Concert Band for Beginners

Abundant Joy, by Adrian B. Sims, represents joy in its purest form. Specifically, sunshine comes to mind, imagining a vibrant afternoon surrounded by love, laughter, and gratitude. This delightful pie...

Test your students' musical mettle with this powerful work depicting a medieval "trial by combat" — fateful duel to determine guilt or innocence. The conflict is brought to life through sharp ar...

Igneous, by Sarah Siegler, is a fiery work for concert band. It starts with an energetic flourish, and then the low brass sections get the first chance at the melody. The piece has a driving melody in...

Your youngest students will bring down the house with this exciting new rock tune penned by Michael Kamuf with your beginners in mind. The Renegade only uses the first six notes (concert Bb - G) , mel...

Mercury in Retrograde, by Patrick Roszell, was inspired by the temporary optical illusion where the planet Mercury appears to move backward in the sky. This clever piece recreates that sense of myster...

The Enchanted Dancing Frog, by Randy Navarre, is a composition for students to play at their first concert. It is very easy and an easy introduction to 3/4 time, using only the first few notes of the...

Timothy Loest's Skeleton Crew tells the spooktacular story of a weathered cabal of gravediggers who work through the night. Minor themes, dark harmonies, and interesting sound effects like scraping sh...

This carefully crafted arrangement of a spirited Czech folk tune, Stodola Pumpa, arranged by Douglass E. Wagner, is a joy to play and a delight to hear. It features one of those catchy "earworm" melod...

Embark on a thrilling musical journey with New Voyage, by Victor López. This uniquely dramatic piece for beginning band offers powerful, soaring melodies and a mature sound far beyond its grade level....

Winter Song, by Kenley Kristofferson, is a wistful and expressive ballad portraying the serenity and beauty of winter. The piece's lilting melody in 3/4, shared by many instruments throughout the ense...

Fasten your seatbelts for this aggressive and harmonically colorful work! Clutch is an intense experience, using percussion to establish a strong rhythmic pulse that compliments the powerful melodic l...

Fortune and Glory is an evocative, exciting piece that will transport your audience into a swashbuckling action movie. Jack Wilds fills the piece with twists, turns, and jump cuts, making the music fe...

Heavy Hitters, by Chris M. Bernotas, is a spectacular low winds and low brass feature that is sure to become a staple in beginning band literature. This very appreciated section of the band is feature...

Heavy Hitters, by Chris M. Bernotas, is a spectacular low winds and low brass feature that is sure to become a staple in beginning band literature. This very appreciated section of the band is feature...

Groovy Tuesday, by Robert Sheldon, is a rock piece that features a catchy bass line riff that your low brass and low woodwind players will be revisiting long after each rehearsal and performance. The...

Groovy Tuesday, by Robert Sheldon, is a rock piece that features a catchy bass line riff that your low brass and low woodwind players will be revisiting long after each rehearsal and performance. The...

Gotham Nights, by Scott Watson, paints a vivid musical portrait of a metropolis shrouded in darkness, where danger lurks in every alleyway. Opening with a menacing fanfare, the music exudes a sense of...

Gotham Nights, by Scott Watson, paints a vivid musical portrait of a metropolis shrouded in darkness, where danger lurks in every alleyway. Opening with a menacing fanfare, the music exudes a sense of...

Knights of the Realm, by Scott Watson, harkens back to the days of castles, dragons, courage, and valor, when protectors of the kingdom in suits of armor embarked on noble quests. The music's captivat...

Knights of the Realm, by Scott Watson, harkens back to the days of castles, dragons, courage, and valor, when protectors of the kingdom in suits of armor embarked on noble quests. The music's captivat...

Recharge, by Adrian B. Sims, begins with an initial burst of energy that charges back up over time. After a short, softer section, brass fanfares and intense rhythms bring us to ultimate intensity, wh...

Recharge, by Adrian B. Sims, begins with an initial burst of energy that charges back up over time. After a short, softer section, brass fanfares and intense rhythms bring us to ultimate intensity, wh...

Echoes of Iron, by Jordan Sterk, utilizes the first six notes of the B-flat concert scale for all instruments, plus a seventh note for the saxophones and French horn. Students will love the bold and p...

Echoes of Iron, by Jordan Sterk, utilizes the first six notes of the B-flat concert scale for all instruments, plus a seventh note for the saxophones and French horn. Students will love the bold and p...

Travel back in time to the Middle Ages with this intensely energetic work, Castle Bartizan, by Sarah Siegler. The "bartizan" is a turret of a castle, built along the defensive wall, containing the cas...