All Girls Medley

PERFORMANCE NOTES *** All Gals Medley is intended for very young bands which have been taught to play the first 7 pitches introduced in most 1st year band method books: (B-flat, C, D, E-flat, F, G and A-flat). The All Gals Medley includes Go Tell Aunt Rhodie, Mary had a Little Lamb, Aura Lee and Good Night Ladies. Other than the inclusion of A-flat, this arrangement is typical of the very simple Grade 1/2 music for beginners. Clarinets are below the break, and there are no eighth-notes. The music has been arranged to allow the band to perform all or parts of the medley at the discretion of the director. All instruments will have an opportunity to play a melodic passage. The percussion interludes will allow young embouchures plenty of rest between the songs. All cues in this arrangement may be played or not played at the discretion of the director. All repeats are optional. *** A special suggestion about measure 40:*** The chord at this spot omits the concert B-natural needed for the correct harmony in Aura Lee. If the director wants to insert a B-natural there, the Oboe, Tenor Sax and/or the Horn can play it quite easily. Thank you for choosing this arrangement. I hope you and your students will find it enjoyable and instructive. Joseph Compello*** ABOUT THE COMPOSER ***Joseph Compello was an instrumental music teacher in Maryland Public Schools for over 30 years. During that time he wrote numerous original compositions to meet the needs of his students. In 1992 these classroom-tested compositions came to the attention of Andrew Balent who was Editorial Supervisor of Carl Fischer's Educational Music division. The immediate success of Compello's music soon found him making yearly contributions to the Carl Fischer Performance Series. Now retired from teaching with 200 published works to his credit, Compello, with degrees in music education from the Peabody Conservatory and Towson University, continues to draw on his extensive background to compose new music exclusively for Carl Fischer. His music for young players is now a model for college curricular study by music education students. A master's thesis by Abel Borg entitled "The resourceful and engaging compositions for beginning band by Joseph Compello" is available at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Compello's journey from school teacher to internationally published composer was recently chronicled in the Baltimore Sun. His ASCAP award winning music is now performed worldwide in venues ranging from school concerts to Carnegie Hall. 2023 will mark Compello's 31st year as a contributor to Carl Fischer's catalogue of music for young bands.