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
Here's a fun and playfully spooky piece that uses mouthpiece buzzing to create an eerie sound: the brass buzzes on mouthpieces while the woodwinds trill. Percussion uses sticks and rims to create a "dry
It may be a creeping alligator, but it's not my alligator! Provide your students practice performing sixteenth notes at a moderate tempo with this programmatic piece. Hold on to your quarter notes
Starting aggressively with a simple melody and active percussion, this piece about the adventure of walking through a scary forested valley lets you introduce programmatic music to your students in a fun
Get into some graveyard rock with this playfully spooky tune set in a minor key - it will be a fun highlight of your next elementary concert or Halloween program. Simple rhythms, dynamics, great percussion
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
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
This fun and playfully spooky tune covers a wide variety of musical concepts. Some vocalizations and the use of a flexatone highlight this beginning band gem. Only the standard first six notes are used. An
Great energy abounds in this darkly intense work for elementary concert band. Set in G minor, this piece features a call-and-response concept that is great for teaching ensemble listening skills. This is
Goblins... brooms... pumpkins... a musical witches' brew that simmers and boils over. All the creatures of darkness spring to life to celebrate an unholy sabbath; they dance to music that alternates between
Ethereal and cinematic, this work weaves its way through aleatoric effects, dark chromatic harmonies, blazing woodwind passages, and grandiose impacts. A great outside-the-box piece, perfect for Halloween
An updated version of the original Ogre! composition features added complexity and independence of parts. While the limited ranges of the original work are still present, the addition of eighth
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
Conjuring the whispers of spirits, ghosts, and ghouls, this fun work is a spooky portrayal of things that go bump in the night. Whispering effects add a level of intrigue that is fun to play and is sure to
The carnival is full of thrilling attractions and games, and children everywhere flock to them during the summer months, excited to greet the adventure and fun. Little do they know, a mysterious phantom is