Michael Story

Sousa's classic has been simplified for your beginning band. Careful attention to ranges and rhythms greatly assists with your teaching. Very approachable for beginners and highly performable. This is...

Sousa's classic has been simplified for your beginning band. Careful attention to ranges and rhythms greatly assists with your teaching. Very approachable for beginners and highly performable. This is...

Based on a Scottish folk song, this traditional work begins with a fanfare and is followed by the warm and flowing melodic material. Solidly scored, Ayrshire Portrait will complete any program and wil...

Based on a Scottish folk song, this traditional work begins with a fanfare and is followed by the warm and flowing melodic material. Solidly scored, Ayrshire Portrait will complete any program and wil...

Based on a Scottish folk song, this traditional work begins with a fanfare and is followed by the warm and flowing melodic material. Solidly scored, Ayrshire Portrait will complete any program and wil...

You can hear the bell in this clearly edited arrangement of the familiar Sousa march. Ample doublings of all the traditional lines ensure a grandiose performance. A solid programming choice for all oc...

A pair of American folk songs in contrasting styles and settings. 'Two Appalachian Songs' contains the lyrical 'Once I Had a Sweetheart' and 'Cindy.' This mini-suite is a great chance to introduce beg...

A pair of American folk songs in contrasting styles and settings. 'Two Appalachian Songs' contains the lyrical 'Once I Had a Sweetheart' and 'Cindy.' This mini-suite is a great chance to introduce beg...

A traditional Turkish folk song enhances the musical fabric of your beginners' program. Created to work seamlessly with Band ExpressionsTM Book One, Üsküdar is a unique arrangement that will enhance a...

A traditional Turkish folk song enhances the musical fabric of your beginners' program. Created to work seamlessly with Band ExpressionsTM Book One, Üsküdar is a unique arrangement that will enhance a...

Chuck Mangione's hit, LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE is now available for the young players! The melody is doubled with alto sax and trumpet, and there is a drum solo instead of an improvised trumpet solo. Rang...

Chuck Mangione's hit, LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE is now available for the young players! The melody is doubled with alto sax and trumpet, and there is a drum solo instead of an improvised trumpet solo. Rang...

Chuck Mangione's hit, LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE is now available for the young players! The melody is doubled with alto sax and trumpet, and there is a drum solo instead of an improvised trumpet solo. Rang...

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Just what your young jazz ensemble needs---and wants! Here is another Mike Story arrangement that is exactly right with a very catchy tune and a well-written chart at the easy level. Written-out solos...

This is your swinging holiday chart! The familiar heralding brass opening turns into an easy swing feel with clear articulation throughout, easy rhythms, and written solos for alto, trumpet and trombo...

Yes, your young band can be funky---but only arranger Mike Story can take a pop tune like 'Play That Funky Music' and make it come alive for the young jazz ensemble. Simple rhythms, effective and colo...

This 'gotta-have-it' chart is a very catchy Latin melody scored in a hip yet playable arrangement that is exceptional in every way. Some nice piano lines echoed by the ensemble, written solos for teno...

This very hip tune customized for the young player is tamed masterfully to keep the essence while still accessible to all young bands. Easy ranges, written solos for alto, trumpet, and trombone, plus...

Lazy Bird from the First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble series is designed for first year jazz ensembles. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 6 brass, and 4 rhythm parts. Reduced instrumentatio...

So you want to play Gordon Goodwin charts but they're way too challenging for young players, well, problem solved. Check out Mike Story's adaptation of this swingin' Big Phat Band hit - it's still hip...

Based on the holiday melody 'Ukrainian Bell Carol,' add some tongue-in-cheek spy-themed flavor and you have the perfect holiday swing chart. Play it and you'll hear the spy quotes. It's easy to rehear...

Talk about a fun rock tune to play, this is IT! A gospel-like chorale intro brings the band into a rock groove with an easy-to-play and hip bass line. This outstanding chart for young band features a...

Originally composed by Gordon Goodwin for his Big Phat Band, this one is scored for the easy level by Mike Story. This Latin cha-cha is very accessible, with a written trumpet 1 solo, a montuno piano...