Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

In the second year of the Junior Band, orchestra rehearsals begin as early as the first week of classes, meaning there are approximately 30 orchestra rehearsals during the school year. Once again, the...

Discover the innovative 4-step system to mastering sight reading in "Better by Sight," a comprehensive classroom method packed with 165 exercise lines with most being fully harmonized sight reading et...

Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician is a field-tested, vital, and—most important—musical collection of 225 sequenced exercises for the beginning band student. The book’s cutting-edge online...

Tradition of Excellence is a flexible performance-centered band method that seamlessly blends classic and contemporary pedagogy, instrument-specific DVD's, and the cutting-edge interactive practice st...

The United System for Winds and Percussion is an individual or group lesson system developed for teachers by veteran music educator and well-known composer Peter Sciaino. Mr. Sciaino is not only the a...

Leroy Anderson's setting of Old MacDonald Had a Farm has little in the way of documentation. It was written for and programmed by the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler, but it did not enjoy frequent he...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Michael Sweeney has successfully harnessed the menacing power of this Moussorgsky classic in this easy version that remains amazingly true to the original. Featuring interesting parts for all sections...

Aleatoric music for grade 1? Why not?! Through carefully controlled parameters, your beginning players can actually create their own erupting volcano effect! Mazama was the imposing mountain peak in s...

This miniature suite of Appalachian favorites includes Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair, Sourwood Mountain and Simple Gifts. Even at this easy level, Paul Murtha has skillfully combined a mix...

As the title implies, here is an exciting and powerful composition for very young players. Written in minor and using a single tempo throughout, this piece provides nice feature spots for your horns/s...

Themes from Black Panther

Already a classic in the grade 1 repertoire, Anne McGinty's composition sounds sophisticated without being hard. It features effective use of polychords, modal harmonies and a driving percussion part....

Nothing says rock and roll like this vintage song originally recorded by The Kingsmen. This up-tempo arrangement combines the familiar riffs of the original and includes a short trumpet solo or sectio...

This spectacular orchestral showpiece is made accessible for young bands in this masterful arrangement by Mark Williams. Authentic in sound, yet very playable, this piece will be an exciting addition...

This beautiful arrangement of a favorite Irish folk song utilizes colorful scoring and features solos for alto saxophone, flute and trumpet. This gorgeous melody is also known (with a different set of...