with Essential Elements for Band Book 1, p. 11) Paul has skillfully arranged this stadium anthem so that even beginning ...
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What lurks in the lair at midnight? The answer is revealed in this engaging work for beginning string orchestra. Using only the first six pitches o...
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Take your students on a journey back through time to Roman Britannia. This programmatic work depicts the Celtic Queen's revolt against the Roman oc...
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John OReilly has arranged the classic Christmas hit for beginning bands in a very special way. Sleigh bells, triangle, and tom tom establish the pr...
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Looking at a perfectly still body of water, images appear right side up and upside down at the same time. The Magic Mirror creates this illusion wi...
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Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem is the basis for this original piece by Michael Story. Written for students at the end of their first year in ba...
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Bring the excitement of the big top to your audiences with this rollicking musical nod to the circus! From tightrope walkers to elephants and craz...
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