Aaron McMichael

Written about Texas' South Padre Island, this concert and contest selection will introduce performers to easy alternating time signatures. Starting slowly to represent the sun rising, the day soon beg...

Starting robust and full, this fast-paced concert and contest composition uses ostinatos with contrasting long melodic phrases and woodwind versus brass sections to develop listening and balance skill...

Starting robust and full, this fast-paced concert and contest composition uses ostinatos with contrasting long melodic phrases and woodwind versus brass sections to develop listening and balance skill...

Composer Aaron McMichael has pulled out all the stops in creating an advanced band work you will definitely want to experience with your ensemble. Rhythmic and harmonic intensity mark this musical por...

It's a masquerade ball, and you are on a quest to find someone before the clock strikes midnight! This G minor musical adventure in 2/4 time alternates lyrical melodies with emphatic accents as the pr...

Set in Concert Bb and utilizing a 4/4 time signature, The Conquest utilizes beginning band concepts to depict a lion trying to find his home in the forest. The piece is written with a limited range to...

When the moon appears orange or yellow, it simply means we are seeing it through more layers of the atmosphere. This lyrical composition set in the accessible key of concert B-flat uses multiple music...

Imagine walking through the graveyard at night and seeing three skeletons rising from the grave. Watch and listen as the skeletons do a nightly dance as the darkness surrounds them. The C minor theme...

When Hope Falls Silent is a deeply emotional piece inspired by the composer's personal experience of loss. Written with a slow, somber pace, the music reflects the quiet sorrow of a life cut short. Th...

When Hope Falls Silent is a deeply emotional piece inspired by the composer's personal experience of loss. Written with a slow, somber pace, the music reflects the quiet sorrow of a life cut short. Th...

In Tropical Chase, the music takes you on an adventurous journey through the exotic islands of the Galapagos. Set in Eb major, the piece features energetic rhythms and vivid percussion, creating a sen...

In Tropical Chase, the music takes you on an adventurous journey through the exotic islands of the Galapagos. Set in Eb major, the piece features energetic rhythms and vivid percussion, creating a sen...

Inspired by the composer's son's fascination with lizards, this beginning band piece uses at most eight notes in each instrument's range, perfect to end the first year of instruction. Featuring many o...

Inspired by the composer's son's fascination with lizards, this beginning band piece uses at most eight notes in each instrument's range, perfect to end the first year of instruction. Featuring many o...

Introducing a confidence-building selection for young bands! This composition reinforces fundamentals, featuring a steady 4/4 time signature and the accessible key of concert B flat key. A strong open...

Introducing a confidence-building selection for young bands! This composition reinforces fundamentals, featuring a steady 4/4 time signature and the accessible key of concert B flat key. A strong open...

The storms of winter can be dangerous and beautiful at the same time. This composition starts off fast, dark, and furious. It moves into a lighter side during the middle section before ending as it st...

The storms of winter can be dangerous and beautiful at the same time. This composition starts off fast, dark, and furious. It moves into a lighter side during the middle section before ending as it st...

Pirate Patrol takes performers on an adventurous journey as pirates on the high seas. The piece features the percussion section prominently and transitions from Eb major to F major. The melody provide...

Pirate Patrol takes performers on an adventurous journey as pirates on the high seas. The piece features the percussion section prominently and transitions from Eb major to F major. The melody provide...