Young Band

Everybody wants to play Peter Gunn. Now, even your beginning band can enjoy all of the macho thrills depicted so powerfully in this chart. It is easy, but oh, so effective!

Dynamics, phrasing and interpretation are just a few of the concepts you can introduce with this favorite American hymn tune. It is handled with great sensitivity, creating an ideal teaching tool as w...

A Puerto Rican folk carol is the basis for this clever holiday feature that has plenty of Latin percussion and performance options.

Let the rhythmic joy of these African folk songs invigorate your audience at your next concert. The young band will enjoy performing this excellent arrangement by James Curnow with foot-stomping and h...

Let the rhythmic joy of these African folk songs invigorate your audience at your next concert. The young band will enjoy performing this excellent arrangement by James Curnow with foot-stomping and h...

Rhythmic excitement and powerful melodies suffuse James Curnow's memorable symphonic portrait titled The Buccaneers. Interesting modal diversions combine with widely varied colors and densities to mak...

Rhythmic excitement and powerful melodies suffuse James Curnow's memorable symphonic portrait titled The Buccaneers. Interesting modal diversions combine with widely varied colors and densities to mak...

Fun music for the pre-grade 1 band! Trombone glissandos, Flex-a-tone, ratchet, flute “head joint” effects, ghostly howls, and so much more ensure that your beginners will love playing this...

Fun music for the pre-grade 1 band! Trombone glissandos, Flex-a-tone, ratchet, flute “head joint” effects, ghostly howls, and so much more ensure that your beginners will love playing this...

A dark and expansive opening leads to the powerful main theme as we explore the moon of a distant planet. An assortment of colorful percussion instruments helps evoke the mysterious second-largest moo...

A dark and expansive opening leads to the powerful main theme as we explore the moon of a distant planet. An assortment of colorful percussion instruments helps evoke the mysterious second-largest moo...

Take advantage of some of the silly voices your young band students can create with this whimsical visit to Santa's workshop. Lots of workshop tool sound effects combine with some Christmas favorites...

You've heard of the legendary Tyrannosaurus Rex. Well, this Tyrannosaurus ROCKS! Another fun one for Beginning Band by Mike Hannickel, it's as easy as can be but the kids will love it. If you have an...

You've heard of the legendary Tyrannosaurus Rex. Well, this Tyrannosaurus ROCKS! Another fun one for Beginning Band by Mike Hannickel, it's as easy as can be but the kids will love it. If you have an...

A refreshing and energetic treatment of one of the all-time best loved carols, Angels We Have Heard on High. Young musicians will love rehearsing and performing this stylistically creative little gem....

An expressive new work for the young band's concert or festival! Lovely, simple counter-lines accentuate the flowing and drifting melody. An ideal choice for a festival contest, Walden Pond allows eac...

It has been difficult to find mature sounding arrangements of patriotic music for the Grade 1 band. The stately tempo and carefully controlled ranges and rhythms in this one makes James Curnow's skill...

It has been difficult to find mature sounding arrangements of patriotic music for the Grade 1 band. The stately tempo and carefully controlled ranges and rhythms in this one makes James Curnow's skill...

Melodies from a signal moment in United States history! Stephen Bulla has skillfully crafted this notable band arrangement from actual songs of the “underground railroad” era. It's always...

A descriptive delight! Let's all go to the amusement park! Clowns, bumper cars and fun, fun, fun! Young musicians love to interpret music that conveys a visual image. Each delightful section lets your...

A descriptive delight! Let's all go to the amusement park! Clowns, bumper cars and fun, fun, fun! Young musicians love to interpret music that conveys a visual image. Each delightful section lets your...

James Curnow's clever arrangement of Jingle Bells masterfully keeps the range and rhythm demands at a pre-grade 1 level while assuring that all the players have fun in the preparation and performance....

James Curnow's grade 1 holiday arrangement is an energetic exploration of four great carols. Nice counterpoint and stylistic subtleties help your band reach for a higher level of performance. Staccato...

Your young players will enjoy the mystery and grandeur of this descriptive piece about the isolated 12th-century Norman keep. Once a strong fortress, it is now little more than some stone walls and bi...

Your young players will enjoy the mystery and grandeur of this descriptive piece about the isolated 12th-century Norman keep. Once a strong fortress, it is now little more than some stone walls and bi...