Concert Band for Beginners

This beginning level march-like piece, using only the first 6 notes learned, portrays the confident spirit of military troops working together. A steady pulse using half, quarter, and eighth notes wit...

Inspired by spies and superheroes, both serious and humorous, this cinematic depiction of a spy on a mission to defeat a nefarious villain will entertain both students and audiences. An accessible mel...

This light concert selection, with contrasting tonal colors and dynamics, reflects the beauty of warm days, cool nights and the vivid colors of this favorite time or year. Shared melodies between wood...

For first-year band students, this work is based on the beastly, one-eyed mythological giant. Frightful and exciting, this composition allows ensembles to learn marcato articulation, accents, tempo co...

Vulcan, the ancient mythological god of fire, often portrayed holding a hammer over an anvil at a blacksmith’s hearth, is the inspiration for this concert work for young bands. Featuring any instrumen...

This uplifting and inspiring work, commissioned by the Sea Cliff School Performing Arts Faculty and the Sea Cliff, PCA, can be performed with or without chorus. Based on the theme of building a better...

This uplifting and inspiring work, commissioned by the Sea Cliff School Performing Arts Faculty and the Sea Cliff, PCA, can be performed with or without chorus. Based on the theme of building a better...

This band section feature for beginning students, using only simple rhythms and the first six notes learned, is an excellent showcase for every instrument in the band. Use it to recruit, for assemblie...

eXplora Grade 1+ Der 'Coconut Song' trägt den Untertitel 'Worksong', was übersetzt Arbeitslied heisst. Solche Lieder sind entstanden, um die Arbeit zu erleichtern und die Leistung bei gemeinsamer, gle...

All instruments share the melody Clarinets do not cross the break 1st trumpet's highest note is Bb Optional chorus part included.

Forest of Tranquility is our newest work in our very beginning band series. Like all of our compositions in this performance level, your students can play this within the first few months of study. Th...

Forest of Tranquility is our newest work in our very beginning band series. Like all of our compositions in this performance level, your students can play this within the first few months of study. Th...

Fast, driving, and full of attitude, Top Speed by Randall Standridge pushes young ensembles into high gear. Set in an unusual fast 3/4 meter and in B♭ major, this Grade 1.5 work blends elements of min...

Program Notes Last year, I wrote a piece called The Great Rubber Chicken Galop. It featured vaudeville flair, ragtime energy, and of course a small army of squeaking rubber chickens. It was ridiculous...

Canadian composer Matt Neufeld launches young musicians into an intergalactic adventure with Doom Star, a bold reimagining of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Set in C minor and driving 4/4 time, this...

Here's a bold and exciting composition that's perfect for young players. The exciting Spanish style will have even very inexperienced bands sounding their best in no time.

Here is a tasteful adaptation for the young ensemble of several of the most memorable themes from George Gershwin's monumental work. The scoring is brief and to the point, and will serve as a phenomen...