It's ok to be off! This chart's harmonic structure uses only the last eight bars of a 12-bar blues - the first four bars of a typical blues are missing! - hence the title 1/3 Off. A perfect
Enhance your band's articulation technique with this stately march. This catchy work features simple quarter-note rhythms and a limited range, providing a perfect setting to display accented, slurred, and
Colorful and graceful, this accessible arrangement begins in G major, transitions to G minor, then back to G major. Although Respighi composed the movement from his first suite in 1917, it captures a
American composer Basile Bares (1845-1902) began life as a slave child in New Orleans. He lived and worked for a piano shop owner who gave him opportunities to study music and tune pianos. Bares became
Bossa at its best! This accessible bossa nova chart provides students with an introduction to one of the most well-known styles of Brazilian music. There is enough syncopation to be interesting but still
How do you describe music combining elements of bluegrass, jazz, funk, blues, and just about everything else in between? "Blu-bop!" To further diversify this veritable hodgepodge of styles, it is
Written as a companion piece to Stranger at My Door, this work celebrates Peg Bowden, a resident of southern Arizona, and her incredible life rendering aid to migrants. Memorable melodies float
With accessible range and rhythms well within young players' comfort zone, your students will be confident playing this bluesy swing-style chart. Adequate repetition with just enough subtle change allows
Played in a marcato style, this spirited march features simple quarter- and eighth-note rhythms inside a limited melodic range while still allowing all members of the band to be heard. Correlates with
Earthrise is the name of an iconic NASA photograph taken on December 24, 1968 from the Apollo 8 spacecraft while orbiting the moon. This historical event is depicted in this evocative tone poem for
Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) was born on a slave ship bound for the Spanish West Indies. He ended up in London in the service of a duke where he learned to read, write, and learn music on his own. Sancho was
This whimsical and spirited work was inspired by the painting Skating in Central Park by American artist Agnes Tait. Depicting the park in late afternoon, carefree skaters and sledders enjoy their
Good times start here! The chart opens with just a snare drum playing backbeats, and the driving rock beat continues throughout. There are many opportunities for drum breaks. Some have suggested fills
Composed in rondo form, this work is big and bold, filled with spirited melodies in reminiscent of Russian folk and popular music. It's superb as a concert opener or closer.
Based upon the spirituals Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, fragments of the two hymns appear throughout. Contrasting sections of serenity and aggression