Concert Band for Beginners

Feature your percussion section, or even a talented faculty member, in this novelty that uses the woodblock as a soloist.  Great for developing first-year counting skills, working on balance, counterm...

Inspired by NASA's Starliner, this composition offers players interesting, yet easy, melodic material and countermelodies that will let your students work on phrasing and balance while still having fu...

Designed to help beginners improve their ability to play eighth-note rhythms, this concert or contest composition uses limited ranges so that the players can concentrate on the rhythms.  Percussion pa...

Written to honor the courage of the men and women who venture into space, this work helps reinforce young brass players' embouchures and pitch recognition while also developing beginning essential fin...

The grand and energetic opening, contrasting styles, careful attention to articulations, and rich harmonies make this one sound more advanced than it actually is. Consider using Heroic Tribute as the...

Synergetic is a work that is sure to entertain the audience and develop students in the areas of tempos vs. dynamics. The driving rhythms, the clapping contrasts and the natural minor key will fulfill...

This piece is written to showcase your beginners using only the first six notes. Each instrument has an important role to play in this piece. Use it on one of your first concerts with beginners.

Step into the lively world of "Dance of the Soapy Bubbles," a captivating grade 1.5 composition designed to immerse young concert bands in a whirlwind of articulations, dynamic shifts, and diverse mus...

Without making any claim to stylistic authenticity, this little piece aims to capture the infectious spirit of the legendary mariachi. The term mariachi describes not only the instrumentation (with gu...

Scenes of Russia, eine variable Komposition mit acht Bläser- und vier Schlagzeugstimmen von Johan Nijs. Das Stück beschreibt verschiedene Szenen in den zwei russischen Metropolen Moskau und St. Peters...

Gerald Oswald's new composition, The Knight's Castle, takes listeners on a journey to the middle ages and introduces its inhabitants. After hearing the majestic introduction, a knight is seen riding t...

In this work, the composer Gerald Oswald tells of the song and dance of the medicine man Buffalo. His songs and the sound of the drums are heard far off on the prairie. This ceremony serves to give th...

Richard, the composer's grandson, studies trumpet at the Tournai music academy in Belgium where his grandfather, André Waignein, holds the post of director. Stepping Stone was written by the grandfath...

Attention drivers and cyclists, theres something happening on the road - the ducks are on the move! Quacking and waddling along the street they dominate the traffic scene. To the left, to the right, i...

The fire brigade is tackling a blaze. The brave firemen battle the high flames and eventually the fire is put out. Proud and satisfied they make their way back to the station. Rustling paper represent...

The fire brigade is tackling a blaze. The brave firemen battle the high flames and eventually the fire is put out. Proud and satisfied they make their way back to the station. Rustling paper represent...

Who isn't fascinated by the world of the circus? Who has not dreamed of performing as an acrobat, animal trainer or clown? Let this composition take you into the breath-taking atmosphere of the big to...

Who isn't fascinated by the world of the circus? Who has not dreamed of performing as an acrobat, animal trainer or clown? Let this composition take you into the breath-taking atmosphere of the big to...