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An excellent vehicle for teaching phrasing, Lijiang River Landscape is also a marvelous multicultural addition to your concert. Albert Wang has once again adapted a Chinese folk song to the string orc...

This arrangement of the Hawaiian folk song Kahuli Aku will evoke the imagery and vibrancy of the "singing snails" (kahuli) depicted in the song lyric. Young musicians and their audience will sense a d...

Les Matadors represents an English country dance from Ignatius Sancho's "Minuets Cotillons & Country Dances for the Violin, Mandolin, German Flute, & Harpsichord", published in 1775. Sancho's original...

A traditional American gospel song, "This Train" was fairly popular during the 1920s. It became a gospel hit in the 1930s when recorded by singer-guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Also known as This Tr...

This is all about the drummers! Your percussion section will love this feature piece for its strong snare drum line and spirited crash cymbals. Add an easily accessible melody line for the winds and b...

Jazz-rock harmonies and melodic lines will encourage your students to practice more, making Quincy Hilliard's Throwdown a sure-fire ticket to success for the youngsters. Just enough syncopation to mak...

Jazz-rock harmonies and melodic lines will encourage your students to practice more, making Quincy Hilliard's Throwdown a sure-fire ticket to success for the youngsters. Just enough syncopation to mak...

Jazz-rock harmonies and melodic lines will encourage your students to practice more, making Quincy Hilliard's Throwdown a sure-fire ticket to success for the youngsters. Just enough syncopation to mak...

This is a great way to introduce your strings to Jazz! This easy-to-play selection inspired by the "Be-Bop" style uses short swing-eighth note patterns over a walking bass line, and sounds good at var...

This famous melody of St. Anthony Chorale has been attributed to Haydn, but there is doubt as to whether or not he was the composer or simply quoted an older theme taken from an unknown source. Whatev...

How about a lively spiritual this holiday season? This festive setting of Mary Had a Baby allows all the sections to share the melody and rewards the percussion section with imaginative instrumentatio...

Although this work will provide superior material for your band to work on the contrast between staccato and legato articulation styles, what everyone will remember will be the image of dancing Dachsh...

This bold overture is a dramatic statement for your young band. The strong opening, which uses several easy meter changes, leads into the quiet middle section that has a mysterious air. The powerful t...

How about a lively spiritual this holiday season? This festive setting of Mary Had a Baby allows all the sections to share the melody and rewards the percussion section with imaginative instrumentatio...

Andrew Balent's SAVAGE DANCE is a driving, primitive dance of an imaginary ancient people. It could have been used at a festival or large public gathering with the intention of lifting the spirits of...

From the composer who brought us Snakes!, here is another opportunity for young musicians to become 'snake-charmers.' Glass bottles lightly tapped with pencils make the sound of a gentle rain. Seagull...

Only Karl King expert Gene Milford could make this classic believable at the beginning level. It has the melody and style captured admirably, yet with expertly adjusted ranges and simplified rhythms....

Seldom do young students get to perform music by the master composers. Hymn of Freedom from Brahms' first symphony is an exception. Of sublime beauty, the theme has been arranged by Robert Longfield i...

Borodin's most famous melody is here made accessible to younger players. Aric Branchfield's arrangement of Polovtsian Dance retains the stunning beauty of the original without overt technical demands....

Borodin's most famous melody is here made accessible to younger players. Aric Branchfield's arrangement of Polovtsian Dance retains the stunning beauty of the original without overt technical demands....

Only an expert on Karl King could make this classic believable at the beginning level. It has the melody and style captured admirably, yet with expertly adjusted ranges and simplified rhythms. Don't m...

Quintessential Mozart for the young band is hard to come by, but this sparkling arrangement from a veteran writer perfectly fits the bill. Everything youngsters need to know about the classical style...

This famous melody of St. Anthony Chorale has been attributed to Haydn, but there is doubt as to whether or not he was the composer or simply quoted an older theme taken from an unknown source. Whatev...

This lyrical work is a wonderful selection for beginning musicians for contest or recital. Versions for flute, clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet/cornet, horn, trombone, barit...

Offering both clear dynamic, articulation contrasts, and a great melody, all within the playable range of a new student, this work is perfect for a young musician's first recital or contest. The piano...