Michael Story has expertly scored this Tchaikovsky classic march for your beginners. You can be sure the original intent of this masterpiece is retained for the musical pleasure of your students and a...
The charming folk song chosen by Gustav Holst is found early in his revered Second Suite. Scored for first year players, this is a sea shanty originally from southern England. Historic and musical, th...
Get ready to place your tongue in your cheek with this three-four classic in an all new light; the traditional Strauss waltz melody is clanked out on water glasses. Prepared for the first year players...
Reminiscent of ancient traditions, this composition highlights the Maya Empire, which holds the record for the longest running empire: almost 3,500 years. Teaching opportunities include shifting tempo...
The inspiration for this spirited original Victor López composition is generated from superhero characters' supernatural powers to help the world become a better place. Attack of the Mighty has severa...
This version of Vulcan's Forge by Patrick Roszell is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments - wind, strings, and percussion, inclu...
Entrance of the Shogun, by veteran composer Douglas E. Wagner, is a stunning work that uses only the first few notes of the B-flat concert scale. With easy rhythms and a dramatic sound, your students...
Thor's Hammer, by Patrick Roszell, is a dramatic piece for beginning band, now in FLEX format. Musically designed to portray the Norse god Thor and his hammer, this piece is accessible to students in...
A very dynamic sound for your youngest students. 'G-Force Five!' is a vigorous work characterized with solid scoring to build performance confidence. This will be a wonderful program and rehearsal wor...
Break out the tools for Garage Band. Literally! With featured parts for hammer, ratchet and electric drill, this simple to assemble and a super choice to show your band with a little bit of a twist.
The Dragon Dance is a popular event in traditional Chinese culture, especially during Chinese New Year celebrations. Originating during the Han Dynasty, the dance is carried out by a team of performer...
The traditional dance in Africa often expresses the life of the community. Danza Africana is an original composition by Victor Lopez building on the musical concepts of these dances. It is easy to lea...
A musical depiction of a state of utter confusion. There's order in that jumble of sound. Great fun for every first-year ensemble, the work has segments of unpredictable sound. You can predict a treme...
Combining two classics, Douglas E. Wagner has crafted this charming duo for performers with less than a year of instruction. This setting will make your band sound big and polished while using primari...
Playable at the end of the first year, this bright overture will introduce your students to differing articulations that are commonly used in the march style. A glorious opening statement of the melod...
With frequent use of repeated figures and ostinato with every instrument using only four or five, Variants on a Celtic Folk Tune should fit quite comfortably under the fingers. The gentle traditional...
Sibelius' hymn from his popular original composition, 'Finlandia,' is often incorrectly referred to as a Finish folk song. This cherished musical material is ideal to teach tonal color, intonation and...
This memorable melody is a favorite of audiences everywhere. It has been performed in many versions, but this arrangement features the trumpet section with full band accompaniment. Bring this revered...
Eines der unzähligen, kurzen Klavierstücke für Kinder von Béla Bartók. Das Arrangement für junges Ensemble ist für Spieler im ersten Jahr eingerichtet.
One of the numerous short piano pieces for children that Béla Bartók completed in a four-volume piano collection in 1909. This arrangement for early band students remains faithful to Bartók's intent w...
There's no one better to present Guantanamera to your beginners. Victor Lopez sets the steady Latin-rock groove in your percussion section as the foundation for this appealing Cuban melody. Translated...
Scored using only the first few notes learned in most method books, the Latin beat is driving yet repetitive. The variety of percussion sounds, playable by percussionists or extra band members, paves...
Take your ensemble on a musical tour of the Caribbean and let them experience the percussive breeze of the islands. This charming Latin piece will certainly engage the audience at your next concert. W...
This kit for the Very Beginning Band contains four grade 1/2 selections in one publication Including 'sibelius' Finlandia,' a flute section feature, 'Twinkle Variations,' a Jewish folk song, 'The Drey...
Four grade-one-half pieces in one product! Titles include Beethoven's 'Russian Folk Dance,' 'Popcorn,' 'Lullaby' featuring your clarinets, and 'March of the Midgets. ' Use them all at once for a compl...
A whole concert in one publichation. What a budget saver! The four Grade one-half works include an arrangement of Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy,' 'Ballad', an opportunity to teach intonation and lyrical mel...
Four diverse grade one-half pieces all in one compact package! Titles: Lightly Row; Cool Blues; Waltzing with the Stars; Petite March, Use them all at once to form a complete concert or perform them t...
Great for the music budget, Jack Bullock's latest 'kit' has four contrasting grade one-half works and serves as a complete concert for your very beginning band. Titles: 'With Honor and Praise,' a lush...
Proudly the valiant royal knights return to the kingdom. This original work begins and ends with a grand march encompassing an expressive chorale section. The contrasts permit varied teaching opportun...
This kit for the Very Beginning Band contains four grade ¢ selections in one publication Including 'Sibelius' Finlandia,' a flute section feature, 'Twinkle Variations,' a Jewish folk song, 'The Dreydl...
Very Beginning Band Kit #3 contains four grade-one selections composed or arranged by Jack Bullock, and is a single publication that can be used as a complete concert program or as supplemental materi...
Four brand new original band composers have been joined to create an excellent choice for your entire first concert. Accommodating your beginners' endurance, all of these four short works appear on a...
Wind is one of the most important elemental forces in nature. This original work musically captures that energy with bold melodic lines, expansive harmony, and driving rhythms, climaxing with a dramat...
'The Good Life' was written to honor the music teachers that make a positive difference in the lives of their students. Their actions inspire students to imagine their own potential to become the best...
Gigantic robotic beings fighting the millennia for peace and against tyranny. This piece is accessible to students in the second half of their first year of instruction. Your beginners' imaginations w...
This energetic original work for your very first concert employs contrasting themes while serving as the perfect vehicle to introduce staccato and accented articulations. All instruments get an opport...
Inspired by demonstrated courage, this original work is intended as a confidence-building piece for a young ensemble's first Spring concert. It serves as a perfect gateway into articulation and varyin...
Little Petra, also known as The Cold Canyon, is believed to have been established in the 1st Century C.E. Invite your students and audience on a magical and musical tour of this miraculous place. Repe...
Since the dawn of time, there have been invading armies that changed the course of many civilizations. Careful attention to uniformity of articulations and balanced dynamic shifts is an excellent teac...
On the charts for 300 years, this classic French carol, written by Bernard de La Monnoye, was first published in 1720. Designed for students halfway through their first year in band using just the ini...
Musically designed to portray the Ancient Roman god of fire of metalworking, Vulcan. This piece is accessible to students in the second half of their first year of instruction. The piece also has the...
This energetic composition is the perfect opener or closer employing soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and driving rhythms. All instruments get an opportunity to play melodic material, and this piece...
An extremely energetic and impressive work composed for first year ensembles that will captivate students and audiences alike. Scored against an intensive percussive background, the work consistently...
This arrangement of the popular French Christmas carol, Angels We Have Heard on High by Michael Story, has been written for students halfway through their first year in band. It has been scored using...
This version of Great Beginnings by Michael Kamuf is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments - wind, strings, and percussion, inclu...
This version of Dragon Dance by Michael Story is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments - wind, strings, and percussion, including...
Range Rover by Patrick Roszell was written for students at the end of their first year in band, Range Rover uses intervals of a 2nd, a 3rd, and a 4th to move students up or down the scale. A fun way t...
A bold musical statement for your first year students, Regency Fanfare is scored solidly for the youngest ensemble. Each section works through the melodic material to make certain they are prepared to...
This dynamic young composer has created a flourish for your first concert. A great concert opener for beginners to draw the attention and acclaim. Majestic in nature, this fanfare is soundly scored cr...
This dynamic original work will serve equally well as an opener or closer for your beginning ensemble. Solidly scored with energy and enthusiasm, this is a true musical celebration! (2:13)
Using only the first six notes of the B-flat Major scale, Ralph Ford has crafted a dynamic new chart for your beginners' first concert. With significant doubling throughout, by careful attention to th...
This rousing tune is filled with non-stop energy and uses the only first five notes introduced in most method books (concert B-flat, C, D, E-flat, and F). Inspired by Shelley's famous poem of the same...
This rousing tune is filled with non-stop energy...and uses the only first five notes introduced in most method books (concert B-flat, C, D, E-flat, and F). Inspired by Shelley's famous poem of the sa...
Based on 'Good King Wenceslas'
Sounds like Santa needs to go on a diet! Here's Michael Story's newest holiday treat featuring one of the most popular songs of the season. Great fun for developing coordination and for performing at...
It twirls - it whirls - it's just right for your very first concert! Dervish, dedicated to the composer's young daughters, is all the energy and lively spirit captured in this original work. If you ca...
Two famous largo movements join for A Classic Touch. The largo from Dvořak's Symphony No. 9 in E Minor and the largo from Handel's Xerxes both work very nicely for your very beginning ensemble. They c...
Two famous largo movements join for A Classic Touch. The largo from Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E Minor and the largo from Handel's Xerxes both work very nicely for your very beginning ensemble. They c...
Ralph Ford concludes his collection of thrillers for young bands with Quantum Mission. Opening with a bold flourish, the stage is set for the secret assignment. The piece develops expressing a hauntin...
Even though it's not about the holiday, Christmas Crabs is inspired by the annual migration of literally millions of crabs on Christmas Island in Australia. There's a nod to a holiday favorite but mos...
Here's a real confidence booster for your youngest ensemble. Beethoven's familiar 'Ode to Joy' is scored for use early in the first year of instruction. Ample doubling reinforces the form while diffic...
Inspired by the old Irish tale of the banshee, this work uses only five notes! Great for your very first program, there's a chance for independent creativity with ghastly sound effects from your band...
Here is an original composition inspired by the Spanish Armada, which was the fleet that sailed against England in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I.
Look up the word 'Gizmo,' and you will find references to its origin in the slang used by United States Marines and Navy personnel when referring to a 'gadget' of unknown origin or design. Ralph Ford'...
Designed to musically depict a large, four-hoofed animal as it wanders about, this original work will capture the imagination of your first-year students. Scored to be accessible for students in the s...
The composer's premise that students learning resembles planets in motion - moving faster as learning increases much like planets closer to the sun orbit at a greater speed - was the inspiration for t...
The Maya Kingdom was a culture with rich tradition and amazing skills, particularly in their artistic endeavors. This work has been intentionally created without a key signature, making it performable...
This is one familiar tune that you can really count on! This multi-generational game song will be a superb opportunity to reinforce the teaching of rests. Technically easily within the ability level o...
Created for students in the end of their first year in band utilizing the first several notes presented in most first-year methods, the speed of the warp drive is up to you! A tremendous opportunity t...
Inspired by the former King Hammurabi of Babylon, this work uses only the first 6 or 7 notes of most beginning band method books - without a key signature and with very few accidentals Go ahead and br...
This fresh holiday classic arrangement is based on the popular French Christmas carol 'Sing We Now of Christmas,' composed in the early 1500s. With the pulse initially established in the percussion, e...
A musical tip-of-the-hat to the wildly popular sci-fi craze, this creative original piece uses only quarter, half, and whole notes for use at the end of the first year of band. Zombies are everywhere!...
This familiar patriotic tune is historically related to Revolutionary times. Fluidly traveling between instrument families, everyone has opportunity with the melody and harmony. A full scoring for you...
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...
This delightful original melody is interrupted by comical trombone glissandos throughout... each carefully marked with slide positions for ease of teaching. A pleasant and unique opportunity to featur...
This grand traditional American folk song is suitable for every beginning band. The concrete scoring of the melody in a straightforward manner allows the flowing melody of sheer spender to dominate. A...
