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Skillfully composed by a successful school band director, New Horizons meets the needs of developing musicians of all ages. Awkward moments are eliminated through safe doubling, everyone gets a shot a...

Replete with the stark harmonies and driving rhythms young players love, the valiant and noble strains will invoke images of an epic journey. A vivid programmatic work that will also be one of your mo...

The official hymn of the United States Air Force, this work has been reissued in 9x12 format. This is a full score edition, with edited and corrected parts and playable by just about any band.

With a subtitle like "Whatsa That on Your Lip?," you've got to expect some humor. David Martin does not disappoint in this tongue-in-cheek work for young band. The bass line is repetitive yet clever,...

Experienced educator Doug Bradley gives us another tool for building bands and band programs. Exciting music, engaging rhythms and enthralled audiences are just a part of the package…the cowbell makes...

Your young players will love this clever arrangement, whether you use the narration or not. Exploring the musical sounds of different cultures through a familiar carol is an intriguing way to introduc...

Your students bring the sights and sounds of a monster wood rollercoaster into the concert hall in this pleaser from Dan Adams. Keep your hands inside the car at all times, because this is the next be...

With clanks, bangs, clatters, and whistles as building blocks, Andrew Balent has crafted the ideal tool for your young percussionists. Beginning instrumentalists will find a fascinating world of tone...

A familiar style, accompanied by syncopated rhythms and contemporary harmonies, make this a favorite with young musicians. Chromatics allow for the expansion of student ranges while remaining conserva...

Brilliantly transcribed for younger players by Aric Branchfield, Holst's timeless melody affords the conductor/teacher with a wealth of teaching opportunity. Inherently beautiful, the work will mesmer...

The title explains just what is going to happen as you open with this thriller for young band. Rob Foster shows an intimate knowledge of the grade 1 band and its capabilities.  It is equally at h...

On the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War there could be no better work to perform than one of our greatest national songs. It is expertly scored and is a superlative vehicle for t...

Shiver me timbers, matey! What a terrific training work for young band and wouldn't you, the conductor, cut a swashbuckling figure in a tri-cornered hat and eye patch with a parrot on your shoulder? (...

Nicolai composed two hymns that are so beloved that they are known as the King and Queen of Chorales: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, the Voice Is Calling Us) and Wie schoen leuchtet der Morge...

Mark the 200th anniversary of our national anthem with this bold yet accessible arrangement scored in B-flat. Well within the capabilities of second year players, it retains the stirring impact of mor...

With this fine arrangement, conductors can teach a variety of skills from swing style to solo playing with ease and humor. The tune is one recognized around the world but scored with a fresh approach...

This isn't a processional march, but it could easily serve as one, for it captures the pomp and pageantry of a royal procession. This is an expressive and compelling work for very young players.

Can your band save the world from these eerie invaders from somewhere in outer space? Using only seven notes, some humorous vocal effects, and an easy way to learn about dynamic contrast, this is the...

The image of a band of centipedes marching down the street in band uniforms, struggling to keep all their legs in step is an excellent method by which to introduce your students to sixteenth notes. Wi...

From the pen of Aric Branchfield comes this exotic and exciting work that conveys the drama of the high seas in the days of pirate and buccaneers. It is just the work to capture the imaginations and e...

Teaching points abound in this extremely popular march! From the compound duple rhythm, dynamic contrasts, and march style, all the way to the march form itself. It fills several needs, allows opportu...

A tuneful delight to the ear with a satisfying array of teaching points for the band director, "The Blue Hornets" makes a superb concert or festival selection. At home in any place in a program, the w...

Cold, biting, incessant -- these are the characteristics of the brutal winds of the Artic region. The bold, invigorating rhythms of this composition trigger images of this wind in the listener's mind...

Capturing the pomp and pageantry of a royal coronation, this original march has plenty of teaching points, yet can still be performed with a minimum of rehearsal time.

Drawing upon traditional musical forms, Fantasy and Fugue is a first-rate introduction to musical style. It is scored well, lies nicely under the fingers, and is pleasing to the ear...all in all, a su...