Barnhouse Jazz Starters!

“Agent Undercover” is a fun rock chart that will be the one your students ask to play again each and every year! Based around accessible blues licks, this is a great way to get your group playing quic...

A short, easy piano intro leads into this exceptional rock ballad for younger bands. The carefully written solo melody in the alto saxophone part is supported by the delicately scored ensemble accompa...

Kris Berg’s "Powerline" is an electrifying rock chart composed for very young bands. Cleverly written ensemble teaches young players to listen both across the band and within their own section. Short...

Here’s the perfect rock tune for your very young jazz band! "Kick Back" by Paul Clark is a great programming choice, and it’s fun and easy-to-prepare. All sections get their chance to play the melody,...

Crazy Walk is a high-energy, easy-level rock chart that's perfect for introducing young musicians to rock style! With its slightly funky feel, simple rhythms, and driving beat, this piece is both acce...

This swinging, easy to play chart sounds great and offers many teaching opportunities. Following the first 24 bars which are in unison, there’s a “call and response” section using just the notes from...

Who doesn’t like "Cold Pizza"? This easy, bluesy swing chart provides an excellent introduction to swing style. The minor mode ostinato riff on which the tune is built adds a cool jazzy feel and makes...

Joined At The Hip brings the unmistakable groove of funky '60s-style jazz to your young jazz ensemble. Part of the Barnhouse Jazz Starters! series, this flexible instrumentation chart features a laid-...

When you “Hit The Road” you’ll get your youngest jazz students swinging easily at a quick tempo! Carefully written to be geared toward the youngest jazz players, this fun swing chart will come togethe...

Your budding jazz drummer will sound like a star on “Stick With It!” This “Jazz Starters” chart by Todd Phillips is the perfect opportunity to feature your drum set player, and the easy accompanying p...

Want to help your beginning jazz band develop strong rhythmic reading skills and also teach them important lingo? Musicians sometimes refer to playing in a rest as "falling in a hole," and Don’t Fall...

Joined At The Hip brings the unmistakable groove of funky '60s-style jazz to your young jazz ensemble. Part of the Barnhouse Jazz Starters! series, this flexible instrumentation chart features a laid-...

Crazy Walk is a high-energy, easy-level rock chart that's perfect for introducing young musicians to rock style! With its slightly funky feel, simple rhythms, and driving beat, this piece is both acce...

Smooth Sailing is a relaxed, easy swing chart that's perfect for helping young jazz players develop a strong sense of groove and timing. Written within the accessible guidelines of the Jazz Starters!...

Smooth Sailing is a relaxed, easy swing chart that's perfect for helping young jazz players develop a strong sense of groove and timing. Written within the accessible guidelines of the Jazz Starters!...

Silent Night In Havana presents a creative take on a classic Christmas carol! Based on a Cuban rhumba dance style, the chart is expertly written at this level to allow your youngest jazz players to sh...

Salsa Ye Merry combines a traditional Cuban "montuno" (a syncopated rhythmic pattern with a decidedly Latin feel) with the classic Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman." Young jazz players wil...

You can’t miss with "Swing We Now of Christmas!" Audience members will be tapping their toes to a traditional Christmas carol at your holiday jazz ensemble performance. Written at the grade 1 level, t...

“Agent Undercover” is a fun rock chart that will be the one your students ask to play again each and every year! Based around accessible blues licks, this is a great way to get your group playing quic...

A short, easy piano intro leads into this exceptional rock ballad for younger bands. The carefully written solo melody in the alto saxophone part is supported by the delicately scored ensemble accompa...

Kris Berg’s "Powerline" is an electrifying rock chart composed for very young bands. Cleverly written ensemble teaches young players to listen both across the band and within their own section. Short...

Here’s the perfect rock tune for your very young jazz band! "Kick Back" by Paul Clark is a great programming choice, and it’s fun and easy-to-prepare. All sections get their chance to play the melody,...

This swinging, easy to play chart sounds great and offers many teaching opportunities. Following the first 24 bars which are in unison, there’s a “call and response” section using just the notes from...

Who doesn’t like "Cold Pizza"? This easy, bluesy swing chart provides an excellent introduction to swing style. The minor mode ostinato riff on which the tune is built adds a cool jazzy feel and makes...

When you “Hit The Road” you’ll get your youngest jazz students swinging easily at a quick tempo! Carefully written to be geared toward the youngest jazz players, this fun swing chart will come togethe...