Concert Band for Beginners

This is a fun, traditional Hanukkah song arranged in a jump swing style. From beginning to end, the chart is full of high energy, and incorporates hints of classic swing tunes. Although there is a wri...

Using the style of Canadian folk songs from the East Coast and the story-telling features of Newfoundland, A Fisherman's Tale is a piece about a trip out into the ocean. The piece opens with the solem...

In Dreams is a musical representation of exactly what our dreams are like: peaceful, calming, horrific and unpredictable; yet, there is always something to remember about them when we wake up. This pi...

Inventions have changed our lives. Whether it be the wheel, electricity, car, telephone or the microchip, inventions have allowed us to live better, and sometimes longer, lives. This piece is about th...

A Mystical Way is a slow reflective work, with no particular programmatic content. It's designed to give young players an opportunity for sustained playing and tonal development.

Amadeus in the Percussion Box is a Grade 1 composition featuring the percussion section of a band in its first year of instruction. The theme is a simplification of Papageno's famous "Bird Catcher's"...

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...

Atmospheric, with a sense of mystery and intrigue, The Alchemist's Touch is a rhythmic, steadily moving piece that allows for experimentation with mechanical pencils, small screwdrivers, and portions...

Drummer's Delight is a grade one piece featuring the percussion section, with an emphasis on maintaining a steady beat and and precise articulations, sure to be fun for developing players while enhanc...

Clock Tower contains many essential musical and technical skills for  beginning level bands. The ticking of the clock mechanism is imitated by pitched woodblocks and the main theme is based on ascendi...

Scored for either a large group or a group with limited instrumentation, The Courageous Nine was written in recognition of nine students from North Central High School Band in Lebeau, Louisiana who at...

Playable by as few as 5 winds and 4 percussion, this beginning band piece depicts a lone warrior beginning a journey across an ancient land. This solitary warrior is joined by others on the way, and t...

Composed with Renaissance style dances in mind, the composer imagined attending a dance where everything is beautiful, but the dancers are actually crows! With a melody that is simple and primarily on...

The word synergize means to combine or coordinate the activity of two or more agents to produce a joint effort that is greater than the sum of their individual effects. Using a low brass groove with s...

Clown Town is a grade 1 concert work with a twist! Percussionists are introduced to exciting auxiliary instruments such as siren whistle, police whistle, ratchet, vibraslap, and more. The wind players...

Clown Town is a grade 1 concert work with a twist! Percussionists are introduced to exciting auxiliary instruments such as siren whistle, police whistle, ratchet, vibraslap, and more. The wind players...