Music Works Grade 1

Here is an emotion-filled arrangement for young players based on the folk tune Down to the River to Pray, which is thought to have been composed by an African-American slave. There is an element of sa...

What kid doesn't love a train! This entertaining and fun piece for beginning bands calls for some lucky student (or administrator) to be featured on a wooden train whistle (the cheap kind!). Along the...

What kid doesn't love a train! This entertaining and fun piece for beginning bands calls for some lucky student (or administrator) to be featured on a wooden train whistle (the cheap kind!). Along the...

Using two distinctive themes from Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 (From The New World), Paul Murtha has crafted an effective piece for beginning bands. The opening slow section from the 2nd movement is follow...

Grade 1-1. 5. One of the most moving melodies ever written is this well-known theme from Holst's Jupiter (from The Planets). Paul Murtha has beautifully adapted this for the beginning level through sk...

One of the most moving melodies ever written is this well-known theme from Holsts 'Jupiter' (from The Planets). Paul Murtha has beautifully adapted this for the beginning level through skillful scorin...

Here is a rich and harmonious chorale treatment of this well-known melody from Dvorák's New World Symphony. After the distinctive opening chords, the first statement can be performed as a trumpet solo...

MusicWorks - Grade 1 Introduce the distinctive sounds of the Renaissance period to your young players with this marvelous setting of two gems by English composer William Byrd. Pavana (The Earle of Sal...

Easy marches that sound authentic and still work with beginners are hard to find. Here is a gem from Eric Osterling that works great even with small bands with incomplete instrumentation. With catchy...

Easy marches that sound authentic and still work with beginners are hard to find. Here is a gem from Eric Osterling that works great even with small bands with incomplete instrumentation. With catchy...

From Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Snow Maiden, 'Dance of the Tumblers' is considered to be one of this composer's most well known themes. Although brief in duration, this vibrant and energetic dance contai...

From Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Snow Maiden, 'Dance of the Tumblers' is considered to be one of this composer's most well known themes. Although brief in duration, this vibrant and energetic dance contai...

Based on Purcell's Come, Ye Sons of Art, this carefully crafted arrangement for second year players features a nice variety in scoring and dynamic contrasts. Phrases are traded between the woodwind an...

Based on Purcell's Come, Ye Sons of Art, this carefully crafted arrangement for second year players features a nice variety in scoring and dynamic contrasts. Phrases are traded between the woodwind an...

Paul Jennings as created an outstanding setting for this familiar canon for beginning groups. Starting softly with the woodwinds, the piece builds gradually throughout giving every section a chance to...

The ancient city of Aztalan existed around a thousand years ago in southern Wisconsin, but disappeared mysteriously by around A. D. 1300. Through careful use of tone clusters, haunting melodies and cr...

The ancient city of Aztalan existed around a thousand years ago in southern Wisconsin, but disappeared mysteriously by around A. D. 1300. Through careful use of tone clusters, haunting melodies and cr...

Designed for second-year players, Michael's energetic overture provides mature and dynamic sounds at a very attainable and easy to learn level. Combining full band unison statements along with some un...

Designed for second-year players, Michael's energetic overture provides mature and dynamic sounds at a very attainable and easy to learn level. Combining full band unison statements along with some un...

Featuring a relentless rhythmic drive and powerful-sounding themes, here is an effective and exciting piece for second-year players. Utilizing a single tempo and no syncopation, this is a great tool f...

Featuring a relentless rhythmic drive and powerful-sounding themes, here is an effective and exciting piece for second-year players. Utilizing a single tempo and no syncopation, this is a great tool f...

Composed using a single moderate tempo, Toccata Rhapsodic is a study in articulation and phrasing for second year players. The piece cleverly combines elements of staccato at the same time other playe...

Composed using a single moderate tempo, Toccata Rhapsodic is a study in articulation and phrasing for second year players. The piece cleverly combines elements of staccato at the same time other playe...