Tunes with a Twist - Classical Collection - Reproducible

Band directors, your students will be excited and motivated to practice with these FUN classical melodies for band! This printable set of band music in unison lines will be enjoyed year after year. 16 songs are included in each instrument book, with each song in 6 different key signatures.

These songs are included in each book:

• On the Beautiful Blue Danube - J. Strauss II
• Bolero - Ravel
• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
• The Entertainer - Joplin
• Evening Prayer from Hansel Gretel - Humperdinck
• The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky
• In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
• Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity - Holst
• Kerry Dance - Molloy
• Largo from Symphony No. 9 - Dvorak
• Lullaby “Cradle Song” - Brahms
• Marche Slave, Slavonic March - Tchaikovsky
• Marriage of Figaro - Mozart
• Minuet from Anna Magdalena Notebook - Bach
• Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 - Beethoven
• Simple Gifts found in Appalachian Spring - Brackett

These songs were selected to provide a wide variety of difficulty levels as well as time signature, rhythms, musical symbols, style, tempo and more.

Each song is written in SIX different keys - concert G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab (two songs in the relative minor) - to help students master those common key signatures. Musicality, phrasing, and dynamics are greatly emphasized in this collection of classical melodies, challenging your students to refine their technique as they play through each of the six keys (lots of accidentals!). 

The parts are REPRODUCIBLE for your personal band program. Only one book needed - reproduce as many times as you need for your students!