The title says it all. This original march-style composition is a great exercise in meter changes. Simple rhythms, easy ranges, and heavy doubling free up young players to focus on learning to comfortably
You know what they say, "It's not a party without Chips and Salsa." This easy and fun piece for beginning bands will engage both players and concertgoers. All sections get the melody and the Latin
Get your students excited with this fun and upbeat beginning band piece inspired by the traditional dance music of the Cossacks, a semi-nomadic Eastern European people. The piece features a lively melody
Go on an adventure back to the Middle Ages. Modal harmonies and open voicings along with percussion will have beginning players imagining they are knights roaming the countryside on horseback.
This fine original pays homage to the legacy of American composer Aaron Copland. His Fanfare for the Common Man, written in response to the U.S. entry into World War II, has great strength using
Give It a Rest is great supplementary music for reinforcing independent counting. Ranges of the composition are limited to the first six notes learned and rhythms are limited to quarter, half
Your beginning band will shine with this great piece for bands that have mastered the first six notes taught in most method books and can read eighth notes and rests. All sections are featured, and the
A great way to show off how far your students have come in their first year. Strong melody, interesting parts, and big percussion will have your beginners sounding like pros.