Sheet Music Downloads from Kendor Music: Essential Charts for Band

I Saw Three Ships is a traditional English carol that Deborah Baker Monday has set in a lively 6/8. She has done an incredible job of keeping the well-known melody intact while creating a spirited and...

Using just the first six notes of the D Major scale this clever medley is an ideal choice for your first holiday concert. Everyone gets a moment in the melodic spotlight with the familiar carols Jolly...

The grumpy side of St. Nick is depicted in this clever mash-up by setting two usually cheerful carols in minor. It is very effective, and students and audiences will certainly be smiling through the e...

Funky Christmas is a fun mashup of Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, with a little bit of Carol Of The Bells to kick things off. This is a great p...

Have a yo-ho-ho holiday concert when you program this grade 1 pirate version of the classic Carol Of The Bells. All tricky parts from the original have been adapted into a pirate style that your stude...

This arrangement will bring sparkle to any holiday concert. Based on Deck The Halls, it incorporates some real fiddle-style figures using lots of open-string double stops, pitch slides, pizzicatos, an...

With a modern twist on the holiday classic 'Good King WenceslasÂ", the traditional melody is passed throughout the orchestra giving each section a chance to play part of the melody. The open string do...

This creative grade 2 interpretation of the great Christmas favorite God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen will be the highlight of your next holiday concert. Scored in E minor, a traditional version of the mel...

Written in a perpetual motion fiddle style, this upbeat original is great fun to play. The key of D major enables all parts to lie well under the fingers. A beautiful countermelody for the cellos is a...

This is a charming medley of two European carols in 3/4 time and scored here in the key of G major -- The Infant King from Poland and Bring A Torch Jeannette, Isabella from France. Everyone gets a cha...

Recorded on the SWR Big Band CD Fun Time and adapted from the tune Blue Daniel, this chart romps along in 'four' instead of 'three' and sounds harder than it is. It features a sax chorus and solos by...

Recorded by Count Basie as a feature for two trombones, this updated, advanced-level version for the SWR Big Band CD Fun Time now features four trombones out front and a strong ensemble chorus. Sammy...

This bright jazz style chart for advanced groups was recorded by the SWR Big Band on the CD Fun Time, and requires a trumpet section that can play with delicacy and power. Solo work for trumpet and pi...

Recorded by the SWR Big Band on the CD Fun Time, this tenor sax feature requires the backgorund volume to stay comfortable under the soloist. Save the volume for measure 28, and also the big build up...

Originally featured on the Yellowjackets CD Altered State, this new big band version was commissioned by East Carolina University and is scheduled to appear on an upcoming Bob Mintzer Big Band CD. Ele...

This unique set of 17 warm-up pieces for the young Jazz Ensemble covers the essential rhythmic and harmonic elements found in two styles of Jazz: "even eighth note" (such as Latin Rock) and Swing musi...

Written to develop the melodic playing skills of capable players, these unaccompanied solos range from the dramatic to the romantic in mood and style.

Written in a variety of musical styles -- jazz, rock, Latin, classical, ethnic, march -- these ten grade 3-4 duets for concert, recital or classroom study are playable by two or more musicians (two co...

This snappy 2/4 march for grade 2 musicians employs thigh and tummy pats, foot taps, and whispered vocal syllables emulating cymbal crashes. A wonderful vehicle for teaching interdependent quarter, ei...

What better excuse can there be for stomping feet, clapping hands, or snapping fingers than this fiery Spanish theme?! Written in 3/4 meter and marked allegro con fuoco, this number will keep everyone...

For any group of musicians in multiples of four (2 copies of each part provided), this body percussion number features trendy dance rhythms performed with foot stomps, vocal sounds, and an array of ha...

A fast paced gallop featuring hand claps, thigh and tummy pats, and foot stomps for grade 4 musicians. There's even a bit of horse- like snorting. This is a fun piece to rehearse and a guaranteed crow...

This new grade 3-4 collection of 8 body percussion quartets teaches basic musical and ensemble skills in a variety of styles - rock, jazz, Latin, flamenco, march, country, hoedown, Gaelic and funky. U...

Each solo in this grade 3-4 collection has its own unique style, and will advance the student as a mallet player.

This collection contains 8 Orff pieces playable by classroom students. The teaching suggestions offered for each piece will get your students playing music right from the first day.