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
Centuries-old sea shanties made the drudgery and monotony of a sailor's work more tolerable. Sung on the decks of merchant, fishing, and whaling ships, these often colorful songs have become an important
A fun, fresh, and intense work built around a minor blues progression. All sections get significant thematic material including a great percussion break - and also get to reinforce elements of dynamics and
This dark and shadowy waltz elegantly weaves a spell in D minor, dancing through a twisted web of accidentals as it shifts and changes to E minor. Players get to work on extended and low-one finger
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
Take your audience for a walk through the jungle and help your clarinets get over the break at the same time! Clarinet pop-ups over the break sound at home in the jungle surrounded by colorful percussion
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
Shambling creatures made of metal come to life in this eerie offering for beginning orchestra. This energetic piece utilizes only the first six notes of the D major scale while also carefully introducing F
Batten down the hatches for a storm of fun for your beginners! This work uses the energy of a memorable sea shanty melody with foot stomps as an excellent tool for teaching dynamic contrast. Your students
Get your band ready to rock and roll! Within the limited ranges of very beginning players, every instrument in the band has something fun and stimulating to play. Suitable for a first concert, this rocking
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
Take your ensemble to the high seas under the Jolly Roger with this rollicking adventure inspired by a lifelong fascination with pirate tales and the seafaring way of life that pirates led. A wonderful
Once a reliable and trustworthy office machine, Shredder has fallen from grace to seek revenge on its sworn enemies and arch-nemeses: the teachers. After a long relationship of perceived disrespect, this
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
A lush, beautiful, and playable setting of this classic gem. Feature your star trumpet player!
A fun take on the popular Latin dance. A tuneful melody, great scoring, and quirky effects like slide and siren whistles will have your students having so much fun they won't even realize they are learning