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.
Feature parts for all winds, and bells/xylophone.
Grade: ½
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Rhythms: half notes, quarter notes,and paired eighths in solo/section parts and Part 1 quarter notes in Parts 2 and 3
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
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
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
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.
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.
A set of chorales written with the youngest bands in mind. Each chorale is 16 measures in length, with rhythms limited to whole, half and quarter notes. Ranges are limited
Grade: ½
Rhythms: No dotted rhythms, no syncopation
Duration approximately 1:00 each
Chorale 1
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Range: A-G
Chorale 2
Key: Eb
Meter: 4/4
Range: Ab-Ab
Chorale 3
Key: G minor
Meter: 4/4
Range: A-Bb (includes F#)
Chorale 4
Key: Eb
Meter: 4/4
Range: Bb-G
Another set of chorales written with the youngest bands in mind. Each chorale is 16 measures in length, with rhythms limited to whole, dotted half, half and quarter notes. Ranges are limited
Grade: ½
Rhythms: dotted half notes, quarter-half-quarter syncopation
Duration approximately 1:00 each
Chorale 5
Key: C Minor
Meter: 4/4
Range: Ab-Ab (includes B♮)
Chorale 6
Key: C Minor
Meter: 3/4
Range: G-Ab (includes B♮)
A set of chorales written with the youngest bands in mind. Each chorale is 16 measures in length, with rhythms limited to whole, half and quarter notes. Ranges are limited
Another set of chorales written with the youngest bands in mind. Each chorale is 16 measures in length, with rhythms limited to whole, dotted half, half and quarter notes. Ranges are limited