This clever work for beginning bands combines two well-known folk songs about bridges-'sur le pont d'Avignon' (On the Bridge at Avignon) and 'London Bridge.' Your students will have fun playing each t...
Destined to become a standard of the school band repertoire, the melodies of this classic old-time 6/8 march are based on the chromatic scale. In fact, the melodies and countermelodies in the 'trio' s...
Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful...
Here's a dramatic work inspired by the beauty of the Campbell River in British Columbia. It features two contrasting themes that will really excite your maturing players. The first movement, Ballad, i...
This high-spirited march begins with a catchy melody that will immediately grab your listeners. Syncopation and light scoring make for an exhilarating second strain. Woodwinds take the lead at the tri...
Enjoy some mountain scenery with this solid arrangement that features the songs 'On Top of Old Smoky' and 'she'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain' in true country style. Students and audiences will enjoy...
This very easy rock-flavored piece combines original material with the well-known sea chantey 'The Drunken Sailor', producing what is destined to become a favorite of young bands everywhere. Correlate...
Your band will love this humorous rock piece that pays homage to the No Child Left Behind Act. Everybody gets involved as the individual drummers play solo flams, and the bass drum and cymbals get to...
This is a refreshing and exciting work! Yankee Doodle seems like such a simple melody, but it's amazing how well Mark Williams develops it using a set of variations. Although opened by a humorous stat...
This three-movement work contains a variety of styles and teaching opportunities. A fanfare opens the work, followed by a lyrical, floating section. The final section of the work is a ragtime strut wi...
