Concert Band for Beginners

Featuring excitement and melodies in all parts, this well-crafted and imaginative overture will surely be a favorite of young bands around the world. A short lyrical section perfectly offsets the over...

In this second in his series of American folk song band arrangements (following 'The Blue Tail Fly'), Myers captures the essence of a trip down this famous early American express transportation route....

This heroic concert overture intended for first or second year groups cna bring your young band to the height of its dramatic expressiveness. It couples a bold melodic style with colorful harmonies, a...

Young bands venturing out of their method book will surely get a thrill as students take a musical journey through this mystical soundscape. A minor mode and dissonant sounds help set the mood, along...

This is a stirring band work designed to enable first and second year players to experience playing in a full ensemble setting. It has a variety of styles and articulations to focus and challenge youn...

Your young band will sound amazing playing this fresh and exciting new composition, which just happens to be in a very natural seven. Students will easily master the rhythms in minutes and then will e...

Hoist the sails and get ready for a bold high seas musical adventure! The Queen Anne was pirate Blackbeard's flagship, and this music narrates a tale of fierce fighting (first theme) and calm days of...

Impress your audience and grow your students' musicality with this glorious concert opener! This is composer Mitchell's first effort at writing young band music, and it is certainly a very strong entr...

Beginning this musical journey, one is filled with darkness and apprehension by the minor mode and low register scoring. What lies ahead in the great Void? As the piece progresses, trepidation is over...

This is a stirring and exciting work for beginning band that depicts the story of the famed Knight of the Round Table, Percival, and his quest for the Holy Grail. Depicted by the strong use of temple...

This colorful young band work is a tribute to the iconic western soundtracks of the 1960's, and uses the stomping feet of all players along with a whip to give this cowboy romp an old-west feel. In th...

Mississippi composer Fhiaras has here created a gripping musical narrative of a day in the life of a pirate. The slow mysterious beginning gets the day started at dawn and the piece builds as the pira...

Based on a traditional fiddle tune, this very fun arrangement uses optional hand drum and washboard to help create an old-style barn dance atmosphere. Articulations are marked to imitate the feel of b...

The Winged Serpent tells the Mayan legend of a Feathered Serpent god with so much hubris that it flew too close to the sun and burned its tongue. This piece repeatedly explores the use of accidentals...

Based on the singing Scottish melody Loch Lomond, this very expressive arrangement paints a finely-wrought musical picture of the famous lake (loch) and its surroundings. Woodwind tremolos portray the...

Energize your band with this exciting piece, which features two sources of energy trying to mesh. The first is a driving, pulsating theme with accents in the percussion and brass, the second a mysteri...

Utilizing advanced scoring techniques for an easier band work and some approachable mixed meters, listeners will know right away that your young band is advancing in their musicality! The music starts...

The Hidden Planet takes you on a journey through space as you search for an elusive sphere that many have tried to find. The Hidden Planet is filled with syncopated rhythms, dissonance, and unique cho...

Based on hymn from the mid 1800's originally titled 'My Life Goes on in Endless Song', David Myers has creatively shaped this hymn tune into a band work that brings out the beauty and lyricism of the...

This lush, melodic band work uses a shifting kaleidoscope of sounds that take the listener on a transformative musical journey, while always staying within reasonable ranges and technique for less adv...

This lively minor key waltz brings to mind an eerie scene as creatures of the night dance the night away. After a brief introduction where the dancers seem to curtsey to each other, the elegant but sl...

In 'A Summer Holiday' Patrick Millstone takes us with him on a journey. After a year's hard work we may finally enjoy a well-earned holiday. The first part of this three-part composition has the appro...

In 'A Summer Holiday' Patrick Millstone takes us with him on a journey. After a year's hard work we may finally enjoy a well-earned holiday. The first part of this three-part composition has the appro...

Little (solo) material is available for the novice kettledrummer. Your kettledrummer will be thrilled with the star part this composition allows him or her to play. Kettledrum Overture is a classic o...

Hear the beat of horse hooves and feel the blistering heat of the prairie. In this medley of five well-known songs, arranger Dagmar Kildevann has truly captured the atmosphere of the Wild West. An att...