Major Scales in Tetrachords
All twelve major scales broken into two tetrachords with each pitch labelled. Allows students to hear the W-W-H pattern in each tetrachord, and to use a fingering/position chart to check for pitch accuracy. Reference track at 120 bpm included.
March Gusto
Preview Score
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
My Favorite Things
Preview Score
Grade: 3+
Rodgers and Hammerstein classic from The Sound of Music. Arranged for Jazz Ensemble
Price: $40.00
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My Happy Song for Solo or Section with Flex Band
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
| Instrumentation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOLO/SECTION Bb - G Concert |
PART I D - F Concert |
PART II A - Eb Concert |
PART III Bb - F Concert |
PERCUSSION (optional) |
| Flute | Flute | Clarinet | Bassoon | Snare Drum |
| Clarinet/ Trumpet | Oboe | Alto Saxophone | Bass Clarinet | Bass Drum |
| Alto Saxophone | Clarinet | Tenor Saxophone | Baritone Saxophone | |
| Tenor Saxophone | Trumpet | Trumpet | Trombone | |
| Horn in F | Alto Saxophone | Horn in F | Baritone T. C. /B. C. | |
| Trombone/Baritone/Tuba | Tuba | |||
| Bells/Xylophone | ||||
Old Town Road
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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