Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

The image of a band of centipedes marching down the street in band uniforms, struggling to keep all their legs in step is an excellent method by which to introduce your students to sixteenth notes. Wi...

From the pen of Aric Branchfield comes this exotic and exciting work that conveys the drama of the high seas in the days of pirate and buccaneers. It is just the work to capture the imaginations and e...

Conservative ranges, easy rhythms, limited articulation styles and a beautiful melody make this work an ideal training piece for your young band.

Sinister, dark, and downright creepy... your beginners will love it! This piece uses nothing more complex than two eighth notes with no dotted notes or syncopations. The ranges are conservative so it...

Featuring a lilting melody in 3/4 time, this elementary selection is resplendent in eloquence and simple beauty. In the form of a round, the melody is shared by various sections, highlighted by the so...

Imagine riding in a sleigh over snowy trails. Feel the snap of the cold, the sound of horses bells, the crack of the whip--all captured in this delightful work for young band.

Sustained, beautiful playing is perhaps the most difficult skill to teach young musicians. This original chorale at the Grade 1 level is educationally and musically rewarding with a lovely melody maki...

Using only the first six notes taught to beginners, Across This Land by Kevin Hilbun is suitable for performance midway through the first year of instruction. It is surprisingly sophisticated, with su...

Imagine yourself on a camel ride through the desert. Your ride, the "ship of the desert," has an awkward, rolling gait, and as you sway back and forth you gaze upon the mysteries and wonders of the ar...

Imagine yourself on a camel ride through the desert. Your ride, the "ship of the desert," has an awkward, rolling gait, and as you sway back and forth you gaze upon the mysteries and wonders of the ar...

Tone, intonation, phrasing, and legato style are the foundational aspects of band musicianship. Coraggio by Quincy Hilliard is a lovely ballad that allows your students to concentrate on these skills...

Tone, intonation, phrasing, and legato style are the foundational aspects of band musicianship. Coraggio by Quincy Hilliard is a lovely ballad that allows your students to concentrate on these skills...

Replete with the stark harmonies and driving rhythms young players love, the valiant and noble strains will invoke images of an epic journey. A vivid programmatic work that will also be one of your mo...

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...

Your students bring the sights and sounds of a monster wood rollercoaster into the concert hall in this pleaser from Dan Adams. Keep your hands inside the car at all times, because this is the next be...

With clanks, bangs, clatters, and whistles as building blocks, Andrew Balent has crafted the ideal tool for your young percussionists. Beginning instrumentalists will find a fascinating world of tone...

The title explains just what is going to happen as you open with this thriller for young band. Rob Foster shows an intimate knowledge of the grade 1 band and its capabilities.  It is equally at h...