Musica strumentale per banda

This march is named after a set of mountains near Aspen, Colorado. This is a majestic march with a contrasting melodic section that will be fun for the students to play. Clarinets do not cross the br...

All Grade 1/2's are playable with only 5 instruments: 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 1 alto saxophone, and 1 trumpet. Those instruments are not always doubled elsewhere. The song is written in such a way, it w...

All Grade 1/2's are playable with only 5 instruments: 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 1 alto saxophone, and 1 trumpet. Those instruments are not always doubled elsewhere. The song is written in such a way, it w...

This is great sax feature that has only whole, half, quarter, and eighth note rhythms for the entire song. The harmonies have dominant 7th, diminished, major 7th chords, giving the sound a real rock f...

This is a fun and perfect march for teaching the students how to play accidentals. The chromatics are easy and a lot of fun. The clarinets do not play above the break, and the 1st trumpet's highest no...

Honor our servicemen with this song for the U.S. Army, the Caisson Song. The students love playing this song while you teach easy syncopation and dotted quarter rhythms. The 1st clarinets play over t...

This composition gives a concert band the big band sound you would hear in a 17 piece jazz band. It swings! The 1st trumpet's highest note is D. Only the 1st clarinets cross the break.

Here is a two beautiful Christmas carols, Silent Night and Away In A Manger combined into one composition. It is a very easy and beautiful arrangement. The clarinets do not cross the break. 1st trumpe...

This is a medley of Scotish folktunes. It is an excellent contest piece and is on the Texas UIL Prescribed Music List. It is very good for teaching dotted eighth/sixteenth notes. Only the 1st clarinet...

This is the perfect composition to teach your young students about swing style and how to play swing eighth notes. The kids love playing this work. The first trumpet's highest note is D. Only the 1st...

This is an ideal composition for your first concert. It is a medley of many of the songs in the beginning band method. 1st trumpet's highest note is A. Clarinets do not cross the break.

I very nice flute feature with a wonderful melody. The clarinets do not cross the break. 1st trumpet's highest note is D.

A very easy composition. The trumpets highest note is C, and no clarinets cross the break. The use of real jazz and blues harmonies make it very interesting while the rhythm is very simple with only...

Chris always writes great melodies with very rich harmonies regardless of grade level. The 1st clarinets have a B natural which they need play only once. The 1st trumpet's highest note is C.

This is a two-minute tribute to Steven Tyndall's many years of service to music education in Georgia. It is majestic in form and has a simple key change. It is a great educational song as well as a tr...

Northeastern Music likes to put a different twist on the standard Christmas carols. Jerry Nowak has enriched the harmonies of the song. Only the 1st clarinets cross the break. The 1st trumpet's highes...

All Grade 1/2's are playable with only 5 instruments: 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 1 alto saxophone, and 1 trumpet. Those instruments are not always doubled elsewhere. The song is written in such a way, it w...

This arrangement is slow and should be played in legato style. It is based on the tradition spiritual and written with very interesting harmonies. It is a beautiful piece and easy to play. No clarinet...

This is named after a state park in Arkansas where one can actually hunt for diamonds. It is a nice melody with good and interesting harmonies. This is a great work for using your percussion section....

Here you have a 15th/16th century sound for your beginning band. Clarinets do not cross the break. 1st trumpet's highest note is C.

This work has a very nice melody and is a great introduction to easy independence. While the work is very easy, it gives the director to work on the students paying attention to articulation. No clari...

This is an exciting and spirited composition. It is easy and would be considered a grade ½ by range, but there is some easy independence taught is this fun work. The students love to play it! No clar...

How about adding a bit of Latin samba to your Christmas concert combining Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Deck The Halls into one great song! A little Latin percussion adds just the right amount of spice t...