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March Gusto is a concert march for the youngest bands. Appropriate for concert or festival. Rhythms are limited to quarter notes and half notes (paired eighths in snare). Pitches are limited to the first six notes of the Bb Concert scale.

Grade: ½
Key: Eb
Meter: 2/4
Range: Bb – G
Rhythms: Quarter notes and half notes only (paired eighths in snare). No dotted rhythms, no syncopation.
Duration 1:20

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Grade: 3+

Rodgers and Hammerstein classic from The Sound of Music. Arranged for Jazz Ensemble

Price: $40.00

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This fun piece offers an opportunity for very young groups to perform with a soloist or an opportunity to show off a section of the beginning band. Very simple rhythms and limited range. The solo/section part uses only quarter notes and paired eighth notes. The flex parts use only quarter notes.

Feature parts for all winds, and bells/xylophone.

Grade: ½
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Rhythms: quarter notes in flex parts, quarters and paired eighths solo/section parts

Duration 1:20

Grade ½ - 1

An arrangement of the 2019 Lil Nas X hit for the youngest pep bands! Ranges and rhythms are limited to make this piece accessible for first and second year players. Flute and trumpet have the melody, clarinets and saxes have the background, and all the low instruments have the bass line.

Price: $20.00

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Written with the youngest players in mind! Lyrical and expressive, with limited range, and rhythms limited to dotted half, half, and quarter notes in the wind parts, eighth notes and suspended cymbal roll in percussion.

Grade ½
Meter: 3/4
Key: B♭
Range: B♭ - G
Duration: 1:40

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