Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

A lyrical selection young players will enjoy. Modest ranges, flowing lines, modern harmonies and a strong melody for all. A perfect piece for the young band.

This is a perfect study for expressive playing with young bands. A chance for all instruments to show their warmth and beauty. Based on 'Gwenith Gwyn,' a bittersweet eighteenth century Welsh folksong....

The beginning tempo marking says it all for this exciting piece: 'With energy and determination.' The strength of Zephyrus and the rhythm of his 'Z' (Morse Code rhythm: long-long-short-short) are the...

Pirate's Cove is a dramatic short overture that captures the excitement, daring and mystery of the age of the buccaneers. Scored to give the less experienced band a secure, full sound, Pirate's Cove h...

From his guest conducting travels in Brazil, Andy has constructed a suite of three contrasting traditional Brazilian children's songs: Marcha, Soldaro! (March, Soldier), Capelina de Melao (Little Chap...

The Cahokia were the prehistoric Indian civilization who built the impressive mounds in Illinois. The music represents the images of war, peace, celebration and mystery which the composer encountered...

Star Voyage is a dramatic overture for young band, a voyage to the vast expanses of interstellar space. This is excellent material for your next concert or festival, which also provides great training...

A great feature for your first or second year bands which includes a narration to introduce each section of the group. Each section plays a variation of this bright melody, with all sections combining...

Those pesky dust bunnies are back! Terrifying screams, vacuum cleaners and brooms accompany this frightening look at what lurks under the bed. This work continues the tradition started by Revenge of t...

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...

A fun selection featuring foot stomps in all sections and glissandos for the trombones. An excellent introduction to staccato articulation and slurs for all players, the work uses eighth note patterns...

A fun teaching piece that introduces several stylistic elements, including use of dynamics and staccato. With a simple melody begun by the woodwinds, the brass and percussion sections both get a chanc...

This is an outstanding addition to the first and second year band repertoire and will provide an opportunity to introduce or reinforce basic syncopation. The excellent melodic material uses only limit...

Give your young musicians and their audiences a musical look at life in another country.  From his guest conducting travels in Brazil, Andy has constructed a suite of three contrasting traditiona...

Tribal sounds are unmistakable in representing this ancient Indian nation. The Cahokia were the prehistoric Indian civilization which built the impressive mounds in Illinois that still exist today. Th...

A great feature for your first or second year bands which includes a narration to introduce each section of the group. Each section plays a variation of this bright melody, with all sections combining...

Those pesky dust bunnies are back! Terrifying screams, vacuum cleaners and brooms accompany this frightening look at what lurks under the bed. This work continues the tradition started by Revenge of t...

Replete with the stark harmonies and driving rhythms young players love, Odyssey can invoke images of an epic journey. It can also be one of your most effective teaching tools along the epic journey f...

With a subtitle like "Whatsa That on Your Lip?," you've got to expect some humor. David Martin does not disappoint in this tongue-in-cheek work for young band. The bass line is repetitive yet clever,...

Experienced educator Doug Bradley gives us another tool for building bands and band programs. Exciting music, engaging rhythms and enthralled audiences are just a part of the package…the cowbell makes...

This is the perfect march for your first band concert. It is tuneful, traditional in style, and crafted by a knowledgeable educator to avoid pitfalls. You can open that concert knowing your band is go...

Limited ranges, safe doublings, and even an opportunity to let the percussion section shine make this perfect for your first concert. It captures the spirit of the Olympics with grade level appropriat...

Shiver me timbers, matey! What a terrific training work for young band and wouldn't you, the conductor, cut a swashbuckling figure in a tri-cornered hat and eye patch with a parrot on your shoulder? (...

Can your band save the world from these eerie invaders from somewhere in outer space? Using only seven notes, some humorous vocal effects, and an easy way to learn about dynamic contrast, this is the...