Youth Concert Band Sheet Music

Beneath the Golden Sky is a lyrical song that allows an ensemble to develop its skills playing in 3/4 metre. Each part is given the opportunity to play melodic material at some point in the piece.

Handel?s opera Scipio was written in 1725 and performed the following year in the King?s Theatre, London. Following Handel?s death his operas fell into obscurity until the 1960?s when they experienced...

Bold and driving, "Charger's Ride" by Emily Graham is a Grade 1.5 work that brings the power and determination of a medieval war horse to life. Set in C minor and 4/4 time, the piece captures the stre...

Performer Level (correlates with Book 1, p. 24) The perfect "first march" for your beginning players! Featuring a percussion introduction followed by a catchy melody that starts softly, then builds al...

Teaching points abound: triple meter, some brief changing meters, Dorian mode, accents, slurs, proper balance and blend, and dotted quarter notes. Ranges are conservative, no rhythm more difficult tha...

Dragons and Knights by Katrina Cavaliere is an exciting beginning band work that vividly portrays a clash between valiant knights (woodwinds) and roaring dragons (brass). Each section gets a chance to...

Christine Grace M. Richardson’s debut work in the Barnhouse catalog, "Penguins," is a delightful beginning band composition that will amuse and entertain performers and audiences alike! Utilizing a li...

Larry Neeck’s "Simple Graces" is a lovely setting of the traditional Welsh hymn "Hyfrydol" for first-year bands. This tranquil work provides the perfect opportunity for your band to focus on tone, phr...

The Enchanted Carousel takes your students and audiences on a delightful carousel ride to experience the rise and fall of the horses as the carousel slowly spins round and round. The up and down movem...

Rob Romeyn’s "Under A Scarlet Sky" is a lush, expressive work for beginning band that invites young musicians to explore the beauty of lyrical playing. Inspired by the breathtaking colors of a sunset...

Here’s the perfect piece to teach articulation to your beginning band! "Articulation Station" serves as terrific and tuneful teaching material for young musicians mastering slurs versus staccatos. Usi...

Tension and urgency abound in "Code Red," a thrilling beginning band work from Christopher Greco. Using only six notes, this action-packed piece is perfect for any beginning band as it generates excit...

Millions of years ago, the Stegosaurus stomped through the prehistoric jungle looking for his favorite plants to eat. Covered in heavy plates with a spiky tail, other dinos wouldn't mess with Stegosau...

Developing lyrical style with beginning musicians is tremendously important, and Valerie Shanley’s "By The Light Of The Moon" is an excellent melodic work for first-semester musicians. This contempora...

Mission To The Unknown is a superb dramatic concert work for your next contest or festival performance. Written in G minor, the piece introduces E-natural as an accidental across all parts — giving ev...

Written with a festive flair and tuneful melody, here is a marvelous holiday piece for beginning players. Featuring modest ranges and easy rhythms, this is quick to learn and fun to play. 8th notes ar...

Scored for beginning players, Endless Skies evokes a sense of boundless wonder of the open skies that stretch above us. Combining bold statements, contrasting lyric melodies, and dynamic impact points...