School's Out

Performance Notes***** School's Out is an easy concert piece intended for a beginning band's Spring concert. Musically it is a very simple march which can be played at a tempo deemed appropriate by the director. Clarinets are below the break. Other wind instrument ranges are within the octave of B-flat to B-flat. The only accidental is A flat which should be familiar to students at this level. Interpretation skills required are: 1st and 2nd endings, dynamics and crescendo and decrescendo hairpin symbols. Flute, oboe and bells will play a scale wise countermelody at m. 5. Be certain to observe the marking for 2nd time only. Only the snare drum part contains eight-notes.***** Thank you for choosing this composition. I hope you and your students find it instructive and enjoyable.***** Sincerely, Joseph Compello 2025***** 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. In 2003 Compello's journey from school teacher to internationally published composer was chronicled in the Baltimore Sun. His ASCAP award winning music is now performed worldwide in venues ranging from school concerts to Carnegie Hall. 2025 will mark Compello's 31st year as a contributor to Carl Fischer's catalogue of music for young bands.