Concert Band for Beginners

This delightful ballad, in which the Alto saxophone plays a leading role, will remind many people of a very special moment in their lives. A lot could be said about it, but perhaps it is better to let...

An outstanding feature for your alto saxophone soloist, this impressive composition is comprised of two contrasting and lyrical themes.

What happen when a bunch of percussionists get mixed up with the American folk song 'Turkey in the Straw'? Why, Turkey Drumsticks, of course! Watch the feathers fly in this entertainning and challengi...

Feature your entire percussion section on this highly entertaining number that's expertly scored for younger players.

They're alive!! The zombies are taking over the band, and they've started with your trombone section! This clever piece combines special percussion and wind effects, haunting melodies, and a relentles...

Feature your young sax section and cymbal players with this clever little rock tune. As you would expect from any Andy Clark composition, it's lots of fun, sounds big and full even with unbalanced ins...

A very easy but very solid rock tune that features the whole drum section. Full of fun and vitality and a great way to let your young drummers shine! Horn parts are powerful and provide a great backin...

A fun rock groove that features those who will have complete world power in the near future - your percussion section.

An easy trumpet feature that shows off the entire band. A good composition to work on articulation and dotted rhythms.

Looking for a special piece to feature your trumpet section? This outstanding selection works incredibly well with young bands!

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series complements any band method and...

Swords of Glory by Adrian B. Sims is a musical soundtrack that imagines a fantasy sword fight. (2:15)The PerformancePlus+ series is an innovative addition to the ever-expanding MakeMusic Cloud interac...

The industry leader in sight-reading preparation! This effective and efficient curriculum to develop sight-reading skills eliminates the need to retrieve music from the library, hand the music out to...

Here is the ultimate collection of Patriotic songs arranged to be played by either full band or by individual soloists (with optional accompaniment CD). For each song in the individual student books,...

Expert Level (correlates with Book 2, p. 15). Features each major section on an old favorite.

Using modal harmonies, dynamic percussion sounds and bold melodies, here is a great-sounding piece that your beginning players can really dig into. With nothing faster than a quarter note (except perc...

A wonderful, spiritual piece for the youngest of bands. Very skillful writting at this grade level with have your band playing with great emotion.