Concert Band for Beginners

This setting of the popular holiday classic God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen revisits the old English carol with modal interludes and a nod toward Elizabethan dance rhythms. Everyone gets a chance to play...

Borodin's most famous melody is here made accessible to younger players. Aric Branchfield's arrangement of Polovtsian Dance retains the stunning beauty of the original without overt technical demands....

Written with a festive flair and tuneful melody, here is a marvelous holiday piece for beginning players. Featuring modest ranges and easy rhythms, this is quick to learn and fun to play. 8th notes ar...

Scored for beginning players, Endless Skies evokes a sense of boundless wonder of the open skies that stretch above us. Combining bold statements, contrasting lyric melodies, and dynamic impact points...

Written with a festive flair and tuneful melody, here is a marvelous holiday piece for beginning players. Featuring modest ranges and easy rhythms, this is quick to learn and fun to play. 8th notes ar...

Beginning groups will love this unique programmatic suite of four short movements, each of which portrays a well known prehistoric creature (or two!). Clever and very easy, it includes: Stegosaurus, B...

Mike Hannickel does it again with this hilarious follow-up to Concerto for Triangle and Band. Any well-known personality from your school staff becomes the over-eager crash cymbals soloist. Whether it...

Take a trip to a mysterious continent with this tuneful and rhythmic offering. The tribal Swahili beat and authentic-sounding harmonies provide a colorful and vibrant moment for your next concert. It...

NASA's Apollo program is known for landing the first humans on the moon in 1969. In this composition, your dauntless adventure begins with a powerful lift off. Once achieved, the main theme is present...

Predators of the Deep' depicts one's primal inner fears of entering deep water and the awareness that there just may be something lurking below the surface seeking out its next prey. This exciting and...

Enjoy the rich sand of the desert as it moves across the Sahara, sing to the wind, and inspire our creativity. This energetic and adventurous composition is a perfect musical exploration of another cu...

Argentina's unique geological formation, Valle de la Luna, has constant winds that create surreal sounds through the rocks. In this piece, players demonstrate that sound effect, which serves as an exc...

Cooked up with instruments found in the kitchen, this lively tune features members of the percussion section performing on pots and pans. To lend a theatrical flair, dress your Kitchen Musician percus...

This energetic composition is the perfect opener or closer employing soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and driving rhythms. All instruments get an opportunity to play melodic material, and this piece...

Perfect for opening or closing a concert for first-year band students, A Woodland Celebration by Robert Sheldon lends a light rhythmic style to a tuneful melody. As soon as young students can play a c...

Monsters, Unite! by Kelly Dugger is a fun beginning band piece that is sure to be a hit, not only at Halloween time but all year round. Monsters all around the world are waking up to a calling to unit...

Strong rhythms, contrasting themes, and melodic opportunities for all make this a fantastic choice for your next concert. Inspired by the amazing things created by those who craft with iron, this driv...

Strong rhythms, contrasting themes, and melodic opportunities for all make this a fantastic choice for your next concert. Inspired by the amazing things created by those who craft with iron, this driv...

Infinite Quest, by Todd Stalter, is descriptive music for life's bold adventures. After the introduction's portrayal of the importance of our search, we set off confidently, encountering strange myste...

Michael Kamuf's bold and energetic work for beginning band reinforces syncopation and dotted-quarter/eighth-note rhythms. Destiny Awaits is destined to become a favorite of students and audiences alik...

A great way to open your concert or contest program, Off the Line! by Patrick Roszell is an easy-to-play fanfare for your beginning musicians. Using just the first five notes of the concert E-flat sca...

Entrance of the Shogun, by veteran composer Douglas E. Wagner, is a stunning work that uses only the first few notes of the B-flat concert scale. With easy rhythms and a dramatic sound, your students...

Bright Horizon March, by Scott Watson, is an energetic concert march written especially for young band. With its spirited tempo, clear melodies, and confident rhythms, the piece evokes a sense of opti...

Robert Sheldon's Prairie Sunset is a beautifully expressive and lyrical composition designed to evoke feelings of warmth and introspection. Its thoughtful counterpoint creates enhanced, colorful chord...

Kickin' Off the Fun, by Kirk Vogel, gives the ensemble a heavy dose of fun with a high-energy composition for developing bands. Every instrument has a chance to play the melody, and there's an infecti...