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Primary March – Three Part Flex Band

A three-part flex band piece written with the youngest players in mind! March style, very simple rhythms and limited range.

Grade: ½
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Range: A – G
Rhythms: Whole, half, and quarter notes in winds, paired eighths in snare
Duration 1:45

Instrumentation

PART I PART II PART III PERCUSSION
Flute Clarinet Bassoon Bells
Oboe Alto Saxophone Bass Clarinet Snare Drum
Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Bass Drum
Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Crash Cymbals
Alto Saxophone Horn in F Baritone T. C./B. C. Triangle
Tuba

 

 

 

Jingle Bells for Solo or Section with Flex Band

This arrangement offers the traditional holiday piece arranged for a soloist or a section feature with three-part flex band and is written with the youngest players in mind! Simple rhythms and limited range.

Feature part lies well for flute, clarinet, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, and French horns. Might be  challenging for trumpet, trombone, baritone and tuba. Would be useful for challenging beginner clarinets to play down to their Low G.

 

 

 

Grade: Band – ½+, Soloist – 1
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Rhythms: Whole, half, and quarter notes in winds, paired eighths in snare

Duration 2:00

 

Instrumentation
SOLO/SECTION
(Low F – G) Concert		 PART I
(Bb – F) Concert		 PART II
Ab –  F (includes A♮) Concert		 PART III
A – G (includes E♮ and Gb) Concert		 PERCUSSION
Flute Flute Clarinet Bassoon Bells
Clarinet/ Trumpet Oboe Alto Saxophone Bass Clarinet Snare Drum
Alto Saxophone Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Bass Drum
Tenor Saxophone Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Sleigh Bells
Horn in F Alto Saxophone Horn in F Baritone T. C. /B. C.
Trombone/Baritone Tuba
Tuba

 

 

Deck the Halls – Three Part Flex Band

A traditional holiday piece arranged for three-part flex band and written with the youngest players in mind! Simple rhythms and limited range.

Grade: ½ – 1
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Range (concert pitches)
Part 1: Bb – Bb (includes E♮, optional low G and A in clarinet to avoid break)
Part 2: A – G (includes E♮)
Part 3: A – G (includes F#, optional low G)
Rhythms: Whole, dotted half, half, and quarter notes in winds, paired eighths in snare

Duration 1:15

Instrumentation

PART I PART II PART III PERCUSSION
Flute Clarinet Bassoon Bells
Oboe Alto Saxophone Bass Clarinet Snare Drum
Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Bass Drum
Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Crash Cymbals
Alto Saxophone Horn in F Baritone T. C./B. C. Triangle
Tuba

On the River – Three Part Flex Band

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

 

 

Instrumentation

PART I PART II PART III PERCUSSION
Flute Clarinet Bassoon Bells
Oboe Alto Saxophone Bass Clarinet Triangle
Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Cabasa
Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Maracas
Alto Saxophone Horn in F Baritone T. C./B. C. Suspended Cymbal
Tuba

 

 

A Meditation – Three Part Flex Band

A three-part flex band piece written with the youngest players in mind! Lyrical and expressive, with limited range, and rhythms limited to whole, half, and quarter notes.

Grade ½
Key: B♭
Range: A – G
Duration 1:15

 

 

Instrumentation

PART I PART II PART III PERCUSSION
Flute Clarinet Bassoon Bells
Oboe Alto Saxophone Bass Clarinet Triangle
Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Suspended Cymbal
Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Wind Chimes
Alto Saxophone Horn in F Baritone T. C./B. C.
Tuba

 

 

Foundation – Three Part Flex Band

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A three-part flex band piece written with the youngest players in mind! March style, very simple rhythms and limited range. Written to work without percussion parts.

Grade ½
Key: B♭
Range: A – G
Duration 1:15

 

 

 

Instrumentation

PART I PART II PART III PERCUSSION
Flute Clarinet Bassoon Bells
Oboe Alto Saxophone Bass Clarinet Triangle
Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Crash Cymbals
Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Snare Drum
Alto Saxophone Horn in F Baritone T. C./B. C. Bass Drum
Tuba

 

 

Lift Every Voice and Sing – Three Part Flex Band

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Lift Every Voice and Sing is a 3-part flex band arrangement of a hymn which is also referred to as the “Negro national anthem“.

Grade 1 – 1½
Key: Eb
Time Signature: 3/4
Duration 1:25

Instrumentation
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Trumpet
Alto Saxophone
Bells  Percussion
Snare Drum
Bass Drum		 Clarinet
Trumpet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F		 Bass Clarinet
Baritone T. C.
Baritone Saxophone
Bassoon
String Bass
Electric Bass
Trombone
Baritone B. C.
Tuba

Pomp and Circumstance – Four Part Flex Band

The processional march used for graduation and promotion programs, in a simple four-part flex arrangement.

Grade ½ – 1
Part I range is Low B♭ – C (optional E♭), and includes ♪♩ ♪ syncopation.
Parts II, III, and IV ranges are  limited (Low A♭ – G), and rhythms include only quarter notes and quarter rests. Part II includes E♮, and Part III includes an A♭. The parts may easily be played by first year players.
Key: B♭

 

Instrumentation

PART I PART II PART III PART IV PERCUSSION
Flute Flute Clarinet Bassoon Snare Drum
Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Bass Clarinet Bass Drum
Bells Alto Saxophone Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone
Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet Trumpet Trumpet Trombone
Alto Saxophone Horn in F Horn in F Baritone T. C./B. C.
Tuba