Performance Pack 2

7 Songs for beginning band, ranging from very easy to grade 1. Composed with young players in mind. Very thematic pieces that students can relate too and enjoy. Fun for concerts or contests. These pieces will help your students grow, build their foundational skills and want to learn more music. Cool Like Me A light-hearted upbeat piece, exuding happiness with every phrase. I have to confess, this piece actually taught me something about beginners. Whenever I would have a fun Friday, this piece was always on the top of there list, before Star Wars or any pop song. Beginners want music that is happy, upbeat and fun in their repertoire. This is one your kids will want to rehearse. Floating Down the River This piece offers a great opportunity for kids to focus on long, fluid, legato lines with great tone. Imagine your whole band on a raft floating down a river, moving up and down smoothly as the current travels along. The Grizzlies This piece is a great tool for developing a beginner's fluency in their chromatic scale. The Grizzlies uses chromatic patterns to create an aura of this majestic animal. Students can imagine this serious grizzly moving through his territory and defending his domain. A Cosi Mozart Morning This piece is based on part of a theme from Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutti". The melodic leaps add opportunities to build upon their foundational skills while performing a little piece of musical history. Chaconne and March This piece offers a real opportunity for students to expand upon all their skills. Starting in 3, the chaconne will build their lyrical dance abilities and the March switches over to an Allegro in 4, including a modulation. This could be a nice contest piece for beginners to display multiple skills. Super Band Meets the Badman Everyone needs a high energy piece to help keep the momentum going. The rhythm plays a leading role in the energy and style of this piece. Kids can really respond to the imagery of the sounds. The Mammoth Prehistoric animals make for a great story or song. The musical images in this piece not only create the feeling of the Mammoth in the low brass, but all the sections get to represent their own prehistoric animal as the Mammoth marches through life.