This fast rocker will have everyone grooving to the beat. Optional divisi give the directors the ability to balance their bands regardless of instrumentation. A sure crowd-pleaser and a way to get the students excited about their instruments....
The title just about says it all. This “rah-rah” piece for beginning band has very limited range and repetitive patterns, making it very easy to play. An easy auxiliary percussion part adds to the rock flavor. Shoes or boots not required!...
Who says beginning bands can’t swing? This chart is a great improvisational exercise for the first-year player and is an early introduction to playing in the swing style. All students have the option to solo, or you may feature your guest soloist....
Just in time for your next concert, the gift that keeps on giving, and giving, and giving! A wonderful opportunity to reinforce tempo and dynamic concepts, this piece alternates between soft and loud. An optional accelerando to the end really makes...
Take this opportunity to feature a cymbal player or even a line of cymbal players! You also have the opportunity to feature an administrator, coach, or staff member.
Cymbals play throughout as soloist before joining with the band at the end. Simon...
Out of the station comes this exciting beginning band piece by Les Taylor! Imitating the sound of a train, this work then progresses into a standard blues format. The perfect way to introduce a
new note and the concept of chromaticism. All aboard!...
With almost all instruments in the range of a 5th, this piece utilizes the first few notes that most students learn to play. Written in a fast four, it implies a two-beat feel. A wonderful piece to get your full band sounding great....
This fun piece works well in rehearsal as well as performance situations, and introduces the idea of a solo cadenza to your students. This piece features a competition to see who can play as low or high as the next student. A wonderful way to...
There’s lots of nostalgia in this easy rock tune for beginning band. The trumpets and clarinets have the lead most of the time, while the woodwinds are featured on the bridge section. The percussion is written sparingly with easy parts to play. Take...
This beginning band work was written to feature the percussion section on drum pads. With some other limited percussion, this piece will provide you with a fresh sound during your concert and is sure to grab your audience’s attention....
Percussionists will have plenty of toys to keep them involved in this innovative beginning band work. Mouthpiece buzzing and whistling incorporate some new sounds into this beginning band piece. Wonderful to discuss ear training and tone production....
Barking, howling, and short recitation? All of these are elements of this great relief-type piece that is ideal to play after working on scale or rhythmic exercises. Exposing students to spoken parts with instrumental music, this piece uses a very...
Although composed in a traditional march style, Old Glory is much shorter and written with the skills of the beginning band student in mind. Ranges are very limited and rhythms are simple and repetitive. The interlude features the percussion and...
Another original that is a welcome addition to any holiday concert, this piece uses limited range and rhythmic values. See if anyone catches the musical phrase, “On Dasher! On Dancer!” (1:35)
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The ratchet takes on a life of its own in this beginning band piece. Range is limited throughout and provides percussionists a chance to become familiar with some new instruments. Another perfect piece to feature your favorite staff member!...
