Orphaned toys come to life in this eerie tour of an abandoned toy store. The work opens and closes with Victor Herbert's dreamlike Toyland as a Jack-in-the-box plays Pop Goes the Weasel.
Travel to the towering peaks of the Himalayas in pursuit of this legendary creature! You won't travel far before you hear the sounds of his giant footsteps, provided by the percussion section, and the chase
Humorous and most assuredly tongue in cheek, this quirky original offers cross-cued solo opportunities for bassoon, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and tuba. A wide array of percussion instruments gives
Fire up everyone's imagination with this creative and unique selection. The special effects are easy and effective and will have audiences visualizing spaceships and strange wonderful creatures when
Aliens are attacking! From the attic?! Yep, there are invaders from outer space hiding in the attic, and it's time to run for your lives! Beginning students will absolutely love this creative work and all
They're alive! The zombies are taking over the band, and they've started with your trombone section! Special percussion and wind effects, haunting melodies, and a relentless beat provide a dramatic and
This is such a fun composition for beginning students. It is easy to play, with an introduction to some chromatics. Create your own zombie apocalypse for your next concert - your students will never have as
Sail the high seas in this exciting work for beginning band! Written to sound much more mature than a beginning work, this exciting adventure in 3/4 time only uses seven different rhythms and a six-note
Take your musicians and audience on dark and foreboding quest with this fun original work. A simple yet effective C-minor melody along with creative orchestrations will make this piece one your players will
This creeptastic piece uses only the first few notes taught in most method books, reinforces all of the basic musical concepts beginning musicians learn, and sets a haunting mood using minor-key modality
Eerie sounds reverberate through dark dusty hallways as a Grandfather clock, covered with spider webs, suddenly springs to life in the dead of night. With the sounds of "tick tock" serving as a
A fun and playful programmatic piece that uses clever orchestration, including voices, to depict a troupe of skeletons emerging from the water to dance around a fire and then slowly returning. A great range
Take some of the scariest and memorable musical motives, set them to an exciting rock beat, and you have the perfect end-of-rehearsal piece! Challenging and engaging, this clever flex arrangement provides
A mysterious and subdued opening transitions into a macabre theme with a march-style setting before culminating in a "terrorific" tarantella. Spooky themes, great coloring, and very creative scoring will
What happens when the lights go out and ghost musicians come out to play? They form a "Ghost Band" performing to the delight of your concert audience! This novelty piece provides dark, mysterious sounds,
Fun and spooky with creepy colors - this piece is an effective way to reinforce tempo changes, articulations, dynamics, harmonic minor scale, and counting. A fun and engaging addition to your Halloween,
Halloween night means haunted houses, spooky goblins, and ghosts everywhere. With a haunting melody and lots of creepy effects, this evocative piece will take you on a spooky journey that will send chills