Belwin Beginning Band Series

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...

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...

Chasing Sunshine, by Jon Bubbett, is a musical journey that captures the pure joy of spring's arrival. Inspired by a walk on an early spring morning, this piece brings to life the warmth of sunshine f...

Chasing Sunshine, by Jon Bubbett, is a musical journey that captures the pure joy of spring's arrival. Inspired by a walk on an early spring morning, this piece brings to life the warmth of sunshine f...

Chasing Sunshine, by Jon Bubbett, is a musical journey that captures the pure joy of spring's arrival. Inspired by a walk on an early spring morning, this piece brings to life the warmth of sunshine f...

Based on 'La Virgen de la Macarena' by Bernardino Monterde, this paso doble has all the flair of a spicy Spanish march complete with castanets and maracas. A tremendous opportunity to reinforce contra...

Give your students the opportunity of playing a piece for beginning band that is upbeat and full of excitement! Violento is an original beginning band composition by veteran composer Victor López. Thi...

Paying a musical tribute to the Big Easy, James D. Ployhar has combined two traditional New Orleans-style classics, 'When the Saints Go Marching In' and 'Just a Closer Walk With Thee. ' New Orleans Ju...

Traditionally closing the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's New Year's concert, Johann Strauss' Radetzky March is a musical wish for a happy new year. It's jovial in nature with the pleasing melody shar...

Andalucia has always been a very musical land, and the Moors that occupied Andalucia for nearly eight hundred years have contributed greatly to its unique music and exotic dances. Victor Lopez has uti...

March of the Martians by Ralph Ford is a dynamic, exciting march written in a cinematic style for young performers reminiscent of science fiction movies from the 1950s to the video games of today. To...

Four of the 'big ones' are here: El Capitan, High School Cadets, The Thunderer, and of course, Stars and Stripes Forever. Audiences love marches, particulary those that everybody knows! You will appre...

Incorporating 'Deck the Halls' and 'Jolly Old Saint Nicholas' with a hat tip to 'Jingle Bells,' this beginning medley helps teach basic swing style. It never feels like Christmas until the music start...

No city has quite the mystique of The Big Apple...and none has a better melody to celebrate that aura. Your beginning band will find great fun in this chart that almost plays itself. (2:59)

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914, where opposing soldiers engaged in World War I combat laid down their arms and celebrated the Christmas holiday together. Combining fra...

A charismatic, easy-to-prepare piece for your beginners becomes pure entertainment for your audience, incorporating some naughty yet prominent guest soloists. Share our recording with your prospective...

This new warm-up program is designed for student transposition to any appropriate key. This single band part for inclusion in the students' folders will exceed your daily warm-up and teaching objectiv...

Honor our veterans with Heartfelt Gratitude, by Michael Kamuf. It is filled with heroic melodies, driving rhythms, varied textures, and accessible percussion writing. Dotted quarter notes and syncopat...

Honor our veterans with Heartfelt Gratitude, by Michael Kamuf. It is filled with heroic melodies, driving rhythms, varied textures, and accessible percussion writing. Dotted quarter notes and syncopat...

This original program piece was inspired by the notion that another planet exists on the furthermost edge of our solar system. It captures the imagination of performers an listeners alike. A mysteriou...

Quintilian was inspired by the work of the ancient Roman philosopher and educator of the same name, who set forth the original seven liberal arts as the ideal curriculum for educated citizens. After a...

Inspired by his daughters' first dance recital, Mr. Smith has created this beginning band composition. It is a pleasure to offer great original performance literature for beginning strings in their fi...